Changing public perception may take some time.
改變公眾的看法需要一些時間。
The government decided to promote public welfare.
政府決定發展公共福利。
the Grand Canyon:科羅拉多大峽谷,位于美國的亞利桑那州
peaceful: 安靜的;太平的;寧靜的
The world today is far from peaceful.
當今的世界還很不安寧。
His ending was peaceful.
他很安詳地去世。
startle: 震驚,使大吃一驚
He was startled by the news.
這消息使他大吃一驚。
The least noise would startle the timid child.
最小的響聲也會嚇著這個膽小的孩子的。
nod off: 打盹,打瞌睡
說說那些關于睡覺的口語
I want tocatch a winkbefore the guest arrive。我想在客人到達之前先小瞇一會。
A post-prandialsnoozesets the brain up for learning。午餐之后打個小盹會讓頭腦更清醒,學習更高效。
I'll meet you at the movies right after I take a littlecatnap。我先打個盹再到電影院和你碰面。
I was so tired I could haveslept around the clock。我太累了,能睡整整一天。
Let'shit the sack/hay. We have to get an early start in the morning。我們睡吧,早上得早起呢!
I'm such aheavy sleeperthat the explosion didn't wake me。我睡得很死,連爆炸聲都沒有把我吵醒。
I'm a verylight sleeper。我很容易醒的。
Everyone in our familysleeps like a log, so no one heard the thunderstorm in the middle of the night。家人都睡得很沉,沒人聽到半夜的打雷聲。
Some students oftendoze offin class。有些學生常在課堂上打瞌睡。
Jacknodded offduring the minister's sermon。在部長講話的時候,杰克打起了盹。
He was caughttaking a nano napduring the conference call。他在電話會議上打盹兒被發現了。
insecure: 缺乏安全感的,缺乏信心的
Children in an unstructured environment often feel insecure.
生活在無組織的環境中的孩子常常會缺乏安全感。
He's very insecure about his appearance.
他對自己的長相沒有信心。
deaf: 聾的,聽覺不好的
constant: 經常的;持續不斷的
reassure: 保證,確保,打消…的疑慮
A glance in the mirror reassured him that his tie wasn't crooked.
他照了一下鏡子,領帶確實沒有戴歪。
Let me reassure you (that) your service is quite satisfying.
讓我向您保證,您的服務是很令人滿意的。