lay
放置;產卵
Don't lay anything on the table.
桌上不要放任何東西。
The hen just laid an egg.
母雞剛剛下蛋。
rule
規則;統治;統治
If you break the rules, you will be punished.
你如果違反規則就會被處罰。
Taiwan was under Japanese rule for fifty years.
臺灣被日本統治過50年。
The king has ruled this kingdom for forty years.
國王統治這個國家40年了。
He makes it a rule to get up early.
他有早起的習慣。
As a rule, I get up at eight in the morning.
通常我都是早上8點起床。
ready
準備好的
Are you ready to go now?
你準備好要走了嗎?
Mr.Smith is always ready to criticize others.
史密斯先生隨時都會批評別人。
plant
植物;工廠;種植
This plant only grows in the tropics.
這種植物只生長在熱帶地區。
Nobody likes to live near a power plant.
沒有人喜歡住在發電廠附近。
I saw farmers planting seeds in the fields.
我看到農人在田里播種。
dark
黑暗的;顏色暗的;黑暗
By the time Sam got home, it was dark outside.
山姆回到家時,外面天色已暗。
People with dark skin are more likely to get skin cancer.
深色皮膚的人罹患皮膚癌的可能性較高。
We couldn't see each other in the dark.
在黑暗中我們看不見彼此。
direct
直接的;指導;將……對準;導演
We took a direct plane to New York.
我們搭乘一班直達飛機到紐約。
He didn't do the work himeself but directed the others.
他自己并沒有下去工作,只是指導其他人。
They all directed their attention to the speaker.
他們都把注意力集中在該演講者身上。
The movie Brokeback Mountain was directed by Ang Lee.
電影《斷背山》是由李安所執導。
directly
直接地
As the storm was coming, the principal told the students to go home directly.
由于暴風雨要來了,校長叫學生們直接回家。
answer
回答;回應電話、門鈴等;答案;回答;回復
The teacher asked John to answer the question on the board.
老師叫約翰回答黑板上的問題。
I rang the doorbell, but no one answered the door.
我按了門鈴,但是沒有人應門。
I have the answer to this question.
我知道這個問題的答案。
I won't take no for an answer.
我不接受拒絕這個回答/你非答應不可。
scene
景色可數;戲劇,小說的場,景;事件的現場
The scene from the window was beautiful.
窗外的景色很美。
That was my favorite scene in the play.
那是這出劇我最喜愛的一場戲。
The police arrived at the scene of the accident.
警方抵達了事故的現場。
foreign
外國的;無關連的
We have a foreign visitor today.
我們今天會有一位外賓來訪。
He said something that was foreign to the topic.
他說了些跟主題無關的話。