奔風巨鳥：那隻其實不會把頭埋進沙裡的鴕鳥！The Swift-Footed Giant That Doesn’t Actually Bury Its Head in the Sand (全程英文講解)

Arrogance and laziness are two of Bill's most annoying personality traits.
傲慢和懶散是比爾最令人討厭的其中兩項人格特質。

Contrary to the general myth, pigs are actually animals that love to be clean.
與一般傳統想法不同的是，豬其實是愛乾淨的動物。

The story in the magazine is just a myth. There’s not a single grain of truth in it.
雜誌裡的這則報導不過是無稽之談。毫無事實根據。

Fred was under the illusion that he could finish his work on time.
佛萊德誤以為他會準時完工。

We had no illusions about winning any design awards in the first place.
我們打從一開始就很清楚我們無法獲得任何設計獎。

The mirrors in the small apartment give the illusion that it is spacious.
這間小公寓裡的鏡子製造了一種空間很寬敞的錯覺。

Joe's performance in the speech contest was truly remarkable.
喬在演講比賽的表現實在了不起。

Judy gave a remarkable performance in the school play.
茱蒂在學校的舞臺劇中有著引人注目的表現。

A vast number of students attended the rally.
有好多學生參加這次的集會遊行。

This university has a vast library.
這所大學裡有間大圖書館。

The hen is sitting on the eggs waiting for them to hatch.
母雞正坐在蛋上孵這些蛋。

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
勿打如意算盤。⸺諺語

Those people hatched a plan to overthrow the government.
那些人策劃要推翻政府。

The bad guy in the movie opened the hatch and jumped out of the plane.
電影裡的歹徒打開艙門，然後跳出了飛機。

With the number of cars increasing on a constant basis, the police are having a hard time regulating traffic in the city.
由於車輛數目不斷在增加，警方在管理市區交通上遇到很大的麻煩。

Your health will be ruined if you do not regulate your life.
你生活再不規律點，健康都要給毀了。

This machine can automatically regulate the room temperature. 這臺機器可以自動調節室內的溫度。

The policy suffered strong resistance from the working class.
該政策遭受勞動階級強力反彈。

Your body's resistance becomes low if you stay up frequently.
如果你經常熬夜，身體的抵抗力就會變差。

The athlete used a special piece of equipment to increase resistance during training.
這位運動員使用一種特殊裝備以在訓練時加大阻力。

After sitting for a long time in the car, I got out to stretch my legs.
在車內久坐之後，我下車活動一下筋骨。

Be sure to stretch before exercising.
運動前一定要先做伸展。

Tina stretched the rubber band so hard that it broke quickly.
蒂娜很用力拉緊橡皮筋，結果它很快就斷了。

Jerry stretched out his hands to take the award.
傑瑞伸出雙手領取獎品。

You have to stand for 6 hours at a stretch for this job.
這個工作需要連續站 6 小時。

Lena's arm stretched upward as she reached for the fruit. 莉娜的手臂向上伸出，試圖摘那顆果實。

The proportion of boys to girls at the elementary school is about three to one.
這所小學的男生和女生的比例大約是 3 比 1。

In this picture, the head is out of proportion with the body.
在這幅圖畫裡，頭和身體不成比例。

Women and children make up a large proportion of the population in this village.
這個村莊內女人和小孩的數量占了人口的很大一部分。

The amount of your bonus is proportioned to the number of sales you make.
你的獎金和你的銷售量成正比。

The woman rubbed her hands together to warm them up.
這個婦人摩擦雙手，好讓手溫暖起來。

During the pandemic, you are advised not to rub your eyes, especially if you haven’t washed your hands.
疫情期間，建議不要揉眼睛，特別是如果你沒有洗手的話。

Jeff gave his elbow a quick rub after hitting it against the desk.
傑夫手肘撞到桌子後，他快速地搓揉一下他的手肘。