In the countryside, the pace of life is slow. / He paced restlessly up and down.
鄉下生活的步調很慢。 / 他不安地來回踱步。
A panel of experts has looked at the proposal. / There were a few panels missing from the fence.
一組專家已審視過此提案。 / 圍牆上有幾片鑲板不見了。
Supplies have been parachuted into the area. / He made a parachute jump.
補給品已空投入該區。 / 他從空中跳傘。
The exhibition was only a partial success. / I am very partial to rap music.
這展覽僅僅部分成功。 / 我很喜歡饒舌音樂。
Students play a passive role in a traditional classroom learning environment. / Doctors say passive smoking has caused his lung cancer. / I hate to see his passive acceptance of his fate.
在傳統的教室學習環境中，學生的角色是被動的。 / 醫生說他的肺癌是吸人二手煙造成的。 / 我討厭看他消極接受命運。
He looked at me with a very peculiar expression. / This type of building is peculiar to the south of the country.
他用一種奇特的眼神看著我。 / 這種建築是該國南部所特有的。
She peered into the darkness. / Many teenagers start smoking because of peer pressure.
她費力地朝黑暗看去。 / 很多青少年開始抽煙是因為同儕壓力。
Over ninety percent of the islanders here are illiterate. / There is a ten-percent increase in house prices.
這兒的島民，百分之九十以上都是文盲。 / 房價漲了 10%。
What is the percentage of absent children? / A high percentage of married women have part-time jobs.
學童缺席率是多少？ / 已婚婦女兼差的比例很高。
She always wears too much perfume. / A faint perfume of jasmine came through the window.
她總是擦太多香水。 / 窗戶外飄進一陣淡淡的茉莉花香。
Nature is permanent. / The homeless don't have permanent homes. / I had a perm (=permanent) yesterday.
自然是永恆的。 / 遊民居無定所。 / 我昨天燙了頭髮。
We often use chemicals to kill pests such as rats, mice or cockroaches.
我們常用化學藥品殺死老鼠、蟑螂之類的害蟲。
Playing basketball is one form of physical exercise. / Physical education (=PE) class is my favorite.
打籃球是一種身體的活動。 / 體育是我喜歡上的課。
The legendary physicist has helped explain the behavior of black holes and even examined the origin of the universe.
這位傳奇的物理學家解釋了黑洞行為，甚至分析了宇宙起源。
According to present ideas of physics, nothing can travel faster than light.
根據現今物理學的概念，沒有任何東西能超過光速。
Meat can be preserved in pickle. / A pickle is a food that's made by soaking vegetable in vinegar.
肉可以保存在滷水裡。 / 醃漬食品是把蔬菜浸泡在醋當中的食物。
They were the pioneers of the American West. / Heart-transplant surgery was pioneered by Prof. Christian Barnard.
他們是美國西部的開拓者。 / 換心手術是由巴納德教授開創的。