【上課囉！賴世雄的英語好聲音】EP06— 學會這 5 句！美劇對白輕鬆跟上，口語再升級！

While in college, I majored in international affairs.
大學時我主修國際事務。

Rumor has it that Andrew is having an affair with his secretary.
謠傳安德魯和他的祕書有婚外情。

My secretary will email you the details later.
稍後我的祕書會用電子郵件將細節寄給你。

Intuition told Sophia that her boyfriend had been cheating on her.
蘇菲亞的直覺告訴她，她的男友一直對她不忠。

The ball hit me on the head.
這球打中我的頭。

The ball hit my head.
這球打中我的頭。

Be careful! You almost hit that man.
小心！你幾乎要撞到那個人。

A typhoon hit the small island last night.
昨晚颱風侵襲這座小島。

The man was killed by a hit to the head.
這名男子因腦部的一擊而喪命。

Ricky’s song was a big hit in Japan.
瑞奇的歌在日本紅極一時。

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。

Paul was quite sad after his dog died.
保羅的狗狗死了之後，他相當難過。

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

Our profits have increased significantly over the past year thanks to the new strategies.
過去一年來多虧全新的策略，我們的獲利明顯增加了。

Profits in our company have increased significantly for the past five years.
我們公司過去五年來獲利顯著增加了。

Tom would like to improve his English speaking ability.
湯姆想要增進自己英語口說的能力。

As you can see, your father’s health has improved a lot.
正如你所見，你父親的健康已改善了很多。

Computers have greatly increased productivity in offices.
電腦大幅提升辦公室的生產力。

Paul will be here very soon.
保羅很快就要來了。

The boy cried as soon as he saw the stranger.
小男孩一看到那個陌生人就哭了。

If you don’t listen, you’ll be sorry sooner or later.
你要是不聽的話，遲早會後悔的。

Although Tim has suffered several setbacks in 
business, he’s always managed to bounce back. 
雖然提姆在事業上屢遭挫折，但他總能成功重新出發。

I have worked in partnership with Lydia for years, and we’ve been getting along very well. 
我跟莉迪雅合夥共事了好幾年，一直相處得很好。

The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare’s most famous comedies.
《馴悍記》是莎士比亞最著名的喜劇之一。

Last night’s variety show was hilarious
because the host told a lot of funny stories.
昨晚的綜藝節目很好笑，因為主持人講了很多有趣的故
事。

The idea that the number 13 brings bad luck seems absurd to me.
認為 13 這個數字會帶來噩運的想法在我看來似乎頗荒謬。

Rumor has it that Gatsby is going to marry a rich widow.
謠傳蓋茲比要迎娶一位有錢的寡婦。

It is rumored that Gatsby is going to marry a rich widow.
謠傳蓋茲比要迎娶一位有錢的寡婦。

It is said that Gatsby is going to marry a rich widow.
謠傳蓋茲比要迎娶一位有錢的寡婦。

Rumors spread that the mayor is going to step down.
市長就要下臺的傳聞四處散播。

Jim Carrey is no doubt one of the greatest comedians of our time.
無庸置疑地，金凱瑞是我們這個時代最偉大的喜劇演員之一。

Ginny laughed at the ridiculous story that Dan told her.

金妮因丹告訴她的愚蠢故事而笑了出來。 

Don’t laugh at Joe just because he is fat.  

不要因為喬很胖就取笑他。

I’d like to know what you are laughing about.  

我想知道你因什麼事情而笑。

After a short silence, Harry broke into a laugh.  

在沉默片刻後，哈利突然大笑起來。

After a short silence, Harry burst out laughing.

在沉默片刻後，哈利突然大笑起來。

After a short silence, Harry burst into laughter.

在沉默片刻後，哈利突然大笑起來。

The sky began to lighten after the shower. 
陣雨過後，天空開始放晴。

 Dad painted the walls white to lighten the room.
老爸把牆壁漆成白色使房間明亮起來。
 

 The load in the truck lightened after the deliveryman 
sent out almost all of the packages.
送貨員發完幾乎所有的包裹後，卡車的負荷量就減輕了。

 My mood lightened when I learned my son had come 
back safe and sound. 
我獲知我兒子安全無恙歸來時，心中大石落了地。
 

 Thank you for giving us a hand. Your help lightened
our workload.
謝謝你伸出援手。你的幫忙減輕了我們的工作量。
 

 The conversation became very serious, so to lighten
the atmosphere, Jerry decided to tell a short joke.
談話變得很嚴肅，所以傑瑞為了舒緩氣氛，決定講個簡短的
笑話。

Lighten up! You’re always so serious. 
輕鬆一下嘛！你總是那麼嚴肅。

I’m not in the mood to go to the movies with you.
Just leave me alone.
我沒有心情跟你去看電影。不管我就行了。

Don’t talk to Eric―he’s in a bad mood.
不要和艾瑞克說話 — 他心情不好。

We’ve been having nice weather over the past two weeks.
過去 2 個星期以來，我們這裡的天氣一直都不錯。

It’s fine weather today.
今天天氣很好。

The jet lag made me feel under the weather for several days.
時差感讓我不舒服了好幾天。

The outside walls of the house have been weathered by the sun.
房子外面的牆壁因日晒而褪色了。

You should chew the food slowly to release all the flavors.
你應該要慢慢咀嚼這種食物，好讓所有味道發散出來。

Amy likes to sit around and chew the fat withher friends.
艾咪喜歡和她朋友坐在一起閒聊。

Peter bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to help.
彼得答應要幫助時，並沒有量力而為。

I’m considering taking a trip to Japan.
我正考慮到日本去旅行。

To my surprise, Judith said she didn’t consider Owen (to be) a friend of hers.
令我很驚訝的是，茱蒂絲說她並沒有把歐文當作是朋友。

In fact, many workers considered the plan (to be) impractical.
實際上，很多工人認為那計畫很不切實際。

The teacher asked Johnny to answer the question on the blackboard.
老師叫強尼回答黑板上的問題。

I won’t take no for an answer.
我不接受拒絕這個回答 / 你非答應不可。

I rang the doorbell, but no one answered the door.
我按了門鈴，但是沒有人應門。

I have the answer to this question.
我知道這個問題的答案。

Because of the rising flood waters, we had no option but to evacuate our home and head for higher ground.
由於洪水水位持續升高，我們除了離開家園前往地勢較高之處以外別無選擇。

The proposal to close the hospital was rejected.
關閉這家醫院的提議被否決了。

Eve was thinking how to decline David’s marriage proposal.
伊芙在想該怎麼婉拒大衛的求婚。

The professor discussed the case with us.
教授和我們討論這個案例。

I haven’t had time to review the plan in detail yet.
我還沒有時間詳細審閱這計畫。

The manager wanted a report detailing the pros and cons of our products.
經理要一份詳細說明我們產品優缺點的報告。

The manager flew to the US to finalize the
details of the project.
經理飛去美國以敲定那個案子的細節。

I believe we ’ll get the truth in a moment.

我相信我們很快就會知道真相。

What are you doing at the moment?

此刻你正在做什麼?

Having earned his master’s degree from New York 
University, Charles is now pondering what his next 
move should be. 
查爾斯在紐約大學取得碩士學位後，他現在正仔細考慮下一
步該怎麼走。

The mysteries of the universe have been pondered
for centuries by human beings.
好幾世紀以來，人類一直在思考宇宙的奧秘。

They accepted our suggestion and changed their plan.
他們接受我們的提議而改變計畫。