生詞
麵食 / 面食
cooked wheaten food; pasta
We need to change those phenomena in order to reduce the losses caused by flooding.
我們需要改變那些現象，【以】減少洪水造成的損失。 / 我们需要改变那些现象，【以】减少洪水造成的损失。
No matter how busy he is, he will check my homework every day. If I don’t finish it, he won’t let me watch TV or play computer games.
不管多忙，他每天都要檢查我的作業，做不完就不許我看電視，玩電腦
以前，在美国坐飞机旅行的手续很简单，很少有误机的旅客，过安检的时间也很快，你只需要提前三十分钟就能过安检。
In the past, the procedures for traveling by plane in the United States were very simple, there were very few passengers who missed their flights, and the security check time was also very fast. You only needed to go through security check thirty minutes in advance.
洪澇 / 洪涝
flood and waterlogging
One-third of the world's destructive earthquakes occur in mainland China, primarily distributed across its western regions.
世界上的破壞性地震，1/3 【發生在】中國大陸，主要【分佈在】中國西部地區。 / 世界上的破壞性地震，1/3 【發生在】中國大陸，主要【分佈在】中國西部地區。
But I really don’t understand. My mom can’t play the piano, and my dad has never been an excellent student. But aren’t they living well and having a promising future?
可我真不明白，我媽不會彈鋼琴，我爸從來不是優等生，他們不也活得好好的，挺有出息的嗎？
现在误机的人越来越多了，而且很多都是因为过安检的时间太长。
Nowadays, more and more people miss their flights, and many of them are because the security check takes too long.
遇難 / 遇难
to die in an accident
Because moisture struggles to penetrate the region, Xinjiang has developed many deserts.
新疆因為水氣【難以】進去，形成了許多沙漠。 / 新疆因為水汽【难以】进去，形成了很多沙漠。
40 / 5,000
White walls match white carpets, hardwood floors match mahogany furniture. The whole room looks simple, comfortable and generous.
白色的牆配白色的地毯，硬木地板配上紅木傢俱。整個房間看著既簡單又舒服，還很大方。
排队的时候我把手机、电脑拿出来放在了安检的盒子里，还把我的鞋子脱了下来。
While waiting in line, I took out my cell phone and computer and placed them in the security check box, and took off my shoes.
投親靠友 / 投亲靠友
to seek refuge with relatives and friends
Tibet is high in elevation, cold, and dry; as for Xinjiang, it is even drier.
西藏海拔高，寒冷乾燥，【至於】新疆，那就更乾了。 / 西藏海拔高，寒冷干燥，【至于】新疆，那就更干了。
Watching his wife busying around, Mr. Chen couldn't help but recall the time when three generations of his family lived in a crowded courtyard.
看著太太不停地忙進忙出，陳老先生不由得想起從前一家三代擠在大雜院裏生活的情景。
我一看到隊那麼長就開始著急了。我的飛機離起飛只有20多分鐘的時間了，我根本不可能趕上飛機！
As soon as I saw how long the queue was, I started to get anxious. My plane was only about 20 minutes away from departure, and there was no way I could catch it!
結果可想而知/结果可想而知
One can well imagine an unpleasant result
When spring comes, the wind gradually subsides.
到了春天，風力就漸漸小些了。 / 到了春天，风力就渐渐小些了。
Now that the children have really moved out, the old couple who live a leisurely life begin to miss the lively life when three generations lived together.
現在孩子們真的都搬出去了，過著悠閒日子的老倆口兒倒又懷念起從前三代同堂的熱鬧生活了。
因為我差不多每個月都坐那個航班，我對機場的手續非常熟悉，每次我都是提前半個小時左右到機場就可以。
Because I take that flight almost every month, I am very familiar with the airport procedures. Every time I arrive at the airport about half an hour early.