最「水」的藝術: 水上木偶戲 The Art in Water: Water Puppetry

The students made puppets out of socks in art class.
學生在美術課用襪子做玩偶。

The film has a good moral lesson.
這部影片有個很好的教訓，要我們明辨是非。

Tony is a true and moral man.
湯尼是一個真誠而有道德的人。

The moral of this story is that money cannot buy happiness.
這個故事的寓意就是：『金錢無法買到幸福。』

I twisted my head around to see what was going on.
我轉頭看發生了什麼事。

Be honest. Don’t twist the truth.
要老實。別扭曲事實。

I don’t like John because he tends to twist people’s words.
我不喜歡約翰，因為他常曲解大家的話。

Terry gave the cap of the jar another twist to open it.
泰瑞又扭轉了罐子的瓶蓋一次，試圖打開它。

When Jerry heard the music, he rushed onto the dance floor to do the twist.
傑瑞一聽到音樂就衝進舞池跳扭扭舞。

The lead singer of the band picked a random fan to join him onstage.

那位樂團主唱隨機挑了一位歌迷上臺來加入他的表演。

One of the most iconic landmarks in the world is the Eiffel Tower.

世界上最具指標性的地標之一就是艾菲爾鐵塔。

The ship will have to be repainted eventually.
這艘船終究還是要重新上漆。

Eventually everyone must die.
每個人到頭來都須一死。

Zach seems like a friendly fellow, doesn’t he?
查克看起來是個很和善的人，不是嗎？

Sue often missed her fellows in the dance club.
蘇常想念她在舞蹈社的同伴。

Victor is a research fellow at Harvard University.
維特是哈佛大學領有獎學金的研究生。

This is Michael, a fellow salesman at my company.
這位是邁可，他是我公司的業務同仁。

The demanding boss frightens all his employees.
這位苛求的老闆令他所有的員工害怕。

The race car driver maneuvered his vehicle in and out of a series of tight turns.
那位賽車選手巧妙地將車子駛過一連串的急轉彎。

The new president skillfully dealt with diplomatic affairs. 這位新總統很有技巧地處理外交事務。

I watched Tiffany’s expression as she tore open the envelope and unfolded the letter.
蒂芬妮撕開信封並攤開信時，我看著她臉上的表情。

As the event unfolded that day, more and more problems came up.
那天隨著活動展開，越來越多問題浮現。

The writer wrote the novel in such a way that as the story unfolds, the suspense builds.
這名作家寫這本小說的方式為，懸疑感隨著故事展開而增加。

We have installed central heating in that building.
我們在那棟大樓安裝了中央暖氣系統。

Mr. Pike was installed as mayor yesterday.
派克先生昨天就任市長。

The lifeguard plunged / jumped into the river and saved the drowning boy.
救生員跳入河中，救起即將溺斃的男孩。

Lilly decided to take the plunge and set up a design
studio of her own.
莉莉決定放手一搏，要成立自己的設計工作室。

During COVID-19, Bill expected housing prices to plunge, but they stayed about the same.
新冠肺炎期間，比爾預期房價會驟跌，但房價仍維持不變。

You can scatter some sand on the ice so you don’t slip.
在冰上撒點沙子，這樣你就不會滑倒了。

The strong wind scattered the leaves all around.
一陣強風把葉子吹得四散。

The mob began to scatter in all directions after riot police fired tear gas.
鎮暴警察發射催淚瓦斯後，暴民開始四散離開。

There were no people in the square; just a scatter of birds.
廣場上沒有人，只有零星的鳥兒。

Mr. Johnson’s speech was quite informative.
強森先生的演講頗有內容。

Tom found the television program quite informative.
湯姆發現這個電視節目蠻具教育性的。

The tribespeople in the mountainous area still live a primitive life.
該山區的部落居民仍過著原始的生活。
 

At first I thought Dudley was boring, but as we talked, I found him very amusing.
一開始我以為杜德里很無趣，但當我們談過話後，我才發現他是個很寶的人。

I read an amusing story in today’s newspaper.
我在今天的報紙上看到一篇有趣的報導。
 

Please note that the following program contains language that may be disturbing to some viewers.
請注意，以下節目可能包含令某些觀眾感到不安的言語。

Using disturbing language is forbidden.

禁止使用令人不安的辭彙。

Earthquakes are common in this part of the world.
在地球的這一帶，地震可說是司空見慣。

We had a common goal, so we decided to work together.
我們有共同的目標，所以決定要一起合作。

Even though we are twins, we have very little in common with each other.
雖然我們是雙胞胎，彼此的共同點卻很少。

Zack prefers the traditional music of his homeland to Western music.
查克喜歡家鄉的傳統音樂甚於西洋音樂。

The status of a teacher is not high in many countries.
在許多國家中老師的地位並不高。

What is the present status of the negotiations?
這次協商目前的情況如何？

Most people want to maintain their status quo and are reluctant to make any changes.
大部分的人都想要維持現狀，很不願做任何改變。

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。

 It has been raining since I left for work this morning.

從早上我去上班後，雨就一直下個不停。

Since there is no more work, we can all go home.

由於沒工作要做了，我們全都可以回家。 

We haven't seen each other since last year.

我們從去年起就沒見過面了。

Luke moved to Belgium three years ago, and I haven’t seen him since.

路克 3 年前搬去比利時，自那之後我便沒再見過他了。

While we were having dinner, the phone rang.

我們在吃晚餐時，電話響了。 

Linda likes singing, while Peter enjoys dancing.

琳達喜歡唱歌，而彼得喜歡跳舞。

While Vivian's thin, she can eat a lot.

雖然薇薇安很瘦，但她可以吃很多。

I'll stay here for a while.

我將在這裡停留一會兒。

Aaron whiled his weekend away playing Nintendo Switch games.

艾倫週末玩任天堂的 Switch 遊戲消磨時間。

Despite our best efforts, we couldn’t save the dying man.

儘管我們盡了最大的努力，還是無法挽救那位垂死的人。

In spite of our best efforts, we couldn’t save the dying man.

儘管我們盡了最大的努力，還是無法挽救那位垂死的人。

Notwithstanding our best efforts, we couldn’t save the dying man.
儘管我們盡了最大的努力，還是無法挽救那位垂死的人。

We failed to win the tug-of-war despite the fact that we had tried our best.
儘管我們盡了最大的努力，還是無法贏得這場拔河比賽。

You should get up early lest you miss the train.
你應該早點起床，以免趕不上火車。

You should get up early for fear that you may miss the train.
你應該早點起床，以免趕不上火車。

Frank suggested that we (should) leave early.
法蘭克建議我們早點離開。

Alice’s expression suggested that she was getting impatient.
愛麗斯的表情暗示她不耐煩了。

The new undersea tunnel will be completed soon.
那座新的海底隧道很快就會完工。

You need a complete change of diet.
你必須完全改變飲食。

No trip to Taiwan is complete without a visit to the night markets.
沒去過夜市，臺灣之行就不算完整。

Finally, the work on the opera house is complete.
歌劇院的工程終於完成了。