If you lower your expectations, you’ll never be disappointed.
假使你不多所期待，就永遠不會失望。

Without hard work, you can’t meet your parents’ expectations.
你若不努力就不能達到你父母的期望。

Our team maintained the lead until the end.
我們的隊伍一直到終場都保持領先。

Such a large yard is hard to maintain.
這麼大的院子很難維護。

The man maintained that he didn’t steal the woman’s purse.
男子堅稱他沒有偷那位婦人的手提包。

Dogs have an acute sense of smell. 
狗兒有敏銳的嗅覺。

Mark s daughter developed acute appendicitis last week.
馬克的女兒上星期患了急性闌尾炎。

The long drought caused an acute shortage of water in West Africa.
長期乾旱造成西非地區嚴重缺水。

The new undersea tunnel will be completed soon.
那座新的海底隧道很快就會完工。

You need a complete change of diet.
你必須完全改變飲食。

No trip to Taiwan is complete without a visit to the night markets.
沒去過夜市，臺灣之行就不算完整。

Finally, the work on the opera house is complete.
歌劇院的工程終於完成了。

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。

You should take responsibility for what you’ve done.
你應該對自己做過的事負責。

You should be responsible for what you’ve done.
你應該對自己做過的事負責。

The service industry prioritizes customers' needs.
服務業視顧客需求為第一優先。

Reporters always work under great pressure to meet the deadline.
記者總是在趕截稿時間的極大壓力下工作。

You need adequate sleep, or else your health will suffer.
你需要足夠的睡眠，否則你的健康會受損。

The salesman demonstrated how to work the machine to us.
該業務員向我們示範說明如何操作這部機器。

Thousands of people demonstrated against the government this morning.
今天早上有好幾千人示威抗議政府。

Can’t you walk a little faster? I’m losing my patience.
你難道不能走快一點嗎？我快沒耐性了。

Patience is a virtue.
耐心是一種美德。⸺諺語

The manager abandoned the plan to set up a new factory in Mexico.
經理放棄在墨西哥建立新廠的計畫。

After his girlfriend left him, Peter abandoned himself to eating.
彼得的女友離他而去後，他就沉溺於暴食。

Part of Mike’s problem is that he lacks initiative.
麥克一部分的問題出在他缺乏進取心。

The US took the initiative in repairing relations with Canada.
美國主動與加拿大修復關係。

One of the initiatives that the government began last year was to build more shelters for homeless people.
政府去年開始實施的其中一項措施是建造更多收容所給遊民。

He lacks patience. Sometimes he abandons initiatives midway when results do not show.
他缺乏耐心。有時看到沒有成效，他就會中途放棄新方案。

Ray is a man of keen observation but of few words.
雷是個觀察敏銳卻不多言的人。

John shows a great aptitude for leadership.  
約翰顯示出很強的領導天賦。

John showed little enthusiasm for jazz.
約翰對爵士樂沒有什麼熱忱。

Stephen King greeted his readers with great enthusiasm.
史帝芬•金熱情地和他的讀者打招呼。

Don’t exceed the speed limit when driving.
開車時不要超速。

It’s hard for me to adapt myself to city life.
我很不適應都市生活。

It’s hard for me to get accustomed to city life.
我很不適應都市生活。

It’s hard for me to adjust to city life.
我很不適應都市生活。

It took the new employee about a month to adapt to the new environment. 
這名新進員工花了一個月左右的時間去適應新環境。

The blockbuster movie was adapted from an original novel.
這部賣座鉅片改編自一本原創小說。

It’s very considerate of you to lend me a hand in this time of trouble.
你真體貼，在這困難的時候對我伸出援手。

The architects will have to do a thorough evaluation of the land before the project begins.
在這項案子開始之前，這些建築師要對這塊土地做一次完整的評估。

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？

She is detail-oriented and a perfect fit for the job.  
她注重細節，非常適合這份工作。