變變變！花生也能變皮夾！Leather that Comes from Peanuts

The terrorists’plot was uncovered in time.
恐怖分子的陰謀及時被揭發。

The characters in the movie were good but the plot was terrible.
電影中的角色不錯，但是劇本卻很爛。

The rebels plotted to overthrow their cruel ruler.
叛軍圖謀推翻殘暴的統治者。

Liz hides her diaries on the top shelf of her closet.
麗茲把日記藏在衣櫥的最上層。

The soldier hid behind a tree until the danger was over.
那名士兵藏匿在一棵樹後面，直到危險過去為止。

Jonas' mother senses he is hiding something from her.
喬納斯的媽媽察覺到他向她隱瞞了什麼。

A group of artists repurposed the old factory into a modern art gallery. 一群藝術家將這座舊工廠改建成現代藝術畫廊。

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。

This job calls for at least five years of practical experience.
這份工作需要至少 5 年的實際經驗。

Tom is a practical person and never does things beyond his ability.
湯姆是很務實的人，超過自己能力的事他從不會去做。

My teacher gave me some practical advice on how to study better.
我的老師給了我一些關於如何更有效學習的實用建議。

The greenhouse effect is an important environmental issue.
溫室效應是很重要的環境議題。

We should lay emphasis on the importance of environmental protection.
我們應要強調環保的重要性。

Anything can be harmful when carried to extremes.
任何事做得過火都可能變得有害。

A huge typhoon is coming, so we have no alternative but to cancel the trip.
強烈的颱風即將來臨，因此我們只有取消行程別無選擇了。

An alternative way would be to travel by plane.
另一種可供選擇的方式就是搭飛機。

Instead of giving a speech, Paula chose an alternative way to demonstrate her ideas.
寶拉不是用演講，而是選了一種非傳統的方式來呈現自己的想法。

There is no practical alternative to delaying the project.
除了延後專案之外，並沒有實際可行的替代方案。

It is conventional for Japanese to bow to one another.
日本人彼此鞠躬行禮是傳統。
 

The factory still relies on conventional machines rather than automated robots.
這家工廠仍依賴傳統的機械，而不是自動化機器人。

I'm afraid getting things changed will be a slow process.
事情要改變恐怕會是一個緩慢的過程。

We're still in the process of conducting a market survey.
我們尚在做市場調查中。

It will take about 3 weeks to process your application.
處理您的申請約要 3 星期的時間。

I can swim with my watch on because it is 
waterproof. 
我可以戴手錶游泳，因為那是防水的。

To protect the wooden furniture from the rain, 
George waterproofed it with an expensive paint he 
ordered online.
喬治為了保護木製家具免受雨淋，他用他在網上訂購的昂貴
油漆對木製家具做了防水處理。

Nicole described roughly to me the planned course of action.
妮可向我概略地描述預定的活動行程。

The dove is representative of peace. 
鴿子代表和平。

The union sent a representative to negotiate with management.
工會派出一位代表和資方談判。

The rapid reduction in rainforest has caused global warming to get worse. 
雨林迅速減少使全球暖化更嚴重。

The supermarket advertised many price reductions. 
該超市做了許多減價活動的廣告。