世紀謎團：為什麼霸王龍手那麼短？ Why Did the T. Rex Have Short Arms?

Police discovered several skulls and bones in Jim ’s backyard that belonged to the victims.
警方在吉姆家後院找到幾片受害者的頭骨跟骨頭。

When will Eddie get it into his thick skull that Ellie has a crush on him? He’s hopeless!
艾迪幾時才會開竅，知道艾莉對他有好感呢?他真是沒救了!

The proportion of boys to girls at the elementary school is about three to one.
這所小學的男生和女生的比例大約是 3 比 1。

In this picture, the head is out of proportion with the body.
在這幅圖畫裡，頭和身體不成比例。

Women and children make up a large proportion of the population in this village.
這個村莊內女人和小孩的數量占了人口的很大一部分。

The amount of your bonus is proportioned to the number of sales you make.
你的獎金和你的銷售量成正比。

Scientists warn that several species of whales are going to become extinct if illegal whaling continues.
科學家警告，若不法獵捕鯨魚的情況持續下去，數種鯨魚將面臨絕種。

The political analyst refused to speculate about why the finance minister stepped down.
這位政治分析師拒絕臆測財政部長下臺的原因。

Some people have speculated that this Hollywood couple will break up within a year.
有些人臆測這對好萊塢情侶一年之內會分手。

Eagles prey on small animals for food.
老鷹會捕食小動物。

Rabbits and squirrels are often prey for larger animals.
兔子和松鼠通常是大型動物的獵物。

Ironically, human beings today are falling prey to unrestrained economic development.
諷刺的是，人類如今漸漸成了毫無節制的經濟發展的受害者。

With teeth that are razor-sharp, the shark is a dangerous predator of many marine animals.
鯊魚有著尖銳的牙齒，是掠食許多海洋動物的危險生物。

The captain ordered us to drop anchor and prepare to land. 
船長命令我們下錨準備登陸。

 Ron and Vicky are the anchors of a nightly news program.
朗恩和薇琪是晚間新聞的主播。

 Mary’s son has been her anchor since her husband died.
瑪麗自從老公過世後，她兒子就成了她的精神支柱。

The captain of the fishing boat anchored off the coast of Greece, telling his staff to take a rest.
這漁船的船長在希臘海岸附近下錨停船，告訴他的船員去休息一下。

The ship will have to be anchored here due to the coming storm. 
因為有暴風雨要來，船得要在此停泊。

The linguists are undertaking the formidable task of compiling a comprehensive English dictionary.
這些語言學家正著手進行一個艱困的任務，他們要彙編一本內容詳盡的英文字典。

The superhero teamed up with a group of scientists to battle a formidable villain.
這個超級英雄與一群科學家合作，以對抗一名令人畏懼的壞蛋。

The scientist conducted an experiment to test his hypothesis, but the results proved his theory to be incorrect.
這名科學家進行一項實驗來試驗他的假說，但結果證實他的理論是錯誤的。

John is quite incapable of adaptation to any new environment, in part because his parents spoiled him too much in childhood.
約翰完全不能適應任何新環境，部分原因是他父母在他小時候寵壞他了。

The director is working on a film adaptation of this short novel.
導演正在拍攝這部短篇小說改編的電影。

The area used to be occupied by the descendants of Swedish colonists.
這帶一度由瑞典殖民者的後裔所占領。