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Chad broke his mother’s vase by accident.
查德不小心打破他媽媽的花瓶。

Wayne’s heart broke into pieces when his wife left him.
當韋恩的老婆離開他時，他的心碎了。

The car broke down in the middle of nowhere.
這輛車子在荒郊野外拋錨了。

The thief broke into my house and stole a gold watch.
小偷闖入我家偷走了一只金錶。

He just broke the Olympic record for the men’s 100-meter dash.
他剛剛打破了男子 100 公尺短跑奧運紀錄。

Christina would never break the school rules.
克莉絲蒂娜絕不會違反校規。

The day was breaking when they parted.
他們分別時天正破曉。

Let’s take a break for ten minutes before we go back to work again.
我們休息 10 分鐘再繼續工作。

We found a break in the pipe.
我們發現水管有一道裂痕。

I called John an hour ago, and he said he was halfway here.
我一小時前打給約翰，他說他還在來這裡的半路上。

Nick chose to meet Dave halfway on the business deal.
尼克決定和戴夫妥協，搞定這筆生意。

A halfway house is a place aimed at helping former prisoners turn over a new leaf.
中途之家旨在幫助更生人改過自新。

Garbage dumps emit a foul smell that is revolting.
垃圾堆散發出的臭味真令人噁心。

Peter vowed to attain his goal by fair means or foul.
彼得誓言要不擇手段達到目的。

The company was accused of fouling the environment by dumping its waste in the countryside.
這間公司被指控把廢棄物丟在鄉間而汙染環境。

The player committed another foul and was sent off by the referee.
這名球員再度犯規，被裁判送出場。

Tom lost the ball when he was fouled by the other team’s best player.
敵隊最佳球員對湯姆犯規時，他錯失了球。

Once again, the weather has fouled up our plans for the weekend.
天氣又再度破壞了我們週末的計畫。

The coach warned the team that he would not tolerate anyone playing foul.
教練警告球隊，他不容許任何人違反規則。

There was a foul smell coming from the trash can.
垃圾桶裡傳出難聞的氣味。

The boxer knocked his opponent out in the second round.
拳擊手在第二回將他的對手擊倒。

This invention is of historic significance.
這件發明具有歷史性的意義。

It was on this historic spot that the battle was fought.
那場戰役就是在這歷史上很著名的地方開打的。

Howard’s piano solo was so impressive that he
received a standing ovation.
霍華的鋼琴獨奏非常精彩，獲得觀眾起立鼓掌。

The young artist is having his first solo exhibition at
the art museum.
這名年輕的藝術家目前正在美術館舉行第一次個展。

Because her husband was busy that night, Louise went to the event solo.
因為露易絲的老公那天晚上太忙，所以她獨自去參加活動。

Stuart departed for France last night.
史都華昨晚動身前往法國。

Stuart set out for France last night.
史都華昨晚動身前往法國。

Stuart left for France last night.
史都華昨晚動身前往法國。

Australia is a continent; New Zealand isn’t.
澳洲是一塊大陸，紐西蘭不是。

There used to be many Native American tribes on the American Continent.
美洲大陸一度曾有許多美國原住民部落。

This road is straight except for a loop near the highway.
除了在高速公路附近有個環道之外，這條路是很直的。

Because she was not in the loop, Monica didn’t know much about what was going on in the company.
因為莫妮卡不是決策圈內人士，所以不太清楚公司內發生了什麼事。