原來動物都不愛白吃的午餐！呃……喵星人除外 Contra-Freeloading: The Work-for-Food Phenomenon in Nature

The beggar said“, Can you spare me a few coins?”
那乞丐說：『你能施捨我幾個硬幣嗎？』

I’ll spin the coin, and you say“ heads” or“ tails.”
我來旋轉硬幣，然後你說『正面』或『反面』。

Let’s toss a coin to see who has to clean the kitchen.
讓我們擲硬幣來決定誰必須打掃廚房。

Success and failure are actually two sides of the same coin.
成功和失敗實際上是同一件事情的兩面。

The work is easy, but the other side of the coin is it’s low-paid.
這工作很輕鬆，但從另一方面來說工資卻很低。

The writer likes to coin new words in his novels.
這位作家喜歡在他的小說裡發明新字詞。

You should make sure that your motivation for losing weight is healthy.
你應確保自己想減肥的動機是健康的。

I have no motivation toward the project. I’m not interested in it.
我對這項企畫沒有動力。我對它不感興趣。

Eric is a man of great insight.
艾瑞克是個很有洞察力的人。

Amy Tan’s novels give an insight into the lives of Chinese Americans living in the US.
譚艾美的小說帶我們深入了解華裔美國人在美國的生活。

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 housewife complains of a lack of intellectual 
stimulation when she is at home looking after her 
children. 
這名家庭主婦抱怨在家顧小孩使她缺乏智力上的激發。

Since coffee stimulates him, Jason always has a cup of it in the morning.
由於咖啡讓傑森提神，他早上總會來一杯咖啡。

Congress is considering tax cuts in order to stimulate investment.
國會正在考慮減稅方案以促進投資。

Good teachers should ask questions that stimulate students to think. 
稱職的老師應該要問能夠激勵學生去思考的問題。

There is no rule without exceptions.
所有規則皆有例外。

Most boys in that school like football, but my 
son is an exception.
那間學校大部分男孩都喜歡足球，但我兒子卻是個例外。

With the exception of his ill temper, John is quite a nice person.

約翰除了脾氣壞之外，為人倒是挺不錯的。

Except for his ill temper, John is quite a nice person.
約翰除了脾氣壞之外，為人倒是挺不錯的。

The scientist conducted an experiment to test his hypothesis, but the results proved his theory to be incorrect.
這名科學家進行一項實驗來試驗他的假說，但結果證實他的理論是錯誤的。

Steve seems to have an innate talent for mastering foreign languages.
史帝夫似乎天生就有精通外語的才能。

Fear of the unknown is a common instinct.
對未知的恐懼是人類共有的本性。

Birds do not learn to build nests, but build them by instinct.
鳥類並沒有學習去築巢，而是依本能去築巢。

Over the years, the explorer has learned to rely on his instincts.
多年來，這名探險家學會倚賴直覺。

The publisher is solely responsible for the inappropriate content of the magazine.
出版商應為該雜誌中不合宜的內容獨自負起責任。

Kelly plays the guitar solely for her own enjoyment; she is too shy to perform for others.
凱莉彈吉他只是因為興趣，她太害羞所以不敢在其他人面前表演。

A lot of politicians aligned themselves with this presidential candidate because many members of the American public supported him.
許多政治人物都支持這位總統候選人，因為許多美國民眾支持他。

The volunteers carefully aligned the chairs in the hall in preparation for the famous novelist’s speech tomorrow.
志工小心翼翼地把大廳裡的椅子對齊好，為明天知名小說家的演講做準備。