You won't be penalized if it's an excused absence.
若是因故缺席，那麼你並不會受到懲處。

Tell me the reason for your absence.
告訴我你缺席的原因。

In the absence of evidence, we couldn’t prove the man’s guilty.
我們缺乏證據，無法證明該男子有罪。

Sally was absent from work today.
莎莉今天曠工。

Love is absent from Ted’s marriage.
泰德的婚姻中沒有愛。

Sam absented himself from school today.
山姆今天曠課。

Can I take a make-up exam? 
我可以補考嗎?

Do you know when the midterm is?
你知道什麼時候期中考嗎?

John’s work does not show much originality.
約翰的作品沒有什麼原創性。

Without creativity, one can’t be a successful artist.
一個人若是缺乏創意，就沒辦法成為成功的藝術家。
 

Teachers encourage student participation in school affairs.
老師都會鼓勵學生參與學務。

What is the penalty for paying your bills late?
帳單遲付會有什麼樣的處分？

The judges are arguing whether the death penalty should be abolished.
法官們在爭論是否應廢除死刑。

You should have taken more appropriate measures at that time.
當時你應該採取更合適的措施才是。

Jeans are obviously not appropriate for such formal occasions.
這樣正式的場合顯然不適合穿著牛仔褲。

 The government is going to appropriate $5 million for the project.
這項工程政府將撥款 5 百萬美元補助。

The author cited a passage from Lincoln’s Gettysburg speech in her new book.
這位作者在她的新書中引用了林肯蓋茨堡演說中的一段。

Marcus cited his heavy workload as the main reason for his resignation.
馬可斯指出龐大的工作量就是他辭職的主因。

Marcus referred to his heavy workload as the main reason for his resignation.
馬可斯指出龐大的工作量就是他辭職的主因。

The evidence shows that Peter is guilty of robbing the bank.
證據顯示彼得搶劫銀行有罪。

Laziness may be responsible for Timmy’s bad academic performance.
懶惰或許是提米學業成績不佳的原因。

Those guilty of academic misconduct may be expelled.
犯了學術舞弊的人可能被退學。

Those guilty of academic misconduct may be expelled.
犯了學術舞弊的人可能被退學。

Doctors work for the relief of their patients’suffering.
醫生們致力解除病人們的痛苦。

A lot of relief is being sent to the disaster area.
許多救濟物資正被送往災區。

Those who violate traffic laws will get a ticket.
違反交通規則的人將會接到罰單。

Becky said her mother violated her privacy in reading her diary.
貝琪說她媽媽看她的日記是侵犯了她的隱私。

What’s your assessment of the team’s chances of winning?
你看該隊勝算如何？

It would be prudent to make a comprehensive assessment of the situation before we make any plans.
在我們制訂任何計畫前，保險的作法應是先對局勢做全盤的評估。

We are going to Tokyo on a special assignment for our magazine.
我們將為我們的雜誌到東京出一趟特別任務。

My first assignment in the company was to serve my colleagues coffee.
我在公司的第一項工作就是替我的同事們倒咖啡。
 

Please complete your assignment before our next class.
請在下次上課前完成指定的作業。
 

Our English teacher gives us more reading assignments than we can handle.
我們英文老師交給我們的閱讀作業太多使我們吃不消。
 

I have no money whatsoever to lend you.
我沒有一點錢可以借你。

Although Dave has no money whatsoever, he seems to be quite content with life.
雖然戴夫根本沒什麼錢，但他似乎對生活相當心滿意
足。

I won’t tolerate your rudeness any longer.
我再也不會容忍你的粗魯了。

I won’t put up with your rudeness any longer.
我再也不會容忍你的粗魯了。