oxygen

Water contains hydrogen and oxygen.

水含有氫和氧。


pace

步伐 / 來回踱步

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。


panel

一組(專業人士) / (木頭或玻璃)嵌板

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。


parachute

空投; 跳傘 / 降落傘

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。


paragraph

(文章)段落

Translate the following paragraphs into Chinese.

將下列各段譯成中文。


partial

部分的 / 喜歡

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。


participation

參與

They want more participation in the decision-making.

他們要求參與更多決策過程。


partnership

合夥關係

I've been in partnership with her for five years.

我已和她合夥五年。


passive

被動的 / 消極的

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。


pasta

義大利麵食

Spaghetti and ravioli are types of pasta.

義大利麵和義大利餃都屬於義大利麵食類。


paw

腳爪; 爪子

I found paw prints of cats in the kitchen.

我在廚房發現貓的爪子印。


peculiar

奇怪的 / 特有的

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。


peep

窺看

The boy peeped through the keyhole to see what was going on inside.

男孩從鑰匙孔裡窺視,看裡面發生什麼情況。


peer

費力仔細看 / 同儕

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。


penalty

處罰; 刑罰

There are now stiffer penalties for drunken drivers.

現在對酒駕者處罰更嚴厲了。


percent

百分之... / 百分之...的

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%。


percentage

百分率 / 比例

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。


perfection

完美

The guitarist played the music to perfection.

吉他手將這支樂曲演奏得完美無缺。


perfume

香水 / 香味

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。


permanent

永久的; 固定的 / 燙髮

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。


persuasion

說服

It took me a great deal of persuasion to get him to accept.

我花了好大的功夫才說服他接受。


persuasive

有說服力的

This is a very persuasive argument against smoking.

這是一個反對吸煙的有力論點。


pessimistic

悲觀的

This seems to be a very pessimistic view of life.

這種對生命的看法似乎過於悲觀。


pest

害蟲; 討厭鬼

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。


phenomenon

現象

The unemployment problem tends to be a city phenomenon.

失業問題常常是一個城市現象。


philosopher

哲學家; 思想家

The little boy asked a question that puzzled philosophers.

小男孩問了一個難倒哲學家的問題。


philosophic(al)

哲學的; 達觀的

He has a philosophic approach to life.

他看待生活非常達觀。


philosophy

哲學 / 哲理

He majors in philosophy. / What is your philosophy of life?

他主修哲學。 / 你的人生觀是甚麼?


photography

攝影術

The film won an award for its photography.

該影片獲得了一項攝影獎。


physical

身體的

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。


physician

內科醫生

The physician prescribed him some medicine.

醫生給他開了一些藥。


physicist

物理學家

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。


physics

物理學

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。


pickle

滷水 / 醃菜

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。


pioneer

拓荒者; 先驅 / 開創; 倡導

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。