The babysitter was late, and I had to wait for her.
保姆遲到了，我不得不等她。

The incident that led to the mayor’s resignation is now known to the public.
導致市長辭職下臺的那個事件現在人人皆知。
 

The bookstore was massive, with five floors, two coffee shops, and thousands of books.
這間書店很大，有五層樓、兩間咖啡店及數千本書。

The typhoon caused a massive increase in vegetable prices.
颱風造成了蔬菜價格暴漲。

An incident caused a massive pile-up on East Third Street. 
東三街的一起事故造成了連環車禍。

Shane takes the subway to work every day.
夏恩每天都搭地鐵上班。

After three glasses of beer, I felt slightly dizzy. 
喝了 3 杯啤酒後，我感覺有一點暈眩。

There was a sudden change in the weather.
天氣突然起了變化。

All of a sudden, a loud noise outside our window disturbed our sleep.
突然窗外一聲巨響，打斷了我們的睡眠。

Industry in this small country has been developing quickly in recent years.
近年來，這小國工業的發展很迅速。

The fashion industry would be an interesting one to get into.
從事時裝業會很有意思。

While traveling on the freeway, you must obey the 
speed limit. 
在高速公路上行駛，你得要遵守速限規定。

The workers went on strike in protest against low wages.
工人發動罷工抗議工資低廉。

The government vowed to wage war on drug trafficking.
政府誓言向販毒宣戰。

The ships were all in dock before the typhoon approached.
颱風來襲前，所有船隻全都停靠到碼頭。

The boss threatened to dock Peter’s salary if he was late again.
老闆威脅彼得，如果他再遲到就要扣他薪水。

Your wages will be docked if you're tardy for work.
如果你上班遲到，你的工資將被扣除。

My dad has a full-time job as a supervisor at that factory.
我父親在那間工廠擔任全職主管的工作。

I overslept and missed the train.
我睡過頭了，沒趕上火車。