五月五慶端午(上) The Legends and Customs of the Dragon Boat Festival

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。

Emma doesn’t enjoy historical novels; she likes modern short stories instead.
艾瑪不喜歡歷史小說，她倒喜歡現代短篇小說。

Mary's description of the party was so vivid that I felt as though I had been there.
瑪莉把派對描述得那麼生動，讓我覺得我也曾在現場似的。

The movie's tragic ending left me with a vivid sense of deep sorrow.
這部電影的悲劇結尾讓我留下鮮明的深切悲痛感受。

Use your imagination and see if you can come up with a better idea.
運用你的想像力，看看你能不能想出更好的辦法。

The school counselor and I talked about which courses I should take.
學校的輔導老師和我談論該修哪些課程的事宜。

I’m going to try the seafood paella because Josie highly recommended it.
我要去吃吃看西班牙海鮮燉飯，因為喬西超推薦它。

The teacher recommends us to read the questions twice before answering them.
老師建議我們在回答問題前要把問題先看兩遍。

The manager recommended that the meeting (should) be put off.
經理建議將會議時間延期

When it comes to negotiation skills, Robert has no rival.
說到談判技巧，沒人比得上羅伯特。

For Roy, no other sports can rival basketball for excitement.
對羅伊來說，沒有其他運動能比籃球更刺激。

The rival school won the championship this year.
對手學校今年贏得了冠軍。

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。

Andy's smile captured my heart right away.
安迪的微笑立刻俘獲了我的心。

The whole accident was captured by a nearby security camera.
整起意外都被附近的監視器拍到。

George kept drowning his sorrows after breaking up with Ellen.
和艾倫分手後，喬治就一直就借酒澆愁。

The farmer’s crops were drowned when the river burst its banks.
當河水沖破河岸時，該農夫的農作物被淹沒。

The fisherman almost drowned when his little boat overturned.
小船翻覆，那漁夫差點淹死。

A drowning man will catch at a straw. 
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