《英語輕鬆學》學好初級口語 #Lesson 17：Moving into a New House 搬進新家

You should tidy up your bedroom every day.
你應該每天將你的臥室收拾乾淨。

Lucy spent the whole day cleaning the bathroom.
露西花了一整天的時間打掃浴室。

Molly asked the teacher if she could go to the bathroom.
莫莉詢問老師她可不可以去上廁所。

Have you bought this dictionary’s current edition?
你買了這字典的最新版本了嗎？

Strong ocean currents often cause rapid and high waves.
強勁的洋流時常引起快速又很高的浪潮。

Learning things is like sailing a boat against the current; it either advances or retreats.
學如逆水行舟，不進則退。

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。

I rent an apartment from Mr. Wang for NT$6,000 a month.
我向王先生租了一間公寓，每月新臺幣 6,000 元。

Becky was still considering buying or renting an apartment in this city.
貝琪還在考慮要在這城市買還是租公寓。

Mr. Brown makes ends meet by renting rooms (out) to students.
布朗先生把房間租給學生，以維持收支平衡。

How much is your monthly rent for your apartment?
你每月公寓租金是多少錢？

That rich landlord has five apartments for rent.
那個有錢的房東有 5 棟公寓要出租。

I’ll give you double pay for working overtime.
你加班我會付你雙倍薪水。

The boss was surprised when the new employee asked him to double his salary.
這位新進員工要求將薪資加倍時，老闆吃了一驚。

Sam is the double of his father.
山姆是他父親的翻版。

I have been charged double for this item.
這商品我被收了雙倍的價錢。

Mike’s monthly income amounts to $8,000.
邁可的月入計達八千美元。

Jenny doesn’t want to share her toys with her twin sister.
珍妮不願與她的雙胞胎妹妹分享玩具。

There are not enough rooms, so we have to share.
房間不夠多，所以我們必須合住。

Jason didn’t give us his share of the bill.
傑森沒給我們他該分擔的那份費用。

We need to lower our transportation cost.
我們必須減少交通成本。

Roger transformed the business at the cost of his health.
羅傑犧牲了健康來改變公司。

How much does that book cost?
那本書花多少錢買的？

That car cost me a fortune.
買那輛車花了我不少錢。

The reporter’s racist comments cost him his job.
這位記者種族歧視的言論讓他丟了工作。

Annie has only played tennis twice.
安妮只打過 2 次網球。

Nina takes piano lessons twice a week.
妮娜一週上 2 次鋼琴課。

How can you live on such a small salary? 
這麼微薄的薪水你如何賴以為生？

Our company promotes education by offering scholarships to the poor.
本公司提供窮困的人獎學金，以提倡教育。

Peter was promoted to general manager last week.
彼得上星期晉升總經理一職。

Jason deposits 200 dollars in the bank each month.
傑森每個月存 200 美元到銀行。

The country has quite a few oil deposits.
那個國家蘊藏豐富的石油。

The hotel requires that guests pay a deposit of 5% to book a room.
這間旅館要求房客支付 5% 的房間訂金。

I’d like to open a savings account at the bank.
我想在銀行開一個儲蓄帳戶。

I read an account of the plane crash in the newspaper.
我在報紙上讀到一篇有關墜機事件的報導。

Larry failed the exam on account of laziness.
賴瑞因懶惰而沒通過考試。

Before asking Bob to handle this huge mission, you should take his physical condition into account.
你要鮑伯處理此一艱鉅的任務之前，應要先考慮他的身體狀況。

Hard work accounts for Daisy’s success.
努力是黛西成功的原因。

Thousands of students took to the streets to protest high tuition fees.
數千名學生走上街頭抗議高學費。

The villagers protested against the construction of the nuclear power plant in their neighborhood.
村民們抗議在他們住處附近興建核電廠。

All the staff members in the company had the feeling that Peter was very lazy, but he protested that it was not the case at all.
公司所有員工都覺得彼得很懶惰，但他反駁事實根本不是那樣。

Honesty is the best policy.
誠實為上策。— 諺語

In Western countries, the father of the bride traditionally foots the bill for the wedding.
在西方國家，傳統上婚禮是由新娘的父親付帳。

I need five 100-dollar bills.
我需要 5 張 100 元的鈔票。

Congress passed the new bill to help endangered animals.
國會通過這項幫助瀕危動物的新法案。

A woodpecker has a strong bill.
啄木鳥的喙很硬。

The garage billed William for the repairs to his car.
修車廠給威廉開立修車的帳單。

Frank always says it’s his good fortune to work with so many brilliant and talented people here in this company.
法蘭克總是說他運氣好，能在這間公司跟這麼多優秀有才氣的人共事。

Uncle Peter made a small fortune selling hot dogs.
彼得叔叔賣熱狗發了一筆小財。

What a superb bike! It must’ve cost you a fortune.
這臺腳踏車真棒！一定花了你一大筆錢吧。