為什麼作家要用筆名? Pseudonyms: The Use of Fake Names by Fiction Authors【本篇為全程英文講解】

That short story is a work of fiction. In other words, it is not true.
那則短篇故事是小說作品。也就是說，它不是真的。

I realized from Maureen's tone of voice that she was concealing something from me.
從莫琳的語調中，我發現她有事正瞞著我。

Louis concealed the letter underneath the rug so no one would find it.
路易斯把那封信藏在地毯下方，以免被人發現。

TV violence is not a new phenomenon in Taiwan.
電視暴力在臺灣不是個新現象。

The rapid growth of social media is a modern social phenomenon.
社群媒體的使用快速增長是一種現代社會現象。

Mary majored in Western literature while in college.
瑪莉念大學時主修西洋文學。

Paul didn’t have time to read all the available literature on the subject.
保羅沒有時間看完有關這主題所有的現存文獻。

The general manager adopted my proposal without hesitation.
總經理毫不猶豫地採用了我的提案。

Ben's wife is barren, so they've decided to adopt a baby boy.
班的太太不孕，因此他們決定領養一個小男嬰。

As Nicole couldn't have a baby of her own, she decided to adopt.
因為妮可沒辦法懷有自己的小孩，她決定領養一個。

Emma adopted a new religion while studying abroad.
艾瑪在留學期間接受了新的宗教信仰。

The mistakes were corrected in a subsequent edition of the dictionary.
字典中的這些錯誤在之後的版本都更正過來了。

I wonder what happened subsequent to the accident.
我想知道那起意外之後發生的事。

Rock is the music genre that Jacob likes the most, but he also enjoys listening to jazz.
搖滾樂是雅各最喜歡的音樂類型，但他也很喜歡聽爵士樂。

If you lower your expectations, you’ll never be disappointed.
假使你不多所期待，就永遠不會失望。

Without hard work, you can’t meet your parents’ expectations.
你若不努力就不能達到你父母的期望。

Although it was built a long time ago, the bridge still has a little contemporary touch.
雖然這座橋是很久以前建造的，它還是有一點現代化的風格 在裡面。

Nearly all of the contemporary accounts of the battle suggested that the outcome was unavoidable.
幾乎所有關於這場戰役同時期的報導都暗指著這樣的結果 是無可避免的。

Christopher Marlowe was a contemporary of William Shakespeare’s.
克里斯多夫•馬羅和威廉•莎士比亞是同時代的人。

A Chinese version of that novel is going to be published next year.
那本小說的中譯本預計明年出版。

Have you bought the latest version of the software?
你買了這套軟體的最新版本嗎？

I prefer the film version of Little Women .
我比較喜歡電影版的《小婦人》。

Henry tried a lighter version of curry that used yogurt instead of cream.
亨利嘗試了一種較清爽版本的咖哩，其使用優格取代鮮奶油。

Psychologists delved into the man’s past to see what turned him into a murderer.
心理學家探究那個人的過去，以了解是什麼使他變成一個殺人犯。

The high-profile scandal was on every news
channel in the country.
該國的每一個新聞頻道都在報導那件備受關注的醜聞。

Do you know who took my book?

你知道誰拿走我的書嗎? 

Eric took his children to the amusement park.

艾瑞克帶他的小孩到遊樂園。

Grace takes a bus to work every day.

葛瑞絲每天搭公車去上班。

It took me five hours to finish the book.

我花了 5 個小時看完那本書。

What's your take on this issue?

你對這個議題的看法為何?

We should all learn to give and take.

我們都應該學會互相讓步。

Julie's demanding job has taken a toll on her health.
茱莉吃力的工作已經對她的健康造成損害。

If you don't take my words seriously, you'll certainly fail the finals.
假如你不把我的話當一回事，你期末考一定過不了。

Men now take on more responsibility at home than before.
比起以前，男性現在承擔更多家務的責任。

Where did you stay while you were in Paris?
你在巴黎時住哪？

Jayden visited a lot of places during his stay in Kyoto.
傑登在京都停留的期間造訪了許多地方。

To stay healthy, you should exercise regularly.
要保持健康，你就應規律運動。

Last night, I stayed up until one.
我昨晚熬夜到 1 點。

Stay away from Owen. He's a bad guy.
離歐文遠一點，他不是善類。

Many people believe electric vehicles are here to stay.
許多人認為電動車已成為潮流。