【用「聽」的圖示英文法】Unit 3 名詞子句 —— 要點#2 名詞子句作主詞

Our business has been prosperous over the past three years.
過去 3 年來，我們的生意蒸蒸日上。

Arthur is currently on business in Japan.
亞瑟目前正在日本出差。

It’s none of your business.
不關你的事。

I’m not joking. I mean business.
我可不是在開玩笑。我是認真的。

Having been an editor for nearly ten years, Stan has decided to resign and try teaching for a change. 
史坦做編輯快 10 年了，決定辭職並換跑道試試教書。

My car broke down in the middle of nowhere, so I resigned myself to a long walk home. 
我的車子在荒郊野外拋錨，因此我只好接受長途走路回家的命運了。

It took Eric four hours to solve the crossword puzzle.
艾瑞克花了 4 小時才解開這個字謎遊戲。

How pyramids were built is still a puzzle.
金字塔是如何建造的仍是個謎。

This question puzzles me a lot. Maybe I should ask the teacher.
這問題讓我很困惑。或許我該去問老師。

Jim has been puzzling over the math question for
two days.
這數學問題讓吉姆苦思了 2 天。

Our new neighbors invited us to their housewarming party.
我們的新鄰居邀我們去參加他們的喬遷派對。

The professor was invited to lecture at the meeting.
這位教授應邀到這次會議上演講。

The low security at that store was inviting crime.
那家商店防備不嚴是在引誘犯罪。

Jeff’s wife is an American of Italian ancestry.
傑夫的太太是義大利裔美國人。

Phil is without a doubt a man you can trust.
毫無疑問菲爾是一個你可以信任的人。

I doubt that this team will win.
我懷疑這支球隊是否會贏。

Annie really doubts whether the complaint will make a difference.
安妮真的很懷疑申訴會不會有用。

Mr. Stevens is a professor of psychology. 
史蒂芬先生是心理系的教授。

I was surprised at the news.
我對那消息感到驚訝。

James was surprised to learn that he’d passed the test.
詹姆士得知自己通過考試很驚訝。

Both Peter’s parents are retired doctors. 
彼得的雙親都是已退休的醫生。

Can you give me the recipe for the onion soup?
你能不能給我這道洋蔥湯的食譜？

What's your recipe for success?
你成功的祕訣是什麼？

The captain told the sailors to raise the sails.
船長要水手們將帆升起。

The captain said that the plane would be landing soon.
機長宣布飛機即將著陸。

No one expected Kelly to get married so soon.
大家都沒料到凱莉會這麼快結婚。

I’m expecting a phone call from the doctor to tell me what to do.
我在等醫生打電話來告訴我該做什麼。

Tom expected me to do all the chores myself.
湯姆要求我自己做所有的家務。

The brave soldier fought in three battles.
這個勇敢的軍人參加過 3 次戰役。

It's unreasonable to expect you to work such long hours.
要你工作這麼長的時數並不合理。

It’s very difficult for me to answer the question.
這個問題我很難回答。

Tina finds it very difficult to get a job.
蒂娜發覺要找到一份工作很難。

My boss thought my report was too lengthy, so I had to cut it short at his request.
老闆認為我的報告過於冗長，所以我只好應他要求把報告裁短一些。

For those who are interested in this investment, we have a lot of booklets on request. 
對於本投資有興趣的人，我們準備了許多小冊子備索。

May we request the honor of your presence at our gathering?
我們可否有此榮幸邀您出席我們的聚會？

Since the holiday is drawing near, I request that the meeting (should) be put off until sometime next month.
由於假期在即，我要求會議延到下個月其他時間另行召開。

The conflict between the two countries lasted nearly twenty years.
這 2 國之間的衝突延續了將近 20 年。

That lazy guy’s failure is inevitable.
那個懶惰蟲的失敗是必然的。

It is inevitable that natural resources will be used up one day.
自然資源有天會被使用殆盡是不可避免的。

The accident was seen as an inevitable result of parental negligence.
該起意外被視為是由於父母親疏失所造成無可避免的結果。

Erin managed the hotel while her father was ill.
艾琳父親生病時，飯店是由艾琳經營的。

Jamie managed to contact the busy manager in that company.
傑米成功聯絡到了那家公司業務很繁忙的經理了。

Despite Andy’s pay cut, he won’t reduce his standard of living.
儘管安迪被減薪，他仍不願降低他的生活水準。

Bankruptcy reduced Bruce to begging.
布魯斯破產後淪為乞丐。

Bruce was reduced to begging after he went bankrupt.
布魯斯破產後淪為乞丐。

I’m glad to accept your invitation.
我很高興接受您的邀請。

Mr. Lee joined the group at the invitation of the government.
李先生應政府的邀請加入這個小組。

Have you received an invitation to the party?
你收到這次派對的邀請卡了嗎？

The reasons behind Dr. Todd’s murder have remained a mystery for many years.
陶德醫師命案的犯罪動機多年來一直成謎。