外表淡定內心卻累成狗？小心鴨子綜合症！Duck Syndrome: People Might Not Be As They Appear

Our profits have increased significantly over the past year thanks to the new strategies.
過去一年來多虧全新的策略，我們的獲利明顯增加了。

Profits in our company have increased significantly for the past five years.
我們公司過去五年來獲利顯著增加了。

If you lower your expectations, you’ll never be disappointed.
假使你不多所期待，就永遠不會失望。

Without hard work, you can’t meet your parents’ expectations.
你若不努力就不能達到你父母的期望。

The mistake was ignored and later developed into a major problem.
這錯誤被忽略，後來就演變成一個大問題。

In this class, you can develop your writing skills.
在這門課裡，你可以提高寫作技巧。

I have some film I would like to have developed today.
我今天有一些底片想要沖洗。

Gary tried to develop good habits, such as exercising every day.
蓋瑞試著培養好習慣，例如每天運動。

Reading is a wonderful source of pleasure.
閱讀是很棒的快樂泉源。

The love of money is the source of all evil.
貪財是一切罪惡的來源。— 諺語

Sources close to the mayor say that she will run for president.
市長身邊的消息人士說她將角逐總統大位。

Education levels are not necessarily related to income.
教育程度不一定和收入有關。

My grandfather retired and is living a life of ease.
我爺爺退休了，現在生活過得很安樂。

I don’t want Kenny to be my partner. I never feel at ease with him.
我不想讓肯尼成為我的搭檔。和他在一起我從不會感到自在過。

Thanks to our teamwork, we finished the work with ease.
多虧大夥的團隊合作，我們輕鬆地完成了工作。

The doctor said the medicine would ease the pain.
醫生說這藥能減輕疼痛。

After Rex took the medicine, his stomach pain eased a little bit.
雷克斯吃了藥之後，胃痛稍微緩解了一些。

That company suffered a big loss because of poor management.
那家公司由於管理不善蒙受重大損失。

My father suffers from diabetes.
我爸爸患有糖尿病。