解讀咖啡的祕密 Spilling the Beans about Coffee

Peter is a workaholic; his life lacks variety. 
彼得是個工作狂；他的生活缺乏變化。

The library offers a wide variety of books to choose from.
圖書館有各類書可供選擇。

Many varieties of handmade soap contain natural oil.
許多種類的手工皂都含有天然油脂。

Education should be a preparation for life after graduation.
教育應是為畢業後的人生做準備。

Many students are studying in the library in preparation for the upcoming finals.
許多學生正在圖書館念書以準備即將來臨的期末考。

They’re making preparations for the prince’s birthday party.
他們正在為王子生日派對的事宜做準備。

Some Chinese medicines taste quite bitter.
某些中藥吃起來相當苦。

The bitter truth is that my sweetheart has married someone else.
令人悲痛的事實是我的心上人已嫁給別人。

Leon was bitter about not being picked for the team.
沒被選入球隊使里昂極為不滿。

Alex was content with his performance in the speech contest.
艾力克斯對他在演講比賽的表現很滿意。
 

Ladies and gentlemen, let’s drink to our heart’s content.
各位先生女士，我們開懷地暢飲吧。

Lounging on this beach all day contents me.
整天懶洋洋地躺在沙灘上讓我很滿足。

A beautiful woman walked by and disturbed Joe's concentration.
一位美女走過，使喬分心。

The researchers did a study on population concentration.
這些研究人員作了一項有關人口集中的研究。
 

Six million Jews died in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
二次大戰期間，有 6 百萬猶太人死於納粹集中營。

The concentration of sugar in the solution determines its sweetness.
溶液中糖的濃度決定了其甜度。

The noise outside made it hard for me to keep my concentration.
外面的噪音讓我難以保持專注。

I don’t like Vic because of his dominant personality.
維克老愛支使別人的這種性格讓我很不喜歡他。

John holds a dominant position in our company.
約翰在我們公司的職位很高。

The eye is a rather delicate organ.
眼睛是很脆弱的器官。
 

Jonathan gave me a set of delicate china teacups for my birthday.
喬納森送了我一組精緻的陶瓷茶杯作為生日禮物。
 

I don't like this wine. It's too acidic for me. Please take it away.
我不喜歡這種酒，對我來說太酸了。請收走。

A common misconception is that all snakes are dangerous.
一個普遍的誤解是以為所有蛇都很危險。

An overdose of caffeine could be lethal. 
咖啡因過量可能致命。

This intensity scale is an indicator of how an earthquake affects people and the environment.
這個震度分級是一項指標，描述一起地震如何對人類和環境造成影響。

Just give me the overall picture instead of detailed information.
只要告訴我大概的情況就好了，而不是細節資訊。

The principal thought that the overall result of the exams was quite satisfactory.
校長認為考試整體結果是很令人滿意的。

Overall, imports account for half of our economy.
大體而言，進口貿易占了我們一半的經濟。

I thought John was wearing overalls to protect his clothes, but it turns out they were a fashion statement.
我以為約翰穿連身工作褲來保護他的衣服，但結果那只是一種時尚。

Fewer parents these days have a preference for baby boys over baby girls.
現今偏好生男寶寶而非女寶寶的父母越來越少了。