別鬧了！ 人嚇人真的會嚇「死」人 Getting Scared to Death

Don’t scare me. I’m a coward.
別嚇我。我是個膽小鬼。

Irene doesn’t scare easily: She didn’t even blink when she saw a flying cockroach.
艾琳不容易害怕：她看到蟑螂在飛時，眼睛甚至都沒有眨一下。

When Melvin passed out, he gave us a scare.
馬文昏倒的時候，嚇了我們一跳。

Ted reacted calmly to the plaintiff's accusation.
泰德對原告的指控反應冷靜。

When Tom heard the joke, he reacted with a laugh.
湯姆聽到笑話時,他的反應是笑了一聲。

What’s Tom’s reaction to my proposal? 
湯姆對我的提議有什麼表示？

The salesman demonstrated how to work the machine to us.
該業務員向我們示範說明如何操作這部機器。

Thousands of people demonstrated against the government this morning.
今天早上有好幾千人示威抗議政府。

The scientist demonstrated the effectiveness of the new drug through carefully designed studies. 科學家透過精心設計的研究證明了這種新藥有效。

The manager tried to demonstrate his ability to lead the team.
經理試圖展現領導團隊的能力。

The manager is incredibly serious about his work, ensuring every detail is perfect.
經理對待工作非常認真，確保每個細節都做到完美。

We were incredibly pleased with the excellent service at the restaurant.
我們非常滿意這家餐廳的優質服務。

We have found a lot of evidence against John. 
我們發現很多不利於約翰的證據。

The king loves the queen very much, as evidenced by a large palace he built for her.
國王非常愛皇后，他為她建造的這座大皇宮可以作證。

After ten years in prison, the prisoner was released this morning.
坐了 10 年牢後，那名囚犯今早獲釋。

The authorities concerned have released the names of those killed in the crash.
有關當局已發布這次空難的罹難者名單。

Simon’s good behavior earned him early release from prison.
賽門表現良好，因此可以提早出獄。

Marilyn Manson’s latest release again topped the charts.
瑪莉蓮．曼森發行的最新專輯再次橫掃排行榜冠軍。

My trip to the US was a benefit of my job.
我的美國之旅是工作上的一項福利。

The doctor said a long rest would benefit the patient.
醫生說長時間休息將會有益於該病患。

Everyone will benefit from the new road.
那條新路會造福每個人。

Reading every day brings great benefits to students.
每天閱讀會對學生帶來很大的益處。

We need to pump the water out of the basement.
我們必須把水從地下室抽出去。

First of all, we need to pump up the balloons.
首先，我們必須將汽球充氣。

The government has pumped millions of dollars into the health service.
政府已挹注數百萬元到醫療照護上。

The gas pump is broken, so be careful with it.
汽油幫浦故障了，所以要小心。

Eric is pumping air into balloons for the party.
艾瑞克正在為派對把氣球充氣。

Every time your heart beats, it pumps oxygenrich blood to your organs.
每當心臟跳動時，它就會將富含氧氧的血液送至器官。

My mom became emotional upon reading the card I sent her.
我媽看了我寄給她的卡片深受感動。

A person with a high EQ usually gets along with other people well.
情商高的人通常都和別人處得很好。

Amy's emotional speech moved everyone to tears.
艾咪感人的演講讓大家熱淚盈眶。

Everyone rushed into the street when a fire broke out.
失火時，所有人全都衝到街上。

Tom was rushed to the hospital because he was bleeding severely.
湯姆因為大量失血，很快地被送到醫院。

Why are you in such a rush to leave?
你為何這麼急著要離開？

There was a big rush for that toy last summer.
去年夏天那款玩具造成了搶購熱潮。

I was stuck in traffic during rush hour.
尖峰時刻時，我被卡在車陣中動彈不得。

Henry felt a sudden rush of dizziness.
亨利突然感到頭暈目眩。

Mary's anger towards her husband was too intense for her to forgive him.
瑪莉對她丈夫的恨意強烈到她無法原諒他。

I can't stand the intense heat waves during the summer.
我無法忍受夏日強烈的熱浪。

Amy felt intense pain in her leg after falling.
跌倒後，艾咪的腿感到劇烈疼痛。