The famous singer once earned a living by singing in nightclubs.
這位著名歌手曾在夜總會唱歌謀生。

Bill’s honesty earned him a lot of respect.
比爾的誠實使他深受敬重。

Tom made a handsome profit from the sale. 
湯姆從這次買賣中得到可觀的利潤。

It will not profit you at all to do such a thing.
做這樣的事將對你毫無益處。

A wise person profits from his mistakes.
聰明的人會從錯誤中獲益。-諺語

The earthquake left millions of people homeless.
該地震造成數百萬民眾無家可歸。

That house cost Roy five million NT dollars.
那棟房子花了羅伊新臺幣 5 百萬。

That dress suits Kate. She looks like a million dollars.
那件洋裝很適合凱特。她看起來極有魅力。

Thanks so much for your help―you’re one in a million.
真的很謝謝你的幫忙 — 你是絕無僅有的好人。

That cram school is a highly profitable business.
那間補習班是間高利潤的事業。

Mom spent a profitable day studying French.
媽媽善用一天的時間學法文。

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。

A quarter of the population voted for Tony.
有四分之一的人投票給湯尼。

You can easily get there in a quarter of an hour.
你可以很輕易地在 15 分鐘內抵達該地。

The company reaped huge profits in the first quarter of the year.
該公司本年第一季獲利很多。

Tom quartered the sandwiches and gave them to the kids.
湯姆把這些三明治分成四份，然後分給小朋友們。

I can’t afford a brand-new automobile, so I’m going to buy a used one.
我買不起全新的汽車，因此我打算要買一臺中古的。

Shareholders will hold a meeting to vote on the proposed merger with KGM Co.

股東將召開會議投票表決與 KGM 公司的合併案。

Labor Day is an annual holiday in many countries.
在許多國家，勞動節每年都有放假。

What’s your annual income?
你年收入是多少？

Some of the students merely summarized the books they had read instead of writing a real review.
有些學生只是把他們讀過的書摘錄大意而不是寫下真正的心得。

The boss summarized by saying that we needed to reduce costs.
作為總結，老闆說我們需要減少支出。

More and more people are eating organic food for the sake of their health.
為了健康的緣故，吃有機食物的人越來越多了。

We can make a broad division of this artist’s works into“ realistic” and“ impressionistic.”
我們可以把這位藝術家的作品大致分為『寫實』和『印象派』。

Those strong arguments have resulted in divisions in the team.
那些激烈的爭辯已造成了團隊分裂。

My little brother learned division in his math class today.
我弟弟今天數學課學了除法。

Who is in charge of this division?
誰負責這個部門？

Investors are still relatively optimistic about the company’s prospects.
投資人對該公司的前景仍舊相當樂觀。

The ruling party was confident of winning the upcoming election.
執政黨有信心贏得即將到來的選舉。