君臨城下:杜布羅夫尼克古城 The Old City of Dubrovnik (上)

The throne of England commands respect but does not command armies.
英國的王權只享有尊榮但無兵權。

Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne at the age of 25 after her father, King George VI, died in 1952.
伊莉莎白二世在父親喬治六世於1952年逝世後登基時年25 歲。

The king sat on his throne, listening to several presentations by people who had come to meet him.
國王坐在他的王位上，聆聽幾場前來會見他的人民做的報告。

The concept of personal hygiene nowadays is very 
different from that in medieval times. 
中世紀的個人衛生概念和現在差很多。

The angry protestors broke into the office and disrupted the meeting that was going on at the time.
憤怒的抗議者闖入辦公室，並擾亂了當時正在進行中的會議。

People diagnosed with the disease were
quarantined.
這種疾病的患者遭到隔離。

Clare lives in isolation like Robinson Crusoe.
克蕾兒像魯賓遜•克魯索一樣地離群索居。

Only a few people survived the flood.
這次洪水只有一些人生還。

After the war, only a few historical buildings survived.
戰後，只有少數歷史建築倖存下來。

Charlie’s wife survived him by ten years.
查理的老婆比他多活 10 年。

We want our kids to grow up in a peaceful world.
我們想要我們的孩子在和平的世界裡長大。

We spent a peaceful night at home.
我們在家度過了一個平靜的夜晚。

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。

Our company has a long history of trading with Canada.
我們公司對加拿大的貿易歷史悠久。

Mosquitoes spread diseases such as dengue fever.
蚊子會傳染像登革熱這樣的疾病。

Under no circumstances should you resort to force.
不管任何情況你都不應該訴諸暴力。

The force of the wind was so strong that it almost knocked me over.
風力之強勁幾乎把我整個人都吹倒了。

Don’t force me to do anything I don’t want to do.
不要強迫我做任何我不想做的事。

The policeman forced his way through the crowd to run after the thief.
警察強行穿過人群以追趕小偷。

You will receive severe punishment for breaking the law.
你犯法就會受到嚴厲的懲罰。

Children should be taught from an early age not to be cruel to animals.
孩子們應該要從小就被教導不應殘忍對待動物。