【TOEIC 多益文法解惑室】第十五章 易混淆的形容詞

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。

Books on the shelf were arranged alphabetically.
架上的書是依字母順序排列。

I’ll arrange for a car to pick you up at the airport.
我會安排一臺車去機場接你的。

I’ll arrange a picnic, so don’t forget to come.
我會安排野餐的，所以別忘了要來哦。

Don’t marry Paul just yet because you hardly know him.
現在還不要嫁給保羅，因為妳幾乎不了解他。

Mary buys a lot of unnecessary luxury items, so I think she is very wasteful.

瑪麗會買很多不必要的奢侈品，所以我認為她很浪費。

Wesley felt sleepy after finishing all that work.
把所有的工作做完後衛斯理覺得很睏。

I don’t know the answer, but I’ll make a guess at it.
我不知道答案，但我會猜一猜。

I guess that Tom and Jenny have fallen in love.
我猜湯姆和珍妮相戀了。

My guess is that Tom and Jenny have fallen in love.
我猜湯姆和珍妮相戀了。

The guard fell asleep while he was on duty last night.
守衛昨晚值班時睡著了。

Mr. Peterson lectures on British literature at Oxford University.
彼得森先生在牛津大學教授英國文學。

Our boss often lectures us about the importance of being punctual.
老闆經常告誡我們準時的重要性。

A good student always pays attention to his teachers’lectures.
好學生總是專心聽老師講課。

That book is boring. Josh will choose another one to read.
那本書很無趣。喬許要找另一本來看。

Lucas failed in his attempt to persuade Willa.
盧卡斯沒能說服薇拉。

Lucas failed to persuade Willa.
盧卡斯沒能說服薇拉。

My courage failed me on that important occasion.
在那個重要場合，我卻失去了勇氣。

Mike didn’t study hard, and thus failed the test.
邁可沒有認真念書，所以考試不及格。

It ’s possible to order a copy of the book online.

從網路上訂一本這本書是可行的。

Come here as soon as possible. I have something important to tell you.

儘快過來，我有重要的事要告訴你。

The manager has a plan for dealing with the problem.
經理有處理這個問題的計畫。

Jessica and Sam are planning their wedding.
潔西卡和山姆正在籌劃他們的婚禮。

Do you plan to go to university?
你有打算去上大學嗎？

I plan on traveling the world.
我計劃要環遊世界。

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

Mr. Sato speaks English with a heavy Japanese accent.
佐藤先生講英語有濃厚的日本腔。

Martha made a speech on Taiwanese opera.
瑪莎就臺灣歌仔戲這一主題來演講。

The little boy couldn’t express himself well in speech.
那小男孩無法用言語清楚地表達自己。

We have freedom of speech in this country.
在這國家我們有言論自由。

The part of speech of this word is a verb.
這個字的詞性是動詞。

Linda is barely 18 years old and yet has two children.
琳達只有 18 歲，卻已經有 2 個小孩了。

With such a meager income, John is barely able to make ends meet.
約翰的收入很少，收支勉強過得去。

I couldn’t hear Eddie because he spoke in a quiet voice.
我聽不到艾迪在說什麼，因為他的聲音很小。

The teacher struggled to quiet her students.
老師努力讓她的學生安靜下來。

June is heading to the country for some peace and quiet.
茱恩正前往鄉下尋求一些寧靜的空間。

A selfish guy is hard to get along with.
自私的傢伙很難相處。

That area of the country is industrial rather than agricultural.
該國那個地區是工業區而非農業區。

Barbie worked for the same employer for most of her life.
芭比一輩子大部分都是替同個老闆工作。

How many members are there in your family?
你家裡有幾位成員？

Our company has a staff of 500, working in both Canada and Taiwan.
我們公司有 500 名員工，分別在加拿大與臺灣工作。

Our company is staffed with individuals from three different countries.
我們公司有分別來自三個不同的國家的職員。

That’s my favorite color.
那是我最喜愛的顏色。

The song was one of Kelly’s favorites.
這首歌是凱莉的最愛之一。

This company's financial situation is getting more and more difficult.
這家公司的財務狀況越來越吃緊。

Bill’s superior strength gave him an advantage over his opponents.
比爾的力氣比對手大多了，因此使他占了上風。

This book has the advantage of being easy to use.
這本書的優點在於它很容易使用。

All students are invited to take advantage of our student discounts.
竭誠歡迎所有學生多加利用我們的學生折扣優待。

Joseph lives by the principle that one should never take advantage of others.
喬瑟夫處世的原則就是永遠不占他人的便宜。

I don’t feel competent enough to comment on the director’s new movie.
我覺得我的能力不足以為導演的這部新電影作評論。

I doubt if John is competent for that job.
我懷疑約翰是否勝任那份工作。

The boss admired Brian’s competitive spirit. 
老闆很賞識布萊恩的競爭精神。

John became a college student through the highly competitive entrance examination.
約翰通過競爭激烈的入學考試成為大學生。

The author of this book is also a famous scholar in his country.
在他的國家裡，本書的作者同時也是一位知名的學者。