原來是這樣！姓氏裡藏了什麼祕密～？What’s in a Name Anyway?

I don’t like stories with tragic endings.
我不喜歡悲劇性結局的故事。

Rita’s husband’s sudden death was very tragic.
麗塔的先生突然撒手人寰令人悲痛不已。

The book had a dull name, but after I read it,
I found it quite fascinating.
這本書的書名很無趣，可是在我讀過之後，我發現它很吸引人。

Eric is a man of great insight.
艾瑞克是個很有洞察力的人。

Amy Tan’s novels give an insight into the lives of Chinese Americans living in the US.
譚艾美的小說帶我們深入了解華裔美國人在美國的生活。

Tammy identified the purse as hers by telling what it contained.
塔米藉著說出手提包內的東西指認這個手提包是她的。

The good mayor identified the well-being of his citizens with his own.
這位善良的市長把市民的幸福當作是自己的幸福。

The audience identified with the sorrow of the hero.
觀眾對這位男主角的悲痛感同身受。

The team needs to identify the root cause of the system failure before it can be fixed. 該團隊須找出系統故障的根本原因，才能將其修復。

Every student in my class has a nickname.我班上的每位學生都有一個綽號。

Hank Aaron was nicknamed“Hammer”because of his hitting power.
漢克．阿倫由於他打擊的爆發力，被人們取了『榔頭』的綽號。

It took me months to distinguish my girlfriend’s voice from her sister’s on the telephone.
我花了好幾個月才能在電話上分辨出我女友和她姊姊的聲音。

Dolly distinguished herself by her profound scholarship.
多莉因學術造詣很深而揚名。
 

This film is about the invasion of strange creatures.
這部電影演的是有怪物入侵。

The tribes fought together against the invaders.
這些部落共同對抗入侵者。

When was England conquered by the Normans? 
英格蘭是在何時被諾曼人征服的？

We are still fighting to conquer cancer.
我們仍在為克服癌症而奮鬥。

This country banned the trade in rare animals many years ago.
這國家多年前就已禁止買賣稀有動物了。

Our company has been trading with this French company for several years.
我們公司已和這家法國公司做生意做好幾年了。

Flora traded bracelets with her friend Sarah.
芙蘿拉和朋友莎拉交換手鐲。

Jim traded his favorite comic book for his brother’s new toy car.
吉姆用他最喜歡的漫畫書和弟弟換新的玩具車。

We will display our new range of fabrics at the exhibition.
我們將在展覽中陳列出我們各式的新款布料。

Our social fabric is being threatened by crime and a bad economy.
我們的社會結構正遭受犯罪和經濟蕭條的威脅。

Jack London’s novels contain many descriptive passages about life in northern counties.
傑克•倫敦的小說含有許多對於北方幾個郡生活的描寫。

The rich man has permanent residence in several countries.
這位有錢人擁有數個國家的永久居留權。

Mandy is one of the five permanent members of our committee.
曼蒂是我們委員會的五位常設委員之一。