減少數位汙染！ 專清垃圾郵件的垃圾桶 The IRL Trashcan: An Innovative Approach to Disposing of Digital Waste

It takes 15 minutes to make a circuit around the lake.
繞湖一圈要 15 分鐘。

Twenty engineers worked together to design this electrical circuit.
20 名工程師合作設計出了這組電路。

A short circuit caused the machine to malfunction.
短路造成這臺機器發生故障。

The boy picked up a piece of trash and threw it in the trash can.
男孩撿起一個垃圾丟進了垃圾桶裡。

When his smatphone stopped working, Luke trashed it.
當路克的手機壞了，他就把它丟掉了。

You ought to put your rubbish in the bin. 
你應該把垃圾丟到桶子裡。

Would you just stop talking rubbish? 
你能不能別再說廢話了？

When Jim saw that futuristic car on the TV commercial, he loved it immediately.
當吉姆從電視廣告上看到那輛未來感的車後，他馬上愛上它。

There is a crack in one of the panels of the door.
這扇門的其中一塊嵌版有條裂縫。

There’s something wrong with the instrument panel.
儀表板有點問題。

A panel of judges met to discuss the Carlson case.
裁判小組集會討論卡爾森案件。

The new smartphone is at the cutting-edge of mobile communications technology.
(這支新的智慧型手機處在行動通訊技術發展的最尖端。)

The manager has come up with an innovative way to cut costs.
經理想到了一種可以降低成本的創新辦法。

Innovation is the key to success in the fast-changing business world.
在這個瞬息萬變的商場上，創新是成功的關鍵。

The patient regained consciousness shortly after treatment.
這個病人經過治療後不久就恢復了意識。

My consciousness of their suffering urged me to offer help.
我知道他們的痛苦遭遇後，就有一股伸出援手的衝動。

The politicians asked people to stop driving their cars in order to limit carbon emissions.
政客們請大眾停止開車以限制碳排放。

I could feel heat emitted from the fireplace.
我可以感受到壁爐散發出來的熱。

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》。

Could you help me scan these old photographs into the computer?
你能不能幫我把這些老照片掃描進電腦裡？

Before the document could be emailed, it first had to be scanned.
需要先掃描文件後，才能用電子郵件寄出。

The scan showed that the cancer cells had spread, and the patient needed an immediate operation.
掃描結果顯示病患的癌細胞擴散了，需要立即動手術。

Peter scanned the Yellow Pages looking for the number of a plumber.
彼得概略看過工商電話簿，找尋水電行的電話。

Every morning, Jake likes to scan through the newspaper while eating breakfast.
傑克每天早上都喜歡邊瀏覽報紙邊吃早餐。

The shareholders’meeting will begin in approximately half an hour.
股東會議大約在半小時後開始。

One kilogram is equivalent to a thousand grams.
1 公斤等於 1,000 公克。

There is no Chinese equivalent of this English word.
中文裡並沒有和這個英文字相對應的詞。

Our troops made a surprise attack and eliminated the enemy.
我軍發動奇襲，把敵人消滅了。

We have to eliminate the losing team from the competition.
我們必須把這支快輸的隊伍從比賽中淘汰掉。

Please discard your trash in the provided trash cans 
before you leave the campsite. 
離開營地之前，請把垃圾丟到我們所提供的垃圾桶內。

The woodworker’s shop was littered with discards
from his most recent creation.
這木工的店裡散落著他最近創作作品的廢棄物。

Experts doubted that the rapid increase in the stock market was sustainable and warned values would likely decline soon.
專家懷疑股市快速上漲是否能維持，並警告股價可能很快會下跌。

Solar and wind power are two examples of sustainable energy resources that have become more common over the years.
太陽能和風能是兩個這幾年來越見普遍的永續能源例子。