讀書時該不該聽音樂? Should You Listen to Music While Studying?

The confused old man wandered through the streets, unsure of where he was.
這位困惑的老先生在街頭遊蕩，不知自己身在何處。

The runaway girl wandered along the street, looking in the shop windows.
這個蹺家的女孩在街上閒逛，瀏覽商店的櫥窗。

Nick likes to go for a wander around the park during his lunch break.
尼克喜歡在他午休期間到公園附近閒逛。

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。

Floods damaged the train tracks so travelers had to find alternate modes of transportation.
因為洪水損壞了火車鐵軌，旅客必須找尋其他替代的交通方式。

Any distraction you encounter while driving might 
result in serious accidents. 
開車時一分心就可能引起嚴重事故。

Sponges are used to absorb liquids.
海綿可用來吸收液體。

I couldn’t absorb everything I read.
所有讀過的東西我並非都能理解。

I was so absorbed in my work that I didn’t hear you calling me.

我太投入工作，因此沒聽到你在叫我。

I was so buried in my work that I didn’t hear you calling me.
我太投入工作，因此沒聽到你在叫我。

If you lower your expectations, you’ll never be disappointed.
假使你不多所期待，就永遠不會失望。

Without hard work, you can’t meet your parents’ expectations.
你若不努力就不能達到你父母的期望。

Bill’s superior strength gave him an advantage over his opponents.
比爾的力氣比對手大多了，因此使他占了上風。

This book has the advantage of being easy to use.
這本書的優點在於它很容易使用。

All students are invited to take advantage of our student discounts.
竭誠歡迎所有學生多加利用我們的學生折扣優待。

Joseph lives by the principle that one should never take advantage of others.
喬瑟夫處世的原則就是永遠不占他人的便宜。

Stop making complaints about life and learn to appreciate what you have.
別再抱怨人生，學習感激你現有的一切。

Stop complaining about life and learn to appreciate what you have.
別再抱怨人生，學習感激你現有的一切。

We’ve received a lot of customer complaints about our new products lately.
最近我們收到許多客戶對我們新產品的投訴。

What’s your complaint?
您哪裡不舒服?

Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要為發明之母。── 諺語

Water is a basic necessity of life.
水是生命中不可或缺的基本要素。

Most families ran out of basic necessities during the natural disaster.
在這場天災期間，多數家庭耗盡了他們的生活必需品。

When learning English, do not memorize words only. What’s even more important is that you know how to use these words.
學英文時，不要只背單字。更重要的是，你應懂得如何使用這些單字。

The plan was criticized as being too expensive.
這個計畫被批評為耗資過大。

Try to persuade Jerry to apologize to the teacher.
試著說服傑瑞去向老師道歉。

Could you persuade Kurt not to cancel the pop concert?
你可以說服柯特不要取消這場流行音樂演唱會嗎？

Subtract five from ten, and you’ll get five.
10 減 5 等於 5。

Don’t marry Paul just yet because you hardly know him.
現在還不要嫁給保羅，因為妳幾乎不了解他。

September's sales were slightly worse than the average.
九月的業績比平均略差了些。

We’re originally from Texas. 
我們原籍是德州。

The town was originally quite small.
這個鎮最初規模相當小。

Everyone in our class studies very hard, especially Ashley.
我們班上每個人都很用功，尤其是艾希莉。

This program is especially designed for the elderly.
這程式是特地為老年人所設計的。

Tony’s failure arose from laziness.

東尼的失敗起因於懶惰。