從花海、岩岸到山城：穿梭山海之間的故事 Landscapes and History of Taiwan’s North

Duncan likes the fast pace of life in the city.
鄧肯喜歡城市快的生活步調。

Reading newspapers enables you to keep pace with the times.
閱讀報紙能使你跟上時代的步伐。

Dad paced the floor as he waited for my sister to give birth to his first grandchild.
老爸在等候老姊生下他頭一個金孫時，一直在地板上來回踱步。

The teacher told us to read the story at our own pace.
老師要我們按照自己的步調讀這篇故事。

The army played a part in the formation of the young man’s character.
這位年輕人性格的形成有一部分受軍中的影響。

The soldiers marched in parade formation.
這些士兵以閱兵隊形行進。

Scientists study the formation of rocks to learn about the Earth's history.
科學家研究岩石的形成，以了解地球的歷史。

The wind slowly eroded the desert rocks into unusual shapes.
風緩慢地侵蝕沙漠中的岩石，使其呈現奇特的形狀。

Tina is very good at sculpture and plans to pursue it as a career.
蒂娜非常擅長雕塑，並計劃將其變成職業。

Hank has a large collection of sculptures by Rodin.
漢克有收藏大量羅丹的雕塑作品。

Each chess piece is unique and has been carefully sculptured.
每一顆棋子都是獨一無二的，並經過精心雕刻。

The rhythmic sound of the waves crashing against the shore was calming.
海浪拍打岸邊的節奏聲讓人感到平靜。

The small city has become a huge, bustling metropolis.
這座小城市已成了一個龐大、繁忙的大都會。

We hope there will be a peaceful settlement of the Middle East conflict.
我們希望中東地區的衝突能有和平的解決方法。

The whites wanted to build new settlements on this island.
白人想在這島上建立新的定居點。

Little birds are perching on the buffalo's back to eat ticks.
小鳥棲息在水牛背上吃蝨子。
 

Every morning the birds would sit on the perch outside my bedroom window and sing. 
每天早上都會有小鳥在我房間窗外的棲木上唱歌。

The observatory was perched at the summit for the best stargazing experience.
天文臺被建在山頂，以獲得最佳觀星體驗。

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。

The novel echoes the struggles of workers in that era.
這部小說映照出那個時代勞工的掙扎。

Please drive carefully on this winding road.
在這條蜿蜒的道路上請小心駕駛。

The troops retreated when they knew they couldn't win the battle.
當部隊發覺打不贏戰爭後，便下令撤退。

The general announced that the enemy forces were in retreat.
將軍宣告敵軍撤退中。

The lakeside retreat offers guests a peaceful escape from the noise of the city.
湖畔的僻靜地為房客提供遠離城市喧囂的安靜休憩之所。

I'm not sure which route we should take to get back home.
我不確定我們該走哪條路線才能回到家。

Most packages are routed via our Taipei office.
大多數的包裹都由我們的臺北辦公處運送。

There is no single route to happiness.
通往幸福沒有單一的途徑。

There was a cluster of fans surrounding the K-pop idol, asking for his autograph.
這位韓國偶像的身旁圍繞著一群粉絲，向他索取簽名。

The old man's grandchildren clustered around him to listen to tales about his childhood.
老先生的孫子們圍繞在他身旁，聽他講述童年的故事。

Lucy admired the cluster of roses blooming in her neighbor's garden.
露西欣賞鄰居花園中盛開的一簇玫瑰。