世上最孤獨的鯨魚離世 The World’s Loneliest Whale Dies

Although Kelly didn’t know the exact number of 
people at the event, she gave an approximate figure 
of 1,500.
雖然凱莉不知道這次活動的確切人數，但她粗估約 1,500 
人。
 

 The color of the new paint approximates to the old 
color of the car, but some of my friends did notice the 
difference.
新漆的顏色很接近這汽車的舊顏色，但我一些朋友的確有注
意到差別。
 

Try this amazing vegan dish made by Kenny. It really 
approximates the taste of Thai moon shrimp cake.
嚐嚐肯尼做的這道令人驚豔的素菜。真的很像泰國月亮蝦餅
的味道。

John hasn’t recovered from his eye infection.
約翰的眼睛感染還沒復原。

Police have finally captured the leader of the criminal organization.
警方終於逮捕了該犯罪組織的首腦。

The singer captured the audience’s attention with her good looks and beautiful voice.
這位歌手以其亮麗外型與美妙歌聲獲得觀眾注目。

J.K. Rowling captured the headlines shortly after the release of her novel Harry Potter.
J.K. 羅琳發表她的小說《哈利波特》之後，旋即獲得媒體大篇幅報導。

The capture of the rebel leader is a great victory for the government troops.
俘虜叛軍領袖是政府軍的一大勝利。

The Great Gatsby captures the lifestyle in the US in the 1920s.
《大亨小傳》刻畫出美國 1920 年代的生活樣貌。

Shortly after the civil war broke out, more than three thousand people were held in captivity by the rebel troops. 內戰爆發不久，便有 3 千多人遭到叛軍軍隊監禁。

Fifteen British sailors were taken captive by Iranian 
naval officers last week. 
上星期有 15 名英國水手被伊朗海軍官員俘虜。

 Beth cannot bear to see captive animals, so she 
never visits the zoo. 
看到動物被關在籠子裡貝絲會受不了，因此她從未去過動物
園。
 

 The pirates took many captives and sold them as 
slaves. 
海盜們抓了許多俘虜拿去當奴隸賣。

The CEO decided to transfer Neil to a Seattle-based law firm.
公司執行長決定要調任尼爾到總部設於西雅圖的律師事務所。

Can you transfer $1,000 into my account by Friday?
你能否在週五前把 1,000 美元匯到我的帳戶呢？

Sophie asked for a transfer to the company’s branch office in Europe.
蘇菲請調至歐洲的分公司。

The amount of $10,478 has been transferred to your company's account.
金額為 10,478 美元的款項已匯入貴公司帳戶。

The first step in learning how to swim is to learn how to float.
學游泳的第一步就是學會如何漂浮。

The man used a piece of wood as a float to get back to shore.
該男子用了一塊木頭當浮板回到岸邊。

After our argument, my wife stormed into the bedroom and slammed the door shut.
我們爭吵之後，我老婆便氣沖沖地走進房間並用力把門關上。

As soon as I walked into the big house, I heard the door slam shut behind me.
我一走進這棟大房子內，就聽到後面的門猛然關上。

The slam of the car door was a sign that George was mad about something.
車門碰的一聲關上是喬治對某件事大發雷霆的跡象。

Millions of cheap imports from India enter European markets each year.
每年都有大量的廉價進口品從印度進入到歐洲市場。

You’ll be able to see a wide variety of marine life in this aquarium.
在這個水族館你將會看到多樣的海洋生物。

When negotiations with the terrorists failed, the marines were ordered to attack the camp.
與恐怖分子的協商破裂後，海軍陸戰隊士兵被下令攻擊他們的營地。

In the past, people used trains to transport coal.
過去人們利用火車運送煤炭。

To save money, we’ll have to transport these goods to Spain by ship.
為了省錢，我們必須以海運將這些貨物運往西班牙。

Harry went to the local aquarium and watched the shark feeding show. 
哈利到當地的水族館看了鯊魚餵食秀。

 An aquarium is usually much bigger than a fish tank.
水族箱通常比魚缸大得多。