別再打啦!杜絕騷擾來電 The Problems with Nuisance Calls

You are making a nuisance of yourself by bragging about your wealth.
你這樣吹噓自己的財富，只會使自己惹人厭。

London and New York are financial centers. 
倫敦和紐約都是金融中心。
 

The business closed due to financial problems.
這個企業由於財務問題而關閉了。
 

How soon can you pay off the loan?
你的貸款多久才能還清？

“I’m sorry, but the book is out on loan,” said the librarian.
圖書館管理員說：『很抱歉，這本書被借走了。』
 

Could you loan me your car for the weekend?
週末你的車可以借我用嗎？

Can you loan me some money?

能借我一些錢嗎？

Can you lend me some money?

能借我一些錢嗎？

Can you loan some money to me?

能借我一些錢嗎？

Can you lend some money to me?

能借我一些錢嗎？

The proportion of boys to girls at the elementary school is about three to one.
這所小學的男生和女生的比例大約是 3 比 1。

In this picture, the head is out of proportion with the body.
在這幅圖畫裡，頭和身體不成比例。

Women and children make up a large proportion of the population in this village.
這個村莊內女人和小孩的數量占了人口的很大一部分。

The amount of your bonus is proportioned to the number of sales you make.
你的獎金和你的銷售量成正比。

Ryan lost a lot of money by making a poor investment in that lousy company.
萊恩在那家爛公司做了不好的投資，損失了不少錢。

My father is going to buy some gold as an investment.
我爸爸準備購買一些黃金作為投資。

The city was heavily bombarded by the enemy for six months in a row. 
此城市連續 6 個月遭敵軍嚴重轟炸。

The city councilors bombarded the mayor withvarious questions during the session yesterday. 
昨天在會議上，市議員向市長不斷提出各種問題。

Much to my annoyance, Melinda canceled our dinner 
date without letting me know in advance.
令我非常生氣的是，梅琳達事先沒有告訴我就取消了我們的
晚餐約會。

 It is such an annoyance when someone’s cellphone 
rings in the middle of a movie. 
電影演到一半有人的手機卻響了，這真是件令人討厭的事。

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

We have installed central heating in that building.
我們在那棟大樓安裝了中央暖氣系統。

Mr. Pike was installed as mayor yesterday.
派克先生昨天就任市長。

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 ozone layer filters harmful UV rays from the sun.
臭氧層過濾掉陽光中有害的紫外線。

Water filters must be replaced regularly.
濾水器要定時更換。

We need to find a way to block all the spam being posted on our blog.
我們需要找一個方法來阻擋張貼在我們部落格上的 垃圾訊息。

The soldiers hid in the trenches to shelter from incoming fire.
士兵們躲在壕溝裡，以躲避打過來的炮火。

Dad pitched the ball to my sister, and she swung the bat.
老爸投球給我妹妹，她便揮棒。

Let’s pitch our tent by the river.
咱們在河邊紮營吧。

I dare not go downstairs myself. It’s pitch-black down there.
我不敢自己一個人下樓。那裡烏漆抹黑的。

Andrew has perfect pitch; he can sing any note correctly without the help of instruments.
安德魯有絕對音感，他不用樂器輔助就能準確地唱出任何音調。

I made a line graph that showed sales increases since January.
我做了一份折線圖，圖中顯示自 1 月以來的業績成長。