一起前往白沙漠探險! Walk through the White Desert (下)

The company is going out of business soon.
這家公司就要倒閉了。

He kept me company until the bus came.
他陪我直到公車來為止。

Service and taxes are included in the room price.
房間價格包括服務費及稅金在內。

We went swimming at the beach and stayed at a　nearby hotel.
我們去海邊游泳，並在附近一家旅館過夜。

Unfortunately, we had a flat tire, and there was no garage nearby.
很不幸我們的車爆胎了，且附近也沒有修車廠。

This ring is my lucky charm.
這只戒指是我的幸運符。

I tried your idea, and it worked like a charm.
我嘗試你的點子，效果正如預期。

Rachel is charmed by AhXiong’s sense of humor.
瑞秋為阿雄的幽默感所吸引。

The actor is not very handsome but has great charm.
這名演員不是很帥但是魅力十足。

I wonder what my friends got me for my birthday.
我很想知道我朋友買給我什麼生日禮物。

I was wondering about the proper way to respond to my boss’ message.
我想知道如何恰當地回應老闆的訊息。

Carl had a look of wonder on his face at that moment.
那一刻卡爾臉上帶著驚訝的表情。

Aspirin works wonders for a headache.
阿斯匹靈對治療頭痛很有效。

No wonder the remote doesn’t work. The batteries are dead.
難怪遙控器不能用。電池沒電了。

It’s hard for me to adapt myself to city life.
我很不適應都市生活。

It’s hard for me to get accustomed to city life.
我很不適應都市生活。

It’s hard for me to adjust to city life.
我很不適應都市生活。

It took the new employee about a month to adapt to the new environment. 
這名新進員工花了一個月左右的時間去適應新環境。

The blockbuster movie was adapted from an original novel.
這部賣座鉅片改編自一本原創小說。

The freezing weather during the holiday kept most people indoors.
假日時天寒地凍，大部分的人只好待在家裡。

It’s freezing cold today.
今天實在冷極了。

Water becomes ice when the temperature drops below the freezing point.
溫度降至冰點以下時，水就會結冰。

The water froze on the road, making it dangerous to drive.
水在馬路上結成冰，因此在上面開車很危險。

The lake freezes in winter.
這座湖在冬天都會結冰。

It was so cold on the hilltop that I nearly froze to death.
山頂好冷，我幾乎快凍死了。

The struggling company is considering a pay freeze for its staff.
那間陷入財務困難的公司正考慮暫時停發員工薪水。

Smoking is strictly prohibited in hospitals. 
醫院嚴禁吸菸。

The strict parents prohibited their teenage daughter from staying out later than 9:30 p.m. on weekdays.
這對嚴厲的父母禁止他們青春期的女兒平日晚上在外面待超過 9:30。

Even though her ring only has a crystal on top, Julie tells people it’s a diamond.
儘管茱麗的戒指上只有一顆水晶，她卻告訴別人那是鑽石。

Peter has a fine collection of crystal glasses.
彼得珍藏了許多高級水晶酒杯。