聖誕老人進化史大揭曉 How the Modern Santa Came to Be

Lawyers are hired to settle disputes between the two companies.
2 家公司之間有爭執時就委請律師來解決糾紛。

The place for the party hasn’t been settled yet.
派對的地點還沒決定好。

Henry didn’t get married and settle down until he was 42 years old.
亨利直到 42 歲才結婚安定下來。

Kelly drew a picture of an elephant.
凱莉畫了一張大象的圖片。

Janis sometimes pictures herself on a nice beach.
珍妮絲有時會想像自己在一片不錯的海灘上。

In the painting, the artist pictured a woman sitting by a window.
在畫作中,畫家描繪一名坐在窗邊的女子。

The judge was wearing a black robe.
那位法官穿著黑色長袍。

Bryan put on his robe before he went to answer the door.
布萊恩去應門前，先穿上了他的浴袍。

Bryan put on his bathrobe before he went to answer the door.
布萊恩去應門前，先穿上了他的浴袍。

Hank likes the political cartoons in the newspaper because they’re really funny.
漢克喜歡報上的政治漫畫，因為它們真的很有趣。

I like to watch cartoons on TV.
我喜歡看電視卡通節目。

Mac cartooned the politician for the newspaper.
麥克幫報社畫該政客的漫畫。

No one replied to the advertisement Mary put in the paper.
瑪莉在報上登的廣告沒有回音。

The rumor spread like wildfire.
謠言很快就蔓延開來。

Roger spread the map out on the table and pointed out where we were.
羅傑將地圖攤在桌上，指出我們的所在地。

Kelly spread peanut butter on the toast.
凱莉把花生醬塗在烤麵包片上。

Kelly spread the toast with peanut butter.
凱莉把花生醬塗在烤麵包片上。

After playing with his cellphone for a while, Victor spread his arms out.
玩了一會兒手機後，維克多張開伸展他的雙臂。

The spread of the disease left the whole city in a state of panic.
此疾病蔓延使整座城市陷入一片恐慌。

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。

Some people’s skin does not tan easily. 
有些人皮膚不容易晒黑。

 Many people like to tan their bodies by lying on the 
beach on a hot day.
很多人喜歡在炎熱的天氣躺在海灘上把身體晒黑。

 Vincent’s face was tan and radiant after he returned 
from summer vacation. 
放完暑假回來後，文生的臉晒成了古銅色，容光煥發。

 Mary got a nice tan by spending the summer vacation 
on the beach. 
瑪麗暑假都在沙灘上度過，因而晒了一身漂亮的古銅色。

A Chinese version of that novel is going to be published next year.
那本小說的中譯本預計明年出版。

Have you bought the latest version of the software?
你買了這套軟體的最新版本嗎？

I prefer the film version of Little Women .
我比較喜歡電影版的《小婦人》。