The new manager was appointed to oversee the handling of customer complaints.
那個新主管是被指派來監督對客訴的處理是否妥當。
Never try to overtake on a bend. / Television soon overtook the cinema as the most popular form of entertainment.
絕對不要在彎道超車。 / 電視很快就超過電影，成為最受歡迎的娛樂。
She overturned the bottle. / The conviction was overturned by the court.
她把瓶子打翻了。 / 法院駁回了這項判決。
She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt. / The defense was overwhelmed by superior numbers. / The village was overwhelmed by ash from the volcano.
她被罪惡感淹沒了。 / 防守被優勢兵力摧垮了。 / 村子被火山灰覆蓋。
The road and the canal are parallel to each other. / She and her friends have parallel likes and dislikes. / The parallels seem to come together in the distance. / It's possible to draw a parallel between their experience and ours. / The street paralleled the railroad. / Their legal system parallels our own.
馬路和水道是平行的。 / 她和她的朋友喜惡相同。 / 平行線在遠處看上去似乎交叉在一起。 / 要找出他們與我們經驗中的相似處是有可能的。 / 那條街與鐵路平行。 / 他們的司法系統與我們的相似。
The graduate representative gave a passionate speech at the graduation.
畢業生代表在畢業典禮上作熱情洋溢的演講。
The child's jeans had a patch at the knee. / The flowers made white patches against the grass. / His clothes were torn and patched in many places.
這孩子子的牛仔褲膝蓋處有一塊補釘。 / 綠色草地上點綴著簇簇白花。 / 他衣服破舊，好幾處都打提了補釘。
The first English patent for a typewriter was issued in 1714. / Try some of this new patent medicine. / It was a patent impossibility. / The scientist patented her invention.
英國第一臺打字機專利證書是一七一四年頒發的。 / 試試這種新的專利藥吧。 / 這顯然是不可能。 / 這科學家取得其發明的專利權。
It was pathetic to watch her condition deteriorate day by day. / You are so weak and pathetic.
看著她的健康狀況日益惡化，真是可憐。 / 你真是脆弱又可悲。
The policemen are now on patrol. / We've been patrolling for days but have seen nothing.
警察正在巡邏。 / 我們已巡邏了好幾天，但什麼也沒有發現。
A pedestrian is a person who is walking in the street and not traveling in a vehicle. / Cars are not allowed in pedestrian areas.
行人指的是行走於街上，而非乘車的人。 / 汽車禁止通行於行人徒步區。
He pushed hard on the brake pedal to avoid a collision. / He pedaled up the road toward the town center.
他使勁踩下煞車踏板以避免撞車。 / 他沿著路向北騎往市中心。
The knife penetrated his chest. / No one could penetrate the meaning of the inscription.
刀子穿過他的胸膛。 / 沒有人可以洞察這碑文的意義。
She is a woman of keen perception. / Our perceptions of death affect the way we live.
她是一個感覺敏銳的女人。 / 我們對於死亡的想法影響著我們怎麼生活。
Why do you persist in writing these things? / The storm persisted for a week.
你為何堅持寫這些？ / 暴風雨持續了一個星期。
We should view the issue from a global perspective. / Remember to keep things in perspective.
我們應該從全球性的觀點看待這個問題。 / 記得要從正確角度來思考事情。
The villagers signed a petition against the construction of the nuclear power plant in the neighborhood.
村民簽請願書反對在這個社區建設核電廠。