假裝一切都很好 小心「鴨子症候群」 Do You Suffer from Duck Syndrome?

Alice in Wonderland syndrome is a condition in which people ’s perceptions are distorted due to problems with the brain.
愛麗絲夢遊仙境症是一種由於大腦有問題，而導致人們的感知有扭曲的情況。

The couple glided gracefully over the dance floor and wowed us all with their performance.
這對夫妻優雅地滑過舞池，他們的表演使我們所有的人都讚歎不已。
 

A huge eagle glided over the area, looking for prey. 
一隻大老鷹滑翔飛過這區域尋找獵物。

The ice skater's smooth glide ended abruptly when another skater crashed into her.
這名溜冰者的平順滑行在另一名溜冰者撞上她後嘎然而止。

Although both of the airplane’s engines failed, the pilot quickly took it into a glide and landed it safely.
雖然飛機的兩個引擎都故障了，但那飛行員很快將飛機帶入無動力滑行並安全著陸。

Paddles are used to control the movement and direction of a canoe. 
槳是用來控制獨木舟划行與行進方向的。

Tom and Jerry paddled their canoe as hard as they could in order not to fall over the waterfall.
湯姆與傑瑞盡全力划船，以免掉下瀑布。

Because the fishing boat's engine ran out of gas, the boat had to be paddled back to shore.
因為這艘漁船的引擎汽油已耗盡，因此得將船划回岸邊。

I realized from Maureen's tone of voice that she was concealing something from me.
從莫琳的語調中，我發現她有事正瞞著我。

Louis concealed the letter underneath the rug so no one would find it.
路易斯把那封信藏在地毯下方，以免被人發現。

How come your room is always in disorder?
你的房間為何老是很雜亂？

The newborn baby completely disordered their lives.
新生兒完全打亂了他們的生活。

Mr. Wang takes medication to manage his mood disorder. 王先生服藥來控制情緒失調。

Despite the chaos around Anna, she remained composed and focused on her goals.
儘管周圍一片混亂，安娜仍保持沉著冷靜，專注於她的目標。

After losing my job, I experienced feelings of depression.
失業後，我感到消沉。

Steve has been suffering from depression since his wife passed away.
自從太太過世後，史蒂夫便飽受憂鬱症的折磨。

Many businesses failed to live through the Great Depression of the 1930s.
許多企業未能捱過 30 年代的經濟大蕭條時期。

The transition from high school to college can be difficult for students.
從高中到大學的轉變對學生而言可能很難適應。

The country is in transition as it adapts to a new system of government.
這個國家正在轉型，因為它正在適應新的政府體制。

The status of a teacher is not high in many countries.
在許多國家中老師的地位並不高。

What is the present status of the negotiations?
這次協商目前的情況如何？

Most people want to maintain their status quo and are reluctant to make any changes.
大部分的人都想要維持現狀，很不願做任何改變。

The game is projected to take place at the new gym.
這場比賽預計在新體育館舉行。

Julie projected the map onto the wall.
茱莉把地圖投射到牆上。

A low sodium and low fat diet can lessen the risk of high blood pressure. 
低鈉低脂的飲食可以減少罹患高血壓的風險。

The deafening noise lessened as the train got farther away. 
火車漸漸遠離時，震耳欲聾的噪音就變小了。

After suffering from emotional problems since he was a child, Don finally decided to get some therapy.
唐恩自小受情緒問題所苦，他最終決定接受治療。