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It takes the Earth about 365 days to revolve around 
the sun. 
地球繞太陽公轉一次大約要花 365 天。

Brian’s whole life revolves around his family. 
布萊恩一生都以家人為中心。

Jack has a reluctance to take part in any physical activity.
傑克不想參加任何體育活動。

With reluctance, little Johnny agreed to share his French fries with his brother.
小強尼很勉強地同意與弟弟分享薯條。

The crowd broke into spontaneous applause when 
the speech was over. 
演講結束時，群眾不由自主發出熱烈掌聲。

 I was a bit nervous when they asked me to give a 
spontaneous speech as tonight’s guest of honor. 
當他們要我以今晚貴賓的身分發表即席演說時，我有一點緊
張。

They made a spontaneous decision to try the new restaurant. 他們臨時決定去試試那間新餐廳。

Sue is quite awkward and falls over a lot.
蘇相當笨拙，而且時常跌倒。

I felt awkward when I saw my ex-boyfriend yesterday.
昨天我看到前任男友時渾身不自在。

The disease is usually manifested in acute stomachaches at its initial stages.
疾病初期表現通常為劇烈胃痛。

Although Bruce didn t say a word, his anger was clearly manifest in his face.
儘管布魯斯不發一語，他的怒氣在臉上顯而易見。

Miscommunication can hinder collaboration between team members.
溝通不良可能會阻礙組員之間的合作。

The government is determined to take immediate measures to tackle inflation.
政府決心採取立即的行動處理通貨膨脹的問題。

The new policy is expected to diminish the cost of health care.
這項新政策可望降低健康照護的成本。

The political influence of the former president diminished with time.
前總統的政治影響力隨著時間的流逝而慢慢減弱。

Samuel quickly accumulated a large fortune by 
investing in the stock market. 
薩姆爾藉由投資股票市場而累積了一大筆財富。

 A thick layer of dust accumulated on my desk 
because I hadn’t cleaned it for a year. 
一層厚厚的灰塵積在我桌上，因為我已一年沒清理過桌子
了。

Beating thousands of competitors and getting this job boosted Lauren’s confidence a lot.
打敗上千名對手爭取到這份工作讓蘿倫的自信大增。

The President-elect gave these businessmen a boost in saying that he would devote himself to raising the economic growth.
總統當選人說他會致力於提升經濟成長，讓這些商人信心大增。
 

The warm spring rain helped to boost the growth of crops. 溫暖的春雨有助於促進作物的生長。

The manager’s persistence in carrying out the 
project finally paid off. 
經理對於執行該企畫的堅持總算開花結果了。

 The persistence of the baby girl’s high fever made 
her parents deeply concerned. 
小女嬰持續發高燒，令她的父母親很擔憂。

The very essence of Christianity is love.
基督教的要旨就是愛。

In essence, a good design is the perfect unity of function and beauty.
基本上而言，好的設計就是功能性與美感完美的結合。

If you add some lavender essence to the wax, your candle will give off a pleasant smell.
如果你在蠟裡面加一點薰衣草的香精萃取物，你的蠟燭就會散發香味。