bartender
n.酒保
The successful businessman used to work as a bartender while in college.
這位成功的商人念大學時曾當過酒保。
pub
n.酒吧
Many foreigners frequent that pub because of its homey atmosphere.
那間酒吧有家的氣氛,因此許多老外常會到那兒光顧。
wander
vi.漫游;閑逛
The confused old man wandered through the streets,unsure of where he was.
這位困惑的老先生在街頭游蕩,不知道自己身在何處。
The runaway girl wandered along the street,looking in the shop windows.
這個蹺家的女孩在街上閑逛,瀏覽商店的櫥窗。
miracle
n.奇跡
Maybe you should try this medicine for your headache--it worked miracles for me.
也許你應試試這種藥來治你的頭痛--它對我挺靈的。
It's a miracle that no one was killed or injured in that accident.
那起意外無人傷亡,真是個奇跡。
whip
n.鞭子 vi.用鞭子抽打
Andrew lashed the horses with his whip to make them go faster.
安德魯用鞭子抽打馬,要它們腳步快點。
The jockey whipped the horse so that it would run faster.
騎師用鞭子抽打馬,使它跑得更快些。
wealth
n..財富,富裕(不司數);豐富
Sandra is a woman of great wealth.
珊卓是一位富婆。
The writer likes to travel because he believes it can provide him with a wealth of sources for his writing.
這位作家喜歡旅行,因為他相信旅行可提供他許多寫作的資源。
wealthy
a.富有的
The wealthy are not necessarily happy; likewise,the poor are not necessarily sad.
有錢人未必快樂;同樣地,窮人未必悲傷。
poverty
n.貧窮;缺乏;貧瘠
The poverty of his family made it impossible for Paul to attend college.
保羅家境清寒,這使他不能念大學。
The student's writing showed a poverty of imagination. =The student's writing showed a shortage of imagination.
這位學生的寫作顯示他缺乏想像力。
The poverty of the soil caused a bad rice harvest.
這塊土壤的貧瘠導致稻米欠收。
enact
vt.制訂(法律)
The government recently enacted a law to cut down on pollution.
政府最近立法以減低污染。