讓好書重複利用的販賣機 Read. Swap. Repeat.

Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要為發明之母。⸺諺語

The airplane is an amazing invention. It allows people to travel the world in days.
飛機是一項驚人的發明。它讓人們可以在數天內環遊世界。

We’ve expanded our business by opening two more restaurants lately.
我們最近擴大營業，新開了兩家餐廳。

Thanks to teamwork and sound strategies, our sales expanded by 20% last year.
由於團結合作且策略得當，我們的業績去年增加了20%。

To be a singer, you need someone to instruct you in singing.
你若想當歌手，就需要找個人教你唱歌。

The captain instructed his crew to sail east.
船長指示所有船員往東航行。

I swapped my bicycle for a guitar with my friend.
我用我的腳踏車和朋友換了一把吉他。

I’m finished with this magazine. If you’re done with yours, can we swap?
我已經看完這本雜誌了。如果你看完了你的，我們可以交換嗎？

Let’s do a swap. I give you this dress and you give me that bag.
我們做個交換吧。我給妳這件洋裝，妳給我那個包包。

Mr. and Mrs. Smith donated one million dollars to a local charity.
史密斯夫婦捐了 100 萬美元給當地的慈善機構。

People lined up to donate blood which would be sent to soldiers overseas.
民眾排隊捐要給海外士兵的血。

The charity asked people to donate to help the victims of the natural disaster in South America.
該慈善機構請大家捐助，以幫助南美洲的天災受難者。

Kevin changed his coins into tokens in order to play 
air hockey. 
為了要玩桌上氣墊球遊戲，凱文把他的錢幣換成了代幣。

Please accept this small gift as a token of my 
appreciation for your help. 
請接受這份小禮以表示我很感激你的幫忙。

I always respect others’ privacy. By the same token, I 
want no one to invade my own privacy. 
我總是很尊重他人隱私，同樣地，我不希望有人侵犯我的隱
私。

That lazy guy’s failure is inevitable.
那個懶惰蟲的失敗是必然的。

It is inevitable that natural resources will be used up one day.
自然資源有天會被使用殆盡是不可避免的。

The accident was seen as an inevitable result of parental negligence.
該起意外被視為是由於父母親疏失所造成無可避免的結果。