捷運上的烏龍事件 A Misunderstanding on the MRT

We need more boards to build the bookshelf.
我們需要更多木板來做這個書架。

Every decision is made by the school board.
每一項決策都由學校董事會決定。

Does the price include room and board?
這價錢包含膳宿在內嗎？

All passengers must board the plane at Gate 77.
所有旅客一律必須於 77 號門登機。

An announcement told passengers it was time to board.
廣播通知乘客現在該登機了。

I still remember riding in Grandpa’s carriage when I was small.
我還記得小時候坐在祖父馬車裡的情景。

We’ll keep this position vacant until you come back.
我們會把這個職位空著直到你回來為止。

Please give your seat to elderly passengers on the bus.
在公車上請讓座給年長的乘客。

We should learn to respect the elderly.
我們應學習尊重長者。

This tap water is not potable; it’s polluted.
不能飲用這自來水；它被汙染了。

I tapped John on the shoulder to get his attention.
我輕拍約翰的肩膀，想引起他的注意。

Paul tapped on the window of the room to wake up his brother.
保羅輕敲房間的窗戶，要叫醒他弟弟。

Paul assumed that his girlfriend was joking when she said he was ugly.
保羅的女友說他很醜時，他認定她一定是在開玩笑。

After his parents passed away, the boy assumed the burden of raising the family.
男孩的父母雙亡後，他便負起養家的責任。

I assumed you had already eaten, so I didn't prepare extra food.
我以為你已經吃過了，所以就沒多準備食物。

Norman slipped and fell on the muddy road.
諾曼在泥濘的道路上滑了一跤。

Melvin tried to catch the fluttering bill, but it slipped out of his hand.
馬文試圖抓住飛舞的紙鈔，但它卻從手中溜走了。

As time slipped by, I thought less and less about my ex-boyfriend.
隨著時間流逝，我越來越少想前男友了。

Oil prices have slipped in recent weeks.
最近幾週油價一直在下跌。

The girl’s name just slipped my mind.
我忘了那女孩的名字。

The whole plan will fail with the slightest slip.
任何一點小過失都會讓計畫全盤失敗。

Lulu wrote down her phone number on a slip of paper and gave it to me.
露露把她的電話號碼寫在一張紙條上給我。