昔日冷卻真救星，今朝配角仍有功 Why Every Cup Needs Its Saucer

Lucy was a mere child when her parents got divorced.
露西的父母離婚時她還只是個小孩子。

We need a mere $30,000 to set up a radio station.
我們設立一座廣播電臺只需要 3 萬美元就行了。

Digestion is a vital function.
消化是維持生命必需的功能。
 

Police officers play a vital role in maintaining social stability.
在維持社會治安方面，警察扮演了至為重要的角色。
 

All his life, the rich man led a life of luxury.
這名富豪終其一生都過著奢華的生活。

A television was a luxury for me when I was young.
我年輕的時候，電視對我來說是奢侈品。

Please pour water into the jug and then place it on the table.
請把水倒到罐子裡，然後把罐子放在桌上。

It's pouring now. You may as well stay here for the night.
現在正在下大雨，你不妨留下來過夜。

It's raining hard now. You may as well stay here for the night.
現在正在下大雨，你不妨留下來過夜。

It's raining cats and dogs. You may as well stay here for the night.
現在正在下大雨，你不妨留下來過夜。

When it rains, it pours.
每次下雨，就會下傾盆大雨。/ 禍不單行。

It never rains but it pours.
每次下雨，就會下傾盆大雨。/ 禍不單行。

Bob often pours out his problems to me and expects me to give him some advice.
鮑伯經常向我傾訴他的問題,希望我給他一些建議。

You cannot just lump every type of student together.
你不能隨便將每一種學生都歸成同一類。

The manufacturer recommended turning the mattress over from time to time to stop it from lumping.
製造商建議不時把床墊翻面，以防止它結塊。

I grabbed a lump of soil as a souvenir at Yellowstone National Park.
在黃石國家公園內，我抓了一把泥土當作紀念。

There is a lump on my head because I fell off the bike and hit the curb.
我的頭腫了一塊，因為我從腳踏車上跌下來撞到人行道路緣。

There was a lump in my throat when I saw those skinny children on TV.
我看到電視上那些骨瘦如柴的孩子們時感到一陣鼻酸。

The mouse ate three cubes of cheese today.
這隻老鼠今天吃了 3 塊起司。

Lauren cubed the cheese into bite-sized pieces.
羅倫把乳酪切成一口就能吃下去的大小。
 

These two pictures look the same at first glance, but there exist subtle differences.
乍看之下這兩張照片似乎一樣，但是仍有細微差異。

Don't try to shift the blame to me.
不要試圖把責任推到我身上。

What can I do to shift my son's attention from computer games to his studies?
我該怎麼做才能把我兒子的注意力從電動玩具轉移到課業上？

I work on the night shift this week.
我這星期輪夜班。

The invention of the internet caused a major shift in human communication.
網路的發明使得人類的溝通方式產生重大轉變。

The addition of the spice to the soup makes it taste better.
在湯中添加這種香料會讓它更美味。

Mom, my teacher told me we would learn addition first.
媽媽，我老師說我們會先學加法。

In addition to attending school during the day, Sandy goes to work at night.
珊蒂除了白天上學之外，晚上還要工作。

Customers can choose vanilla cream as an addition to the iced latte.
顧客可以在冰拿鐵裡額外添加香草奶油。

No one remained in the hall soon after the concert was over.
音樂會結束沒多久，大廳裡一個人影都不剩了。

Though divorced, Anna and David still remain friends.
雖然離婚了，安娜和大衛仍是朋友。

The problem still remains unsolved.
這個問題仍然一直沒被解決。

It remains to be seen which team will win.
哪一隊會贏尚有待觀察。

Water dripped from my ceiling during rainstorms.
暴風雨時，水從我家天花板上滴了下來。

The injured man dripped blood all over the floor.
這位受傷的男子血滴得滿地都是。

Jane didn’t sleep well last night because of the endless drip of the rain from the roof.
因為屋頂上不停傳來的滴水聲，珍昨晚一夜沒睡好。

The eye is a rather delicate organ.
眼睛是很脆弱的器官。
 

Jonathan gave me a set of delicate china teacups for my birthday.
喬納森送了我一組精緻的陶瓷茶杯作為生日禮物。
 

Most cheeses in that store are imported from France.
那家店的起司大多是從法國進口。