破解狄更斯的神祕筆跡 The Devil’s Handwriting: Decoding Dickens

After being separated for twenty years, Jack cannot recognize his daughter.
失散 20 年後，傑克認不出他的女兒來了。

Professor Rollins is recognized as one of the best educators in the country.
羅林斯教授是該國公認為最優秀的教育家之一。

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。

It’s hard for me to adapt myself to city life.
我很不適應都市生活。

It’s hard for me to get accustomed to city life.
我很不適應都市生活。

It’s hard for me to adjust to city life.
我很不適應都市生活。

It took the new employee about a month to adapt to the new environment. 
這名新進員工花了一個月左右的時間去適應新環境。

The blockbuster movie was adapted from an original novel.
這部賣座鉅片改編自一本原創小說。

Although typing skills are important, handwriting should never be neglected.
打字技巧固然重要，但也不該忽略書寫技巧。

I can’t read your handwriting. Can you write more clearly?
我看不懂你寫的字跡。你可以寫清楚一點嗎？

Shirley's decision to resign from her post was totally unexpected.
雪莉辭職的決定完全出乎意料之外。

Everyone is expecting doctors to make a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
大家都希望醫生能在癌症治療上有所突破。

Picasso is admired for his artistic genius.
畢卡索因藝術天賦而受到敬佩。

Mozart was a musical genius.
莫札特是音樂天才。

Mozart had a genius for music.
莫札特是音樂天才。

Mozart had a talent for music.
莫札特是音樂天才。

Mozart was talented in music.
莫札特是音樂天才。

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
天才是百分之一的靈感，百分之九十九的努力。⸺愛迪生名言。

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。

David Copperfield’s magic was so mysterious that everyone was amazed.
大衛•考柏菲的魔術很神祕，讓每個人都很著迷。

Some countries have strict monetary policies in 
place to protect the value of their currencies.
一些國家設有嚴格的貨幣政策來保護其貨幣的價值。

I gave Vincent a watch as a reward for his help.
我送文森一只手錶以回報他的幫忙。

The young mom rewards her children with cookies when they do well in school.
孩子在學校表現良好時，這位年輕媽媽會給他們餅乾作為獎勵。

Marie Curie was the first female recipient of the Nobel Prize.
居禮夫人是第一位獲得諾貝爾獎的女性。

The government was urged to intervene in the 
currency markets in order to stabilize the exchange 
rate.
政府被要求要介入干預貨幣市場以穩定匯率。

Lance doesn't get along with many people because of his notoriously bad temper.
蘭斯因其眾所周知的壞脾氣而跟很多人都處不好。

Kayla is highly esteemed for her outstanding
athletic ability and her modesty.
凱拉因卓越的運動能力和謙遜而十分受人敬重。

These scholars have tried to decode texts
written in an ancient language.
這群學者試圖破譯古文寫成的訊息。

It took the specialist three years to break the code.
那位專家費時 3 年才將密碼破解。

You have to obey the dress code if you want to work here.
如果你想在這邊工作，就必須遵守服裝規定。
 

Each word on the list is coded to show the level of difficulty.
表上的所有字都加以編碼，以顯示其難度。

Are you familiar with my boss?
你和我老闆熟嗎？

The story is familiar to most students in Taiwan.
大部分臺灣的學生都熟悉這個故事。