從「捷運飛踢事件」看台北：10個關鍵詞教你掌握新聞英語！

“Freeze! You’re under arrest!” shouted the policeman.
『不許動，你被捕了！』警員喊道。

The young boy was arrested for robbing the bank.
這小子因搶銀行被逮捕。

The political activist has been placed under house arrest for three days.
這名政治活躍分子已經被軟禁三天了。

Please give your seat to elderly passengers on the bus.
在公車上請讓座給年長的乘客。

We should learn to respect the elderly.
我們應學習尊重長者。

Within days, Sandy’s blog about helping people in need went viral.
短短幾天內，珊蒂那個關於幫助貧困者的部落格在網路上迅速流傳。

Your sentences should be short and meaningful.
你的句子應該要簡短且有意義。

Tom received a five-year prison sentence.
湯姆被判坐牢 5 年。

The criminal was sentenced to life imprisonment.
該名罪犯被判終生監禁。

The robber was sentenced to ten years in prison.
該搶匪被判 10 年有期徒刑。

Shoplifting cost the department store nearly a million dollars last year.
順手牽羊的情形讓這家百貨公司去年損失近百萬元。

The money was allegedly stolen by an insider.
這筆錢失竊，據傳是內賊所為。

Nora angrily told the boss that she was sexually 
harassed by her supervisor Frank yesterday. 
諾拉憤怒地告訴老闆，昨天她的上司法蘭克性騷擾她。
 

Ron’s carelessness caused the accident.
榮恩的粗心大意釀成了這起意外。

The sad movie caused me to cry.
那部傷感的電影讓我哭了出來。

The sad movie made me cry.
那部傷感的電影讓我哭了出來。

What was the cause of the explosion?
那起爆炸的原因是什麼？

The concert was terrific―I had no cause for complaint.
音樂會精彩極了 — 我沒有理由可以抱怨。

The flood caused damage to dozens of homes, and many people were left homeless.
那場洪水造成數十間房屋損毀，許多人落得無家可歸。

The young man was arrested for the offense of stealing.
這年輕人因犯了偷竊罪而被捕。

Police were unable to find the weapon of offense used in the murder.
警方找不到謀殺用的凶器。

Carol took offense at my comments about her.
我對卡蘿所作的評語令她不悅。

Tammy identified the purse as hers by telling what it contained.
塔米藉著說出手提包內的東西指認這個手提包是她的。

The good mayor identified the well-being of his citizens with his own.
這位善良的市長把市民的幸福當作是自己的幸福。

The audience identified with the sorrow of the hero.
觀眾對這位男主角的悲痛感同身受。

The team needs to identify the root cause of the system failure before it can be fixed. 該團隊須找出系統故障的根本原因，才能將其修復。

The soccer player kicked the ball into the goal.
那位足球選手把球踢進球門。

The naughty boy gave the dog a kick.
這個頑皮的男孩踢了這隻狗一下。

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 scene from the window was beautiful.
窗外的景色很美。

That was my favorite scene in the play.
那是這齣劇我最喜愛的一場戲。

The police arrived at the scene of the accident.
警方抵達了事故的現場。

Herbert got mad and made a scene in public.
赫伯特生了氣便當眾大吵大鬧丟人現眼。

Cindy spends a lot of time on social media.
辛蒂在社群媒體上花了大量的時間。

There are currently over 7.9 billion people in the world.
目前全世界有超過七十九億人口。

Mark was charged with armed robbery. 
馬克被控武裝搶劫。

The young man committed robbery and was put in jail.
這個年輕人犯了搶案被關入牢內。

The company charged me NT$500 for fixing the television.
那家公司向我索取新臺幣 500 元的電視修理費。

Stores in this country all charge for plastic bags.
此國商店的塑膠袋都要收費。

Did you charge the battery for the digital camera?
數位相機的電池你充電了嗎？

Your cellphone went dead. You should let your battery charge.
你手機沒電了。你電池應該要充電了。

The police charged the man with robbery.
警方以強盜罪起訴該名男子。

The booklet is free of charge.
這本小冊子是免費的。

Luke was arrested on a charge of car theft.
路克因被控偷車罪而被捕。

Who takes charge of this department?
誰負責這個部門？

My English teacher’s surname is Wang, and his first 
name is Shui-Tien.
我的英文老師姓王，名水田。

 A thirty-year-old man (who is) surnamed Lai was 
arrested for drug trafficking early this morning.
今天凌晨一名 30 歲賴姓男子因販毒遭捕。

The police escorted the president back to his office. 
警方護送總統回他的辦公室。
 

 After the verdict was announced, the members of the 
jury left the courthouse under police escort. 
判決宣布後，陪審團成員在警方護送下離開了法院大樓。

Several students missed the exam and had to do a make-up.

有幾個學生缺考，所以必須補考。

Several of the cars were damaged in the accident.

有幾輛車在這起事故中毀壞了。

The court affirmed the man’s conviction and sentenced him to life in prison.
法庭判定該男子的罪行，處以無期徒刑。

It is our firm conviction that the economy will get better after the pandemic.
我們堅信疫情過後經濟很快就會好轉。

Failure is the mother of success.
失敗為成功之母。— 諺語

The party turned out to be a complete failure.
這次派對辦得完全失敗。

There was a power failure throughout the whole city.
整個城市都停電了。

Alex was put in jail for drug trafficking.
艾力克斯因販賣毒品而鋃鐺入獄。

Alex was jailed for drug trafficking.
艾力克斯因販賣毒品而鋃鐺入獄。

Jessica turned on the fan to circulate the air around the room.
潔西卡打開電扇來讓房間內的空氣流通。

Blood circulates through the veins and arteries.
血液循環流過靜脈和動脈。

Rumors began circulating that the mayor would soon step down.
有關市長很快就要下臺的謠言開始四處散播。

The affair quickly circulated around the office.
該事件在辦公室內快速散播。

Mark is an outstanding young man. Nothing bad can be said about him.
馬克是個傑出的青年。他無可挑剔。

The judge issued an arrest warrant for the boxer after 
he failed to show up in court for the murder case. 
該拳擊手未出席謀殺案的開庭審理後，法官發布了一張逮捕
令。

I’d like to make a statement to all of you.
本人想向諸位發表一份聲明。

You need to get your priorities right so you can get things done on time.
你得搞清楚事情的優先順序，以便能把事情準時完成。

You need to get your priorities straight so you can get things done on time.
你得搞清楚事情的優先順序，以便能把事情準時完成。

Our top priority is to improve quality control on the assembly line.
我們的首要任務就是提升裝配線上的品質控管。

Pedestrians at intersections have priority over vehicles.
相較於車輛，行人在十字路口有優先權。

Several passengers were injured during the bumpy flight.
好幾名乘客在顛簸的飛行途中受傷了。

Vince is the only witness to the murder.
文斯是凶殺案唯一的證人。

Will’s success bears witness to his hard work over the past 10 years.
威爾的成功為他 10 年來的努力作了見證。

Did you witness the car accident yourself?
你親眼目睹了這場車禍嗎？

The police suspected Bob of the crime.
警方懷疑鮑伯犯了這個罪行。

Ted was suspected of stealing Mary’s watch.
泰德涉嫌偷了瑪莉的手錶。

Do you have any previous experience in this job?
你之前有沒有這種工作經驗？

The man was put in jail for committing two crimes.
這名男子犯了 2 條罪而入獄了。

The politician thought hiring more police officers would help prevent crime in our city.
那政治家認為僱用更多的員警可幫助預防本市的犯罪活動。

It’s a crime to waste so much money.
浪費這麼多錢真是愚蠢。

Researchers have found that eating more vegetables is conducive to good health.
研究人員已經發現多吃青菜有益健康。

Mary graduated in history from Yale University last year.
瑪莉去年自耶魯大學歷史系畢業。

I couldn’t think of the proper words to say.
我想不出有什麼適當的話可說。

Obviously, the team lacks proper training.
顯然這支球隊缺乏適當的訓練。

It is not proper to arrive late for a dinner party.
參加晚宴遲到是不得體的。

You look dead tired. A hot bath might help you revive a bit. 
妳看起來累極了。洗個熱水澡可能有助妳提振一下精神。

The government should spare no effort to revive our economy. 
政府應不遺餘力振興我們的經濟。

The vineyard aims to revive ancient grape varieties that were nearly forgotten.
這家葡萄園致力於復興幾乎被遺忘的古老葡萄品種。

After lengthy debate, the committee finally reached
a conclusion.
經過冗長的爭論，委員會終於得出結論。

Daisy and I debated whether abortion should be
made legal.
黛西和我為墮胎是否應該合法化而辯論。

Danny and Brandon debated over who was to blame
for the mistake.
丹尼和布蘭登針對誰該為這個錯誤負責而辯論。

English is an important international language.
英文是個重要的國際語言。

After studying international trade, Max got a good job as a salesman.
麥克斯學了國貿後，就找到了當推銷員這很好的工作。

Ella stepped up onto the platform and sang a
beautiful song.　艾拉走上舞臺，唱了一首優美的歌曲。

Wait for me on Platform C. I’ll be there in a minute.
在 C 月臺等我，我馬上就到。

The beach is closed because of the approaching storm.
由於即將來襲的暴風，海灘不開放了。

My father has always supported me in whatever I want to do.
不論我想做什麼，我父親總是支持我。

Duke supports his family by working as a food delivery man.
杜克靠做食物外送員來養家。

The policy never gained much public support.
這項政策從未得到大眾的大力支持。

A good judge should have a sense of justice.
好法官應有正義感。

To do Eliot justice, we must admit that he meant no harm.
為艾略特說句公道話，我們必須承認他無意傷害任何人。

Sheila’s playing didn’t do Beethoven’s music justice.
席拉的演奏未能呈現貝多芬音樂的原貌。

The murderer must be arrested and brought to justice.
必須逮捕那兇手並將其繩之以法。

What caused the illness?
這個病是什麼造成的?

We’re originally from Texas. 
我們原籍是德州。

The town was originally quite small.
這個鎮最初規模相當小。

Sarah is pregnant with her third child.
莎拉的肚子裡懷了第 3 個孩子。

Motorcycles give you greater mobility in this city.

在這個城市裡，機車給你較高的機動性。

The issue of sexual discrimination in the office was widely discussed during the meeting.
會議中辦公室性別歧視的議題被廣泛討論。

Susan took issue with Peter over who should be responsible for the mistake.
針對誰應對這個錯負責，蘇珊與彼得有所爭論。

What is at issue now is when we should deal with the problem.
現在受爭議的問題是，我們應要何時處理這個問題。

The latest issue of Vogue magazine featured an interview with Gal Gadot.
最新一期的《時尚》雜誌特刊出蓋兒•加朵的專訪。
 

The government has issued a large number of booklets to explain its new policies.
政府發行很多手冊來解釋它的新政策。

It’s important that you have a medical checkup once a year.
每年做一次醫療檢查是很重要的。

Sadie is hoping to attend medical school.
莎蒂希望能上醫學院。

The police are still investigating the case. 
警方還在調查這個案子。

Howard has the potential to become one of the best centers in the basketball league.
霍華德有潛力成為該籃球聯盟裡其中一位頂尖的中鋒。

The earlier you identify potential problems, the sooner you can take action to avoid them. 
你越早發現那些潛在的問題，就能越快採取行動去避免它們發生。

Give yourself a maximum of 20 minutes to read the questions.
給自己最多 20 分鐘的時間讀完題目。
 

The maximum capacity of this room is 300 people.
這房間最多能容納 300 人。