記憶傳承人 The Giver (上)

That company publishes a variety of educational books.
那家公司出版各種教育用書。

Don’t publish what I said today―it’s off the record.
不要公開我今天說的話⸺這是非正式的。

The doctors worked to relieve the patients from their suffering.
醫生們致力於緩解病人的痛苦。

The medical community is sparing no effort to promote human health.
醫學界正不遺餘力提升人類的健康。

The makeup of the government does not reflect the ethnic diversity of the country.
該政府的組成結構並未反映出該國的種族多樣性。

A wide diversity of ideas was presented at the meeting as to how to raise funds for the new school.
會議上提出了關於如何募款蓋新學校各種想法。

The general manager adopted my proposal without hesitation.
總經理毫不猶豫地採用了我的提案。

Ben’s wife is barren, so they’ve decided to adopt a baby boy.
班的太太不孕，因此他們決定領養一個小男嬰。

As Nicole couldn’t have a baby of her own, she decided to adopt.
因為妮可沒辦法懷有自己的小孩，她決定領養一個。

The ship will have to be repainted eventually.
這艘船終究還是要重新上漆。

Eventually everyone must die.
每個人到頭來都須一死。

The status of a teacher is not high in many countries.
在許多國家中老師的地位並不高。

What is the present status of the negotiations?
這次協商目前的情況如何？

Most people want to maintain their status quo and are reluctant to make any changes.
大部分的人都想要維持現狀，很不願做任何改變。

The rules are made to prevent unfair competition.
制定這些規則是為了防止不公平的競爭。

The principal awarded five outstanding students
during the ceremony.
校長在典禮上頒獎給 5 位優秀學生。

Don’t stand on ceremony; please make yourself at home.
不要拘束，自己來別客氣。