童謠背後的黑暗祕密 The Dark Secrets behind Nursery Rhymes

David tuned his guitar before the performance.
大衛在表演前替吉他調音。

The girl was singing out of tune because of stage fright.
由於怯場，這女孩唱歌走音了。

Don’t forget to tune in to our program every day.
別忘了每天收聽本節目。

Mary emptied the ashes in the trash can.
瑪莉把垃圾筒裡的灰清掉。

John felt that all his dreams turned to ashes when his girlfriend left him.
約翰的女友離他而去時，他感覺夢想全都化成泡影了。

Because of the earthquake, hundreds of people were buried alive.
數百人因為這場地震被活埋。

John is a devoted employee. Whenever you see him, he is buried in his work.
約翰是個很認真的員工。你看到他的時候，他都是在埋首工作。

Squirrels bury nuts in the ground to store food for the winter months.
松鼠會把堅果埋在地底下，以儲備食物過冬。

The song is so catchy that I sing it anytime, anywhere.
這首歌太琅琅上口了，我隨時隨地都在唱。

The candidate admitted defeat in the presidential election.
這位候選人承認在總統大選中敗選。

We defeated the team by 2 points. 
我們以 2 分之差擊敗這支隊伍。

The local team defeated their rivals in the final game.
本地球隊在決賽中打敗了對手。

Jerry has been plagued with heart problems since he 
was a child. 
傑瑞從小就為心臟方面的問題所苦。

 My niece was plaguing me with a lot of questions, 
but I just wanted to take a rest after work.
我姪女用很多問題一直糾纏著我，但我下班後只想休息一
下。

 The Plague claimed millions of lives in Europe mainly 
in the 14th century. 
14 世紀時，黑死病在歐洲奪走了數百萬條人命。