Wayne’s diet is full of sweet food, so he has gotten fat.
韋恩的日常飲食都是甜食，所以他變胖了。

I’ve gained weight. I need to go on a diet now.
我胖了，現在該節食了。

I don’t want any fried chicken. I’m on a diet.
我不想吃炸鷄。我正在節食。

Paula is dieting and has lost a lot of weight.
寶拉正在節食，體重減輕了很多。

Exercising on a daily basis is beneficial to your health. 
每天運動對你的健康有好處。

Choose what you love, and love what you choose.
擇你所愛，愛你所擇。

The ice turned into a liquid soon after it was taken out of the freezer.
冰塊從冷凍庫拿出來後很快就融成液體了。

Brenda prefers to use liquid soap.
布蘭達更喜歡用液態皂。

Bruce prefers not to drive fast cars.
布魯斯傾向不開快車。

Wow, that was a fast journey!
哇，那真是一趟快速的旅程！

Vernon completed the task as fast as he could.
維儂儘快完成了這份工作。

Rick fasts for two days a week to lose weight.
瑞克為了減重而一週斷食兩天。

Wendy ate a lot of popcorn during the movie.
溫蒂在看電影時吃了很多爆米花。

I can’t believe that Anna calculates how many calories she takes in every day.
我不敢相信安娜每天都會計算她攝取了多少卡路里。

Five passengers were injured in the accident, 
including a pregnant woman.

5 名乘客在意外中受傷，包括一名孕婦在內。

= Five passengers were injured in the accident, 
inclusive of a pregnant woman.

5 名乘客在意外中受傷，包括一名孕婦在內。

= Five passengers were injured in the accident, 
a pregnant woman included.

5 名乘客在意外中受傷，包括一名孕婦在內。

Avoid cutting in while people are talking.
人家在講話時，要避免插嘴。

Unless you avoid the city center, it will take you hours to get there.
除非你避開市中心，否則得花上好幾個小時才能到那裡。

Do you take sugar in your coffee?
您的咖啡要加糖嗎？

Miranda likes to supplement her diet with vitamins. 
米蘭達喜歡在飲食裡補充維他命。

The money I make from tutoring on weekends is a 
supplement to my income. 
我週末兼家教所賺的錢是用來貼補收入所得的。

Interested in buying a new home, Josh looked 
through the real estate supplement in the newspaper.
喬許對買新房子很感興趣，所以他翻閱了報紙的房地產副刊。

Vitamin C is crucial for healthy gums.
維他命 C 對牙齦的健康很重要。

Ron’s carelessness caused the accident.
榮恩的粗心大意釀成了這起意外。

The sad movie caused me to cry.
那部傷感的電影讓我哭了出來。

The sad movie made me cry.
那部傷感的電影讓我哭了出來。

What was the cause of the explosion?
那起爆炸的原因是什麼？

The concert was terrific―I had no cause for complaint.
音樂會精彩極了 — 我沒有理由可以抱怨。

The flood caused damage to dozens of homes, and many people were left homeless.

那場洪水造成數十間房屋損毀，許多人落得無家可歸。

To tone up your muscles, you should exercise on a regular basis.
為了鍛鍊你的肌肉，你應該規律地運動。

The fan was about ten pounds in weight.
這臺風扇重量大約是 10 磅。

I put on some weight during the vacation, so I need to go on a diet now.
我放假時變胖了，所以現在需要開始節食。

Jamie has lost a lot of weight recently.
傑米最近瘦了很多。

You should report the loss of your luggage to the police.
你遺失了行李應該要去報警才是。

Mr. Wang’s death was a great loss to our company.
王先生去世是我們公司的一大損失。

Toby has been very down since the loss of his pet dog.
托比自從愛犬過世後，心情就一直很沮喪。

I’m at a loss as to what I should do.
我很迷惘，不知該怎麼做。

The patient is still in critical condition. 
病人的情況仍然危急。

Most environmentalists are critical of building a dam in that area.
大多數環保人士都對在那個地區建造水壩一事嚴加批評。

Interest is a critical factor in learning a language.
興趣是學習語言的一個關鍵因素。

Meat, milk and cheese are rich in protein.
肉類、牛奶及起司含有豐富的蛋白質。

Doctors say that diets low in protein are bad for you.
醫生說蛋白質含量低的飲食對你有害。

Most people have three meals a day.
大部分的人一天吃 3 餐。

The waiter served our meals soon after he took our orders.
服務生幫我們點餐不久後就送餐過來了。

The once prosperous city is now lying in ruins.
這座曾經繁華一時的城市現在成了廢墟。

The owner had no money and let the house fall into ruin.
屋主沒有錢，讓房子陷入毀壞的狀態。

An accident ruined Don’s dream to be a sports star.
一場車禍毀了唐想當運動明星的美夢。

Rick doesn’t want a cake. Instead, he wants a pizza.
瑞克不想要蛋糕，而是想要披薩。

Instead of chicken, I’d like to have fish for dinner.
我晚餐不想吃雞肉而想吃魚肉。

Some say that happiness, instead of working hard, is the key to success.
296 有人說快樂，而非努力，才是成功的祕訣。

Some say that happiness, rather than working hard, is the key to success.
296 有人說快樂，而非努力，才是成功的祕訣。

Do you know that soy milk is actually as nutritious as milk?
你知道其實豆漿和牛奶一樣有營養嗎？

This yoga pose is so hard; I could hardly keep my balance.
這個瑜伽姿勢太難了；我幾乎無法保持平衡。

To lead a happy life, you should strike a balance between work and play.
你若想有個愉快的生活，就應在工作及遊樂之間保持平衡。

Tim is nearly broke. His bank balance is only NT$50.
提姆幾乎已身無分文了。他戶頭餘額只剩新臺幣 50 元。

Can you balance an egg on the floor?
你會立蛋在地板上嗎？

It’s not easy to balance when you learn to ride a bike for the first time.
第一次學騎腳踏車要保持平衡不是件易事。

You should balance the advantages against the disadvantages before moving to the countryside.
你搬到鄉下前應先權衡利弊。

The young man was leaning against the wall, looking at the sky.
這年輕人斜靠著牆，仰望著天空。

Matthew’s brother is tall and lean.
馬修的弟弟又高又瘦。

You should eat more vegetables and lean meat if you want to slim down.
如果你想瘦下來就應該多吃蔬菜及瘦肉。

The decision to downsize will make the company leaner and more competitive.
人事縮編的決定將使公司更精簡，更具競爭力。

Jenny used to be fat, but now she’s thin.
珍妮以前很胖，不過現在很瘦。

Bears need to increase their fat before winter.
熊需要在冬天來臨之前增加牠們的脂肪。