空閒厭惡：沒事做好無聊啊～ Breaking Free from Idleness

Be careful. Don’t drop the vase.
小心。別讓花瓶掉下來。

Stock prices dropped sharply in Asia yesterday.
昨天亞洲的股價劇烈下跌。

Ken dropped by to see me this morning.
肯今早順道來拜訪我。

I dropped in on Stacey on my way home.
我回家途中順便去看史黛西。

Drop me a line if you can.
可以的話，寫信給我。

A drop of sweat ran down Harry’s forehead.
一滴汗珠從哈利的額頭流下來。

There was a sudden drop in temperature last night.
昨晚氣溫驟降。

Please inform us of any change of schedule.
若排程表有異動請告知我們。

Please keep me informed about what you’re doing.
你們正在做什麼事，請隨時讓我知道。

Jane illustrates children’s books for a living.
珍替兒童書籍畫插畫維生。

The graphs illustrate the growth of our business.
這些圖表說明了我們事業的成長。

Ted became a volunteer after his retirement from business.
泰德自企業界退休後就成了一名義工。

To be a singer, you need someone to instruct you in singing.
你若想當歌手，就需要找個人教你唱歌。

The captain instructed his crew to sail east.
船長指示所有船員往東航行。

I gave Vincent a watch as a reward for his help.
我送文森一只手錶以回報他的幫忙。

The young mom rewards her children with cookies when they do well in school.
孩子在學校表現良好時，這位年輕媽媽會給他們餅乾作為獎勵。

Jack received a reward for finding the lost dog.
傑克因為找到那隻走失的狗而獲得報酬。

The houses in that area are all identical. 
那個地區的房子全都是一個樣。

Surprisingly enough, Jack’s answer was identical to yours.
令人驚訝的是，傑克的答案跟你的完全一樣。

People differ from one another in their hobbies.
嗜好因人而異。

Hobbies vary from person to person.
嗜好因人而異。

Despite Andy’s pay cut, he won’t reduce his standard of living.
儘管安迪被減薪，他仍不願降低他的生活水準。

Bankruptcy reduced Bruce to begging.
布魯斯破產後淪為乞丐。

Bruce was reduced to begging after he went bankrupt.
布魯斯破產後淪為乞丐。

Alcoholism will affect all aspects of your life.
酗酒會全面影響你的生活。

Brian outdistances John in all aspects, including math.
布萊恩在各方面都領先約翰，包括數學在內。