澳洲大堡礁未來有望復甦 The Great Barrier Reef is Starting to Recover

I saw some beautiful coral when I was scuba diving. 
我潛水的時候看見了一些美麗的珊瑚。

 There is a huge coral reef not far from the coast.
距離海岸不遠的地方有一大片珊瑚礁。

After the discussion with her roommates, Julia 
bought two cans of coral paint in order to refurbish 
the apartment.
茱莉亞在和室友討論後，買了兩罐橘紅色的油漆來整修公
寓。

 Phone calls in the middle of a movie can be a great disturbance.
電影看到一半電話響起會是一大干擾。

 A few football fans were arrested for causing a disturbance during the game.
有幾個橄欖球迷在比賽途中因為妨礙秩序而被逮捕。

There was a disturbance between the protesters and the riot police, but fortunately no one was injured. 
抗議者跟鎮暴警察間有衝突，所幸無人受傷。

Laura sometimes bleaches her white clothes to make 
them look as clean as possible.
蘿拉有時會漂白她的白色衣服，使它們看起來盡可能乾淨。

 Besides making clothes whiter, bleach can be used 
to kill harmful bacteria, too.
除了讓衣服更白之外，漂白水也可用來殺菌。

Bob declined to join Judy's dinner party.
鮑伯婉拒出席茱蒂的晚宴派對。

I offered to give Tina a ride after the party, but she declined.
舞會結束後我提議讓蒂娜搭便車，但她婉拒了。

Car sales declined by 5% in the second quarter.
汽車銷售量在第 2 季下降了 5%。

Street violence seems to have been on the decline ever since the new mayor was sworn in.
新市長上任後，街頭暴力事件似乎已在減少中。

If you multiply five by two, you get ten.
5 乘 2 得 10。 

If you multiply five and two, you get ten.
5 乘 2 得 10。

The law bans motor boats from entering within a 10-mile radius of this island.
法律禁止快艇進入這座島嶼周圍半徑 10 英里的範圍內。

Most students were unhappy when the school decided to impose a ban on their hairdos. 
校方決定對學生的髮型實施禁令時，大部分的學生都很不悅。

The government lifted the ban on imported beef from Canada recently.
政府最近取消了從加拿大進口牛肉的禁令。

You have to be at least 20 years old to buy alcoholic 
beverages in this country. 
在這國家你要滿 20 歲才可以買酒精類飲料。

A huge typhoon is coming, so we have no alternative but to cancel the trip.
強烈的颱風即將來臨，因此我們只有取消行程別無選擇了。

An alternative way would be to travel by plane.
另一種可供選擇的方式就是搭飛機。

Instead of giving a speech, Paula chose an alternative way to demonstrate her ideas.
寶拉不是用演講，而是選了一種非傳統的方式來呈現自己的想法。

The medicine the doctor gave you should minimize your pain.
醫生給你的藥應該可以將你的疼痛降至最低。

Tom tends to minimize his health problems because he doesn’t want others to worry about or feel sorry for him.
湯姆往往對他的健康問題輕描淡寫，因為他不想讓別人替他 擔心或難過。

All the students went to the morning assembly in the auditorium.
所有的學生都去禮堂參加朝會。

The factory has a fully automated assembly line.
這家工廠有一條全自動裝配線。