來去八重山群島!(下) Welcome to Yaeyama!

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。

The airplane is now cruising at an altitude of 30,000 feet.
飛機現在正在3萬英尺的高度航行。

We spent the whole night cruising down the highway in our truck.
我們整晚開著小卡車在公路上閒晃。

A police car cruised through the street each night.
每晚都有輛警車在街上巡邏。

My dream is to take a round-the-world cruise. 
我的夢想是搭船航遊全世界。

The resume of the latter interviewee was quite impressive.
後一位面試者的履歷令人印象相當深刻。

Leo and Kyle are both my friends. The former is a teacher, while the latter is a soldier.
李歐和凱爾都是我的朋友。前者是老師，而後者則是軍人。

The former president died of cancer last week.
前任總統上星期因癌症過世了。

Thomas and Ned are good friends. The former has a talent for music, and the latter is good at painting.
湯瑪斯跟奈德是好友。前者很有音樂天分，而後者則工於繪畫。

A monument was built in honor of the late hero.
為記念這位已故的英雄建立了一座紀念碑。

The structure of the poem is very complicated.
這首詩的結構很複雜。

The monument is a famous structure in town. 
這座紀念碑是鎮上有名的建築。

Barry dropped his phone but then caught it.
貝瑞弄掉他的電話但是抓住了。

The chocolate cake really caught Lucy’s eye.
巧克力蛋糕吸引了露西的目光。

Joe caught a bee in a glass jar.
喬用玻璃罐逮到了一隻蜜蜂。

Every day, Steve catches a bus to work.
史蒂夫每天搭公車去上班。

Ronnie ran to catch up with his big brother.
羅尼奔跑以追趕上他哥哥。

The wood was too wet to catch on fire.
木頭太溼了，很難起火。

Troy made the catch by jumping into the air.
特洛伊跳到空中接住那顆球。