4 Flashcards
India gained its independence from Britain in 1947. U10下
印度在1947年脫離英國獨立。
Nicolas gained precious experience by traveling around the world.
尼可拉斯在環遊世界時獲得許多寶貴的經驗。
Last month my sister lost four pounds, but this month she has gained eight pounds.
我姐姐上個月瘦了四磅，這個月卻已經增加了八磅。
The business made modest gains in profits last month.
公司上個月的收益非常穩定。
Pete has gathered a lot of information on genes for his biology report.
彼特為生物報告收集了許多有關基因的資料。
Hundreds of people gathered at the square.
幾百人聚集在廣場。
The boy got a toy train for his birthday.
那個男孩得到了一臺玩具火車當生日禮物。
They got a television set from the appliance store last night.
他們昨晚在家電賣場買了一臺電視。
The boy was thirsty, so his mother got him something to drink.
那個男孩很渴，所以媽媽倒了喝的給他。
I don’t get it. Can you say that again?
我聽不懂。你可以再說一次嗎？
They had to get the desk out of the room to make space for the bed.
他們必須把桌子從房間移走，騰出空間來放床。
I got the flu and had a high fever.
我得了流行性感冒，而且還發高燒。
The plane will get to San Francisco at 8 p.m.
這架飛機晚上八點會抵達舊金山。
It’s getting dark. Why don’t you stay for dinner?
天黑了，你要不要吃晚餐呢？
These kids get along quite well; they are playing happily with one another.
這些孩子相處得很好，他們正開心地玩在一起。
Vincent gave his girlfriend a bouquet of roses.
文森送給女朋友一束玫瑰花。
The mayor will give a press conference tomorrow morning.
市長明早將會召開記者會。
Patrick has been on his best behavior since his boss gave him some encouragement.
派翠克自從得到老闆的鼓勵後，就一直表現很好。
Penny has gotten into the habit of staying up late.
潘妮養成了熬夜的習慣。
Your hair is too long; you need a haircut.
你的頭髮太長了，需要剪頭髮了。
Michael was mean and teased Ann about her new, short haircut.
麥可很惡劣，他嘲笑安的新短髮造型。
The author talks about how to handle stress and how to deal with customers.
作者在書中談論如何處理壓力和如何應對顧客。
The vase is fragile, so please handle it with care.
這個花瓶是易碎品，請小心搬動。
Doris dragged her baggage by the handle.
桃樂絲拉著把手來拖行李。
Annabelle cleaned her bedroom and hung her dresses in the wardrobe.
安娜貝兒把臥室清理乾淨，再把衣服掛進衣櫃裡。
He was hanged for murder.
他因謀殺罪而被處以絞刑。
Two paintings are hanging on the wall.
牆上掛有兩幅畫。
The girl’s golden hair hung down almost to her waist.
那個女孩的金髮幾乎垂到腰間。
After talking on the phone for one hour, they said good-bye and hung up.
他們講了一個小時的電話後，互道再見、掛斷電話。
The bored youths hung around downtown looking for trouble.
那些無所事事的年輕人在鬧區惹是生非。
I happened to meet an old friend of mine on the bus.
我在公車上偶遇一位老友。
Do you know when the explosion happened at the chemical factory?
你知道化學工廠的爆炸發生在什麼時候嗎？
Wesley can hear birds singing outside his window early in the morning. U11
衛斯理會在清晨聽見鳥兒在窗外啁啾。
I am sorry to hear about your illness, and I wish you a speedy recovery.
很遺憾聽到你病了，希望你早曰康復。
Since I haven’t heard from Stephen for a month, I am going to send him an email.
因為我有一個月沒有史帝芬的消息，所以我要寄一封電子郵件給他。
Bill helped his sister move the piano.
比爾幫他妹妹搬鋼琴。
The medicine will help relieve your headache.
這種藥會有助於減輕頭痛。
After having one piece of pizza, Stella helped herself to another.
史黛拉吃完一片披薩後，又拿了另一片。
Thanks for your advice; it helps a lot.
謝謝你的建議，它幫了大忙。
I need your help; I can’t do it alone.
我需要你的幫助，我無法獨自完成。
The dictionary has been a great help to me; I have learned a lot from it.
這本字典對我助益良多，我從中學到了很多。
The boy hid the letter under his bed because he didn’t want his parents to find it.
那個男孩把信藏在他的床底下，因為他不希望被父母發現。
The man tried to hide the truth from his wife, but he couldn’t keep it secret for long.
那個男子想對妻子隱瞞事實，但紙究竟是包不住火。
The hut is hidden by trees, so you can’t see it from here.
小屋被樹木遮掩住了，所以你從這裡看不到。
Emily hid under her bed when she played hide-and-seek with her brother Lee.
愛蜜莉和哥哥李一起玩捉迷藏時，她躲到了床底下。
It is illegal to hunt whales.
捕鯨是違法的。
Two police officers were hunting down the prisoner who had escaped.
兩名警官正在追捕一名越獄的囚犯。
The man is hunting with his brother.
那名男子正和他哥哥一起打獵。
The birds hunt by night and rest by day.
這些鳥晚上覓食，白天休息。
Sam hunts for a job by surfing the Net.
山姆利用網路來找工作。
Eric has been invited to go on a fox hunt.
艾瑞克受邀參加獵狐的活動。
We’d better hurry, or well miss our train.
我們最好快一點，否則會趕不上火車。
In his hurry to leave, Larry forgot his key.
賴瑞在匆忙離開時，忘了帶鑰匙。
Hurry up, or you will be late for school.
動作快一點，不然上學會遲到。
Chelsea left in a hurry, without saying good-bye.
雀兒西連再見都沒說一聲，就匆忙離開。
Mr. Chang tries to answer every question from his students. He won’t ignore any queries, no matter how stupid they may sound.
張老師試著回答學生所有的問題。他不會忽視任何一個問題，就算問題 聽起來很傻也一樣。
Every day, Amanda improves her language skills by reading storybooks and listening to English songs on her MP3 player.
亞曼達每天都會看故事書、用MP3聽英文歌曲，以增進自己的語言技能。
Ines has made great improvements in her writing skills over the years.
伊妮絲的寫作技巧在多年後有了長足的進步。
This product is an improvement on earlier models.
這個產品是舊樣式的改良品。
The manager is interviewing an applicant for the job.
這位經理正在和一位應徵這份工作的人面談。
A reporter is interviewing the minister in order to get his opinion on the issue.
一個記者正在採訪部長，請教部長對於該議題的看法。
Roger was so nervous that he was tongue-tied during the job interview.
羅傑實在太緊張了，面試時講話都結巴了。
In a television interview, the new mayor answered questions about his private life.
新任市長在電視採訪中，被問及一些關於私生活的問題。
I introduced Edith to Oliver two years ago, and now they are getting married.
兩年前我把伊蒂思介紹給奧利佛，現在他們即將步入禮堂。
Pineapples were introduced to Hawaii in the nineteenth century.
鳳梨是在19世紀傳入夏威夷。
The professor introduced her lecture with a verse from a famous poem.
那位教授從一首名詩裡引用了一句來作為演講的開場白。
This wind-powered generator was invented by Olive’s grandfather several decades ago.
這臺風力發電機是奧利佛的祖父幾十年前發明的。
Beatrice received an invitation to her college reunion.
碧翠斯收到大學同學會的邀請函。
Greg and Sue are getting married next month; they have sent out 100 wedding invitations.
葛列格和蘇下個月即將步入禮堂，他們已經寄出了一百張的喜帖。
Felix wanted to invite Alice to the movies, but he was too shy.
菲立斯想邀請愛麗斯去看電影，不過他太害羞了。
Harold joined the guitar club at the beginning of his sophomore year.
哈樂德剛升上大二時加入了吉他社。
The boy joined the two pieces of paper with glue.
男孩用膠水把兩張紙黏在一起。
Since I have a lot of things to do, I can’t join you for dinner.
因為我有很多事情要做，沒辦法跟你們一起吃晚飯。
The skillful tailor carefully stitched the two pieces of cloth together so the join was barely visible.
那名好手藝的裁縫師仔細地把兩塊布縫在一起，布的接縫處幾乎看不見。
The two friends joined hands and prayed together.
兩位摯友拉起對方的手，一起禱告。
When her husband joined up, Maria took over the business.
丈夫從軍後，瑪麗亞就接手了事業。
Two of my friends were killed by the tsunami last year.
我的兩個朋友在去年的海嘯中喪生。
These high heels are killing me! I have to take them off.
穿這雙高跟鞋痛死我了，我要脫下來。
While waiting to board her flight to Hong Kong, Ada killed time by reading a novel.
艾達在等候前往香港的班機時，閱讀小說來消磨時間。
Cherry thought the story was funny and laughed out loud.
綺莉認為那個故事很有趣，所以大聲地笑了出來。
