擁有藍寶石般眼睛的布頓人 The Striking Blue Eyes of the Butonese

I was extremely happy upon hearing the good news.
我一聽到這個好消息便高興得不得了。

Street violence is an extremely common problem in big cities.
在各大城市，街頭暴力是非常普遍的問題。

My ancestors came from Germany.
我的祖先們來自德國。

This instrument is the ancestor of the modern guitar.
這種樂器是現代吉他的原型。

The explorer wrote books about life in the remote mountains.
這位探險家寫了關於深山生活的書。

Tommy's grandfather was one of the early settlers of Australia.
湯米的祖父是澳洲早期拓荒者之一。

The settlers built small houses near the river.
定居者們在河邊建了小房子。

Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing.
基因決定了每樣生物的種種特徵。

This usage is characteristic of American English.
這種用法是美式英語的特徵。
 

This kind of hot and spicy food is very characteristic of the food in the country.
這種辛辣食物是該國非常典型的食物。

If the generation gap between parents and their children could be narrowed, there wouldn’t be so many social problems.
假使父母與子女間的代溝能縮小，就不會有那麼多的社會問題了。