被霧霾吞噬的城市 A City Lost in Smog

Linda is barely 18 years old and yet has two children.
琳達只有 18 歲，卻已經有 2 個小孩了。

With such a meager income, John is barely able to make ends meet.
約翰的收入很少，收支勉強過得去。

The guest’s speech was pretty dull.
那位來賓的演說相當枯燥乏味。

This knife is so dull that it is useless for slicing bread.
這把刀很鈍，沒辦法拿來切麵包。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只知工作不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。— 諺語

Drinking heavily every day dulls Rick’s mind.
每天大量飲酒使瑞克的頭腦變得遲鈍。

Pollution control has become one of the country’s major concerns.
汙染防制已成為該國關切的重要議題之一。

After ten years in prison, the prisoner was released this morning.
坐了 10 年牢後，那名囚犯今早獲釋。

The authorities concerned have released the names of those killed in the crash.
有關當局已發布這次空難的罹難者名單。

Simon’s good behavior earned him early release from prison.
賽門表現良好，因此可以提早出獄。

Marilyn Manson’s latest release again topped the charts.
瑪莉蓮．曼森發行的最新專輯再次橫掃排行榜冠軍。

Anything can be harmful when carried to extremes.
任何事做得過火都可能變得有害。

Smoking will do you great harm. Why don't you just quit?
抽菸對你傷害很大。你幹嘛不乾脆戒掉？

Mary wouldn't even harm a fly. How could she commit such a crime?
瑪莉心地非常善良。她怎麼可能會犯下這起案子呢？

Breathe in. Breathe out. Try to relax yourself.
吸氣。吐氣。設法讓自己放鬆。

Upon hearing the good news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
一聽到這個好消息，大家都歎了口氣，如釋重負。