圖解世界
Breaking a sweat at dance practice
R: Roger B: Beatrice
Beatrice is teaching her friend Roger some dance moves.
B: Come on, Roger. You can do this.
R: It’s tough! What am I supposed to do with my legs? I have two left feet.
B: Let’s try it again. First, put your left foot forward, and bend your knee just a little.
R: OK. That part is easy. What’s next?
B: Now, twist your upper body to the left, and bring your right elbow down towards your left knee.
R: That sounds simple. Like this?
This meat is too tough, Mom. I think you overcooked it.
媽,這塊肉好硬。我想妳把它煮得太老了。
Tom is tough on his son because he thinks his child is a little too naughty.
湯姆對他兒子很嚴厲,因為他覺得他孩子有點太頑皮。
Compared to last month's test, this one wasn't too tough.
跟上個月的考試比起來,這次的考試不算太難。
In comparison with last month's test, this one wasn't too difficult.
跟上個月的考試比起來,這次的考試不算太難。
This kind of leather is extremely tough, making it ideal for crafting durable shoes.
這種皮革非常堅硬,適合用來製作耐用的鞋子。
I twisted my head around to see what was going on.
我轉頭看發生了什麼事。
Be honest. Don't twist the truth.
要老實。別扭曲事實。
I don’t like John because he tends to twist people's words.
我不喜歡約翰,因為他常曲解大家的話。
Terry gave the cap of the jar another twist to open it.
泰瑞又扭轉了罐子的瓶蓋一次,試圖打開它。
When Jerry heard the music, he rushed onto the dance floor to do the twist.
傑瑞一聽到音樂就衝進舞池跳扭扭舞。
The movie had a twist at the end that surprised everyone.
這部電影在結尾有個轉折,讓所有人都感到驚訝。
Rick doesn’t want a cake. Instead, he wants a pizza.
瑞克不想要蛋糕,而是想要披薩。
Instead of chicken, I’d like to have fish for dinner.
我晚餐不想吃雞肉而想吃魚肉。
Some say that happiness, instead of working hard, is the key to success.
296 有人說快樂,而非努力,才是成功的祕訣。
Some say that happiness, rather than working hard, is the key to success.
296 有人說快樂,而非努力,才是成功的祕訣。
The salesman demonstrated how to work the machine to us.
該業務員向我們示範說明如何操作這部機器。
Thousands of people demonstrated against the government this morning.
今天早上有好幾千人示威抗議政府。
The scientist demonstrated the effectiveness of the new drug through carefully designed studies. 科學家透過精心設計的研究證明了這種新藥有效。
The manager tried to demonstrate his ability to lead the team.
經理試圖展現領導團隊的能力。
Reading English papers in the morning has become part of my daily routine.
在早上看英文報紙已經成為我日常作息的一部分。
Bill conducts a routine inspection of our copier once a month.
比爾每個月來公司一次做影印機的例行檢查。
Fire drills are a routine part of school safety.
消防演習是學校安全的常規措施。
After jogging for 10 minutes, Jim started to break a sweat.
慢跑 10 分鐘後,吉姆就開始冒汗了。
You are not supposed to wear jeans to such a formal
meeting.
在這麼正式的會議上你不該穿牛仔褲的。
Hikers are supposed to stay on the main path for safety reasons.
基於安全考量,登山客應該待在主要小徑上。