與人有約　你是匆匆忙忙還是游刃有餘？Being Beaten by the Clock or Beating It

Frank dashed to the toilet as soon as the film was over.
電影一結束，法蘭克馬上急奔廁所。

Frank made a dash for the toilet as soon as the film was over.
電影一結束，法蘭克馬上急奔廁所。

Mary dashed John's dreams when she told him she had no interest in him at all.
瑪莉告訴約翰她對他一點興趣都沒有，讓約翰的夢想全都落空了。

Phoebe won first prize in the women's 100-meter dash.
菲比贏得女子一百公尺短跑比賽第一名。

Sarah dashed after the thief who stole her purse.
莎拉衝向偷走她錢包的小偷。

I glanced at the girl one more time before I left.
我對那個女孩子匆匆再看了一眼便離開了。

At first glance, the painting was average. But the more I looked at it, the more I liked it.
乍看之下，這幅畫沒啥了不起。不過，我越看則越愛。

Our stay in Paris was certainly the highlight of our trip.
我們在巴黎停留的期間絕對是此行最精彩的部分。

You should highlight your work experience in the resume.
你應該在履歷表中突顯你的工作經驗。

Tom is introverted. By contrast, his brother John is extroverted.
湯姆很內向。相對之下，他哥哥約翰就很外向。

The puppy appears small in contrast to its mother.
這隻小狗和母狗比起來模樣小多了。

When you contrast Edward with Henry, you’ll find a big difference between them in terms of personality.
你將愛德華與亨利對比時，會發現兩人的個性有很大的差異。

Everyone rushed into the street when a fire broke out.
失火時，所有人全都衝到街上。

Tom was rushed to the hospital because he was bleeding severely.
湯姆因為大量失血，很快地被送到醫院。

Why are you in such a rush to leave?
你為何這麼急著要離開？

There was a big rush for that toy last summer.
去年夏天那款玩具造成了搶購熱潮。

I was stuck in traffic during rush hour.
尖峰時刻時，我被卡在車陣中動彈不得。

Henry felt a sudden rush of dizziness.
亨利突然感到頭暈目眩。

Panic does not help when one is in a dangerous situation.
陷入險境時，驚恐是無濟於事的。

I panicked at the sight of the poisonous snake.
我一看到那條毒蛇就驚慌起來。

There will be a small gathering tonight at Victor's house to celebrate his retirement.
今晚在維克多家將有一場小型聚會，慶祝他退休。

There was a lot of tension between the two countries after the terrorist attack.
發生恐攻後，兩國之間的關係很緊張。

There was tension when the two rivals met.
當這兩個敵手碰面時，情況緊張了起來。