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It's not everybody who can keep as cool as a cucumber in an emergency.
   並不是人人都能在危急時刻保持鎮定自若的。

I know my father -- he will be as cool as a cucumber.
   我了解我父親--他會保持冷靜的。

Most of the province is as flat as a pancake.
   那省的大部分地區地勢平坦。

He is now as happy as a clam.
   他現在相當滿足。

She treats him as if he were a stranger.
   她待他如陌生人。

The room was as neat as a new pin.
   房間十分整潔。

The room was as neat as a pin.
   房間十分整潔。

Even at the age of 80, the old man's heart was as sound as a bell.
   儘管已是八十高齡,老人的心臟仍毫無問題。

He was sitting upright, as stiff as a poker.
   他正襟危坐,紋絲不動。

She sat there as stiff as a ramrod.
   她筆直地端坐在那兒。

The little boy was as thin as a lath.
   小男孩骨瘦如柴。

He treats his elder sister as though she were a stranger.
   他待他姊姊如陌生人。

He looked as white as a sheet.
   他臉色蒼白如紙。

They made a successful ascent of the mountain.
   他們成功地登上了山。

He asked that they (should) be allowed to use a dictionary.
   他要求准許他們用詞典。

I came to ask you a favor.
   我來是想請你幫我一個忙。

She asked for a cup of tea.
   她要一杯茶。

She has aspirations to become a great writer.
   她有做名作家的抱負。

As a model, Monroe always aspired to an acting career.
   當模特兒時,夢露渴望演員生涯。

The policemen were assailed by a shower of stones.
   警察遭到一陣石塊的襲擊。