河馬的水生活和你想的不一樣！？The Hippo’s Underwater World

Ben suddenly emerged from behind the door, which frightened me.
班突然從門後冒出來，嚇了我一跳。
 

Breathe in. Breathe out. Try to relax yourself.
吸氣。吐氣。設法讓自己放鬆。

Upon hearing the good news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
一聽到這個好消息，大家都歎了口氣，如釋重負。

The volume of traffic reaches its peak during rush hour.
交通流量在上下班尖峰時間會達到高峰。

The history of the Roman Empire is in volumes 3 and 4.
羅馬帝國的歷史收錄在第 3、4 冊中。

Would you mind turning the volume down? I’m studying.
你介意把音量關小嗎？我正在唸書。

Ian ran to greet Anna with extended arms.
伊恩展臂跑去迎接安娜。

After an extended period of silence, the CEO finally responded. 執行長在沉默了很長一段時間後，終於做出了回應。

Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing.
基因決定了每樣生物的種種特徵。

This usage is characteristic of American English.
這種用法是美式英語的特徵。
 

This kind of hot and spicy food is very characteristic of the food in the country.
這種辛辣食物是該國非常典型的食物。

I twisted my head around to see what was going on.
我轉頭看發生了什麼事。

Be honest. Don't twist the truth.
要老實。別扭曲事實。

I don’t like John because he tends to twist people's words.
我不喜歡約翰，因為他常曲解大家的話。

Terry gave the cap of the jar another twist to open it.
泰瑞又扭轉了罐子的瓶蓋一次，試圖打開它。

When Jerry heard the music, he rushed onto the dance floor to do the twist.
傑瑞一聽到音樂就衝進舞池跳扭扭舞。

The movie had a twist at the end that surprised everyone.
這部電影在結尾有個轉折，讓所有人都感到驚訝。

The tragic drowning of the young boy shocked the community.
小男孩悲慘溺斃的事件震驚了該社區。

The dishwasher will stop automatically when the dishes are clean.
盤子洗乾淨時洗碗機會自動停止。

The dishwasher will stop on its own when the dishes are clean.
盤子洗乾淨時洗碗機會自動停止。

Put the dishes in the sink, and I’ll wash them later.
把碗盤放在水槽裡，我等會兒去洗。

Two boats sank off the coast of the island during the storm.
暴風雨中，兩艘船在島嶼的外海沉沒。

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。

The teacher demands that his students (should) be quiet when he speaks.
老師要求學生在他講話時要保持安靜。

The teacher requires that his students (should) be quiet when he speaks.
老師要求學生在他講話時要保持安靜。

The teacher requests that his students (should) be quiet when he speaks.
老師要求學生在他講話時要保持安靜。

The firm does all it can to meet its customers’demands.
這家公司盡其所能以達到顧客的需求。

Good software engineers are in great demand these days.
這年頭需要大量優秀的軟體工程師。

We have a lot of free pamphlets on demand.
我們有很多免費小冊子備索。