從希臘到美國:字母哥的逆襲之路 From Greece to America: Giannis Antetokounmpo (上)

The poverty of his family made it impossible for Paul to attend college.
保羅家境清寒，這使他不能念大學。

The student’s writing showed a poverty of imagination.
這位學生寫作的內容顯示他缺乏想像力。

The student’s writing showed a shortage of imagination.
這位學生寫作的內容顯示他缺乏想像力。

The poverty of the soil caused a bad rice harvest.
這塊土壤很貧瘠導致稻米歉收。

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。

Many celebrities attended the awards ceremony.
許多名人都出席了該頒獎典禮。

The university awarded Joy a scholarship.
該大學頒給喬伊獎學金。

Tim was awarded a statue for Best Actor.
提姆獲頒最佳演員獎一座。

Tom is an Australian citizen but grew up in Taiwan.
湯姆是澳洲公民，但卻是在臺灣長大的。

The mayor urged citizens to prepare for the typhoon season.
市長呼籲市民為颱風季節做好準備。

Our overseas division has been doing very well over the past three years.
過去三年來我們的海外部門一直都表現得很好。

Jenny is going to work overseas this summer.
珍妮今年夏天要到國外工作。

The official explanation of the event is not convincing.
該事件的官方解釋沒有說服力。

The company made an official announcement that they didn’t bribe the policemen.
該公司發表正式聲明，表示他們並未行賄那些警察。

The bill was strongly opposed by the officials.
這項法案遭到官員們強烈反對。

The young soldier tried to overcome his fear.
這名年輕的士兵試圖克服他的恐懼。

The boy didn’t even try for fear of failing.
這男孩唯恐失敗，甚至連試一試都不敢。

The boy didn’t even try for fear that he might fail.
這男孩唯恐失敗，甚至連試一試都不敢。

My little sister fears snakes.
我妹妹怕蛇。

This company's financial situation is getting more and more difficult.
這家公司的財務狀況越來越吃緊。

Women that wore pants when going outside used 
to be regarded as freaks.
以前出門穿褲子的女人被認為是怪胎。
 

Tim is a comic book freak. He often dresses himself 
up like the characters from the comic books. 
提姆是個漫畫狂。他經常把自己打扮成漫畫人物的樣子。

Sally freaked on the street when she suddenly saw 
the man who had yelled at her and threatened to hit 
her.
莎莉突然在街上看到那個對她大叫又威脅要打她的人的時，
她嚇壞了。

The sight of a flying cockroach in the living room 
caught Jerome by surprise and totally freaked him.
傑羅姆一看到客廳裡有一隻會飛的蟑螂，大吃一驚嚇壞了。

There was an athletic meet on our campus yesterday.
昨天我們校園有場運動會。

The new coach developed a program to improve the players' athletic performance.
新教練設計了一套訓練計畫，以提升球員的運動表現。

Judging from Leo's performance, many of us think he will surely win the championship.
從利歐的表現看來，我們很多人都認為他一定會贏得冠軍。

The team won the basketball championship last year.
這支隊伍去年贏得了籃球錦標賽。

I could not overcome the difficulty of learning French, so I changed my major.
我無法克服學法文的困難，因此我換了主修科系。

I’m applying for American citizenship.
我正在申請美國公民身份。