穿越時光與傳統的金門之旅 Discovering Kinmen: A Journey through Time and Tradition

South and Central Asia are regions of great strategic importance.
南亞和中亞是戰略上極為重要的區域。

Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is my favorite literary work. 
莎翁的《威尼斯商人》是我最喜歡的文學作品。

John’s father is a corn merchant. 
約翰的爸爸是玉米批發商。

Taipei is Taiwan’s center of commerce.
臺北是臺灣的商業中心。

That company has always been promoting e-commerce.
那家公司一直都在推廣電子商務。

Your aunt is one of the most elegant women I’ve ever met.
你的阿姨是我見過最有氣質的女士之一。

Years have passed, but you are as elegant and beautiful as ever.
過了多年，妳卻高雅美麗如昔。

The book has all the elements of a good suspense novel.
這本書具備所有懸疑小說的成功要素。

A flower is concrete, but beauty is abstract. 
花是有形的，而美麗是抽象的。

Most of the houses are built using concrete.
大部分的房子是用混凝土蓋的。

Mr. Yang chose to concrete over their front lawn.
楊先生決定在前院草坪鋪上混凝土。

The villagers struggled to defend their homeland.
村民們奮力保衛家園。

The singer held a press conference to defend herself against the rumor.
這名歌手召開記者會，為流言替她自己做辯護。

The local residents want the ancient temple to be preserved for future generations.
當地居民希望能為後代子孫維護這座歷史悠久的寺廟。

The police must preserve public order.
警方必須維持公共秩序

What is the best method of preserving plums?
醃製梅子最好的方法是什麼？

I like peach preserves on toast.
我喜歡吐司抹上桃子果醬吃。

A large portion of the money will go to charity.
這筆錢大部分要捐給慈善機構。

The cake had to be portioned out among the large number of guests at the party.
這個蛋糕需要分配給派對上的眾多賓客。

The facilities in that building are of the highest quality.
那棟建築物的設備品質棒極了。

I heard vague echoes of someone’s footsteps.
我隱約聽見某人腳步聲的回音。

Our teacher echoed what the report stated.
我們老師把報告上寫的東西重述一遍。

In 1949, the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb.
1949 年，蘇聯引爆它的第一顆原子彈。

The newspapers showed pictures of the plane after it exploded.
報紙登出這架飛機爆炸後的照片。

We exploded the bridge so the enemy troops couldn’t cross it.
我們把橋炸掉，好讓敵軍無法通過。

We blew up the bridge so the enemy troops couldn’t cross it.
我們把橋炸掉，好讓敵軍無法通過。

The population of this town has exploded in recent years.
該鎮的人口近年來激增。

While riding a scooter, you should wear a helmet because it’ll protect your head.
你騎機車時應該要戴安全帽，因為安全帽可以保護頭部。

Albert tried to protect his family from the gangsters.
亞伯特試著保護家人免受歹徒的傷害。

Parents are responsible for protecting their children from getting hurt.
父母要負責保護孩子免受傷害。