手鞠球‥ 絲絲纏繞的日本傳統工藝 Temari: An Artful Tradition

Mandy was dressed in a blue suit with elaborate
embroidery on the shoulder.
曼蒂穿著一襲肩上飾有精緻刺繡的藍色套裝。

Just tell us the result. You don’t have to elaborate on the process.
只要把結果告訴我們就好了，過程你就不必詳述了。

The scientist attempted to elaborate his theories through a series of experiments.
科學家試圖透過一系列實驗來闡述他的理論。

This ancient Greek artifact is extremely valuable.
這件希臘古物價值連城。

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》。

Mom and Dad brought back several souvenirs from their trip to Spain.
爸媽西班牙之行回來時帶了幾項紀念品。

I kept the pen my tour guide gave me as a souvenir.
我把導遊送給我的筆留作紀念。

The furniture maker has been studying his craft for years.
該傢俱製造者研究這門工藝已好幾年了。

I brought some traditional crafts home as souvenirs.
我帶了一些傳統手工藝品回家當作紀念品。

Sammy looks gorgeous in that white dress. 
珊米穿那件白色洋裝看來美極了。

The weather has been quite rainy and unpleasant for the past few days, but today it is absolutely gorgeous.
過去幾天的天氣不太好一直在下雨，但今天的天氣真的好極了。

Richard gave Judie a bundle of flowers on their first date.
理查和茱蒂第一次約會時送了她一束花。

I found a bundle of typos in Lorita’s paper.
我在蘿莉塔的報告裡發現一堆打字錯誤。

Bob bundled up these magazines and put them away.
鮑伯把這些雜誌捆起來，然後把它們收好。

Helen has been a bundle of nerves recently because her book’s deadline is drawing near.
海倫最近緊張兮兮的，因為她的書的截稿日快到了。

We will display our new range of fabrics at the exhibition.
我們將在展覽中陳列出我們各式的新款布料。

Our social fabric is being threatened by crime and a bad economy.
我們的社會結構正遭受犯罪和經濟蕭條的威脅。

Can I borrow some cord to tie these old books 
together?
我可以跟你借些繩子把這些舊書綁起來嗎？

Where is the phone cord? 
電話線在哪兒？

Even sophisticated diplomats may have trouble dealing with that problem.
即使是精明老練的外交官處理這個問題也會有困難。

This machine is very sophisticated. Therefore, it should only be run by professionals.
這臺機器很精密。所以最好由專業人士來操作。

Please write your phone number on this scrap of paper.
請把你的電話寫在這張小紙條上。

There ’s not a scrap of evidence to suggest that he murdered his wife.
絲毫沒有任何證據可以指出他謀殺了妻子。

We are considering scrapping our plan to set up another branch due to lack of funding.
由於資金不足，我們正考慮放棄設立另一家分公司的計畫。

This ring is my lucky charm.
這只戒指是我的幸運符。

I tried your idea, and it worked like a charm.
我嘗試你的點子，效果正如預期。

Rachel is charmed by AhXiong’s sense of humor.
瑞秋為阿雄的幽默感所吸引。

The actor is not very handsome but has great charm.
這名演員不是很帥但是魅力十足。