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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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%。
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。
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。