Collecting old records is one of my hobbies.
蒐集舊唱片是我的嗜好之一。

Service and taxes are included in the room price.
房間價格包括服務費及稅金在內。

The proposal to close the hospital was rejected.
關閉這家醫院的提議被否決了。

Eve was thinking how to decline David’s marriage proposal.
伊芙在想該怎麼婉拒大衛的求婚。

The entire staff in that company were against the new policy.
那家公司的全體員工一致反對那項新政策。

Do you think this medicine is effective?
你認為這藥有效嗎？

My grandfather retired and is living a life of ease.
我爺爺退休了，現在生活過得很安樂。

I don’t want Kenny to be my partner. I never feel at ease with him.
我不想讓肯尼成為我的搭檔。和他在一起我從不會感到自在過。

Thanks to our teamwork, we finished the work with ease.
多虧大夥的團隊合作，我們輕鬆地完成了工作。

The doctor said the medicine would ease the pain.
醫生說這藥能減輕疼痛。

After Rex took the medicine, his stomach pain eased a little bit.
雷克斯吃了藥之後，胃痛稍微緩解了一些。

Whenever Elaine is under stress, she has a headache.
每當伊蓮有壓力時，她就會頭痛。

Mr. Johnson lays stress on the importance of punctuality.
強森先生強調守時的重要性。

Work and housework stress Maggie out.
工作和家事讓瑪姬喘不過氣來。

My mother always stresses the importance of honesty.
我母親總是強調誠實的重要性。

A lot of evidence has shown that smoking is detrimental to one’s health.
許多證據顯示抽菸有害健康。

Our popular culture is heavily influenced by Western countries.
我們的大眾文化受西方國家影響很大。

Peter loves popular music.
彼得喜愛流行樂。

Rap and R&B are popular with young people.
饒舌歌和 R&B 受年輕人的歡迎。

Cycling is George’s favorite outdoor activity.
騎腳踏車是喬治最喜歡的戶外活動。

Gina enjoys many extracurricular activities such as tennis.
吉娜喜歡很多課外活動，例如網球。

I’m considering taking a trip to Japan.
我正考慮到日本去旅行。

To my surprise, Judith said she didn’t consider Owen (to be) a friend of hers.
令我很驚訝的是，茱蒂絲說她並沒有把歐文當作是朋友。

In fact, many workers considered the plan (to be) impractical.
實際上，很多工人認為那計畫很不切實際。

Sam is in the habit of listening to music while reading.
山姆有邊看書邊聽音樂的習慣。

You need to break the habit of smoking.
你必須戒掉抽菸的習慣。

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。