靜岡濱松祭 The Hamamatsu Festival (上)

Henry’s artistic ability began to shine when he was quite young.
亨利的藝術才能在很年輕時就已開始發光。

The pianist gave a very artistic performance at the concert last night.
那位鋼琴家在昨晚的音樂會中有一場唯美的演出。
 

The battle took at least 200 lives.
這場戰役奪走了至少 200 條性命。

Steve is battling bravely against lung cancer.
史提夫正勇敢地與肺癌搏鬥。

It is a Chinese custom for adults to give red envelopes to children during Chinese New Year.
大人過年給小孩紅包是華人的習俗。

Judy had breakfast in bed, as was her custom.
茱蒂在床上吃早餐，這是她的習慣。

That expensive store only sells custom furniture that fits your house.
那間昂貴的商店只出售配合住家空間打造的訂製傢俱。

Our company promotes education by offering scholarships to the poor.
本公司提供窮困的人獎學金，以提倡教育。

Peter was promoted to general manager last week.
彼得上星期晉升總經理一職。

Reading every day helps promote language skills.
每天閱讀有助於提升語言能力。

The program aims to promote healthy habits among teenagers.
這項計畫旨在促進青少年的健康習慣。

Beth made a heart-shaped cake for her boyfriend.
貝絲做了一個心型蛋糕給她男友。

Our troops made a surprise attack and eliminated the enemy.
我軍發動奇襲，把敵人消滅了。

We have to eliminate the losing team from the competition.
我們必須把這支快輸的隊伍從比賽中淘汰掉。

The CEO pushed to eliminate all unnecessary spending from the budget.
執行長積極推動將預算中所有不必要的支出刪除。

Thirty students are in competition with each other for the tennis championship.
30 名學生競相爭奪網球比賽冠軍。

Connie is the youngest contestant in the swimming competition.
康妮是游泳比賽中最年輕的參賽者。

Our prices are always lower than those of the competition.
我們的價格總是比同行來得低。

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。

When you rub your hands together, the friction
produces heat. 
摩擦雙手時，摩擦力會生熱。

Religious issues caused constant friction between 
the two countries. 
宗教議題經常造成這兩個國家之間起衝突。

The economic problems were a source of friction 
between David and his business partners. 
經濟問題是大衛和他生意夥伴之間產生摩擦的起因。