The medicine was tested in a laboratory before it was sold in stores.

药物先在实验室测试过才在店舖贩卖。

We labeled the cans of food with the amount of calories each contains.

我们在食品罐头上标示每罐所含的热量。

This food is labeled as organic, but I have reasons to doubt it.

这项食物被标为是有机的，但我有理由怀疑。

There is a label on the package that shows the price of the item.

包装上有一张标籤，显示物品的价钱。

The young singer signed with a major record label.

那名年轻歌手与一家大唱片公司签约。

They make little money, considering the amount of labor they provide.

考量到他们提供的劳力，他们赚的钱不多。

After laboring all day in the hot sun, the workers were very tired.

在烈日下劳动一整天后，工人们都非常疲倦。

On the hike up the mountain, Jared lagged behind the rest of the group.

在上山的路上，杰瑞德跟不上队上的其他人。

There is a short lag between pressing the button on the camera and the flash going off.

在按下相机按钮和闪光灯熄灭间会有短暂的延迟。

The city's most famous landmark draws hundreds of tourists each day.

这个城市最着名的地标每天吸引数百位游客。

The result of the case was a landmark legal decision.

这个案子的结果是具有里程碑意义的法律判决。

Josh looked out at the beautiful landscape from the comfort of his train seat.

乔许从舒适的火车座位上望向外面美丽的景色。

We hired a company to landscape our yard.

我们聘了一间公司来替我们的庭院造景。

The lanes in this part of town are filled with people on weekends.

城市这一区的巷道週末时挤满了人。

The city has many bike lanes to encourage people to ride their bikes to work.

这个城市有许多自行车车道，用来鼓励人们骑脚踏车上班。

The accident was largely a result of human error.

这起意外主要是人为错误造成的。

The main points that the speaker tried to get across were largely ignored.

这名演讲者试图清楚表达的主要论点多半被忽略了。
（sth get across (to sb) 表示「某事物被理解、让某人清楚了解」）

I don't think this nice weather is going to last.

我认为好天气不会持续。

Nothing lasts forever; all good things must come to an end.

没有什麽事物能永远存在；所有美好的事物都一定会结束。

I plan to launch my own business by the end of the year.

我打算在年底前开展自己的事业。

The government plans to launch another test missile next month.

政府计画在下个月发射另一枚测试飞弹。

The company threw a party to celebrate the launch of its new product.

那间公司办了一场派对庆祝新产品的发布。

Mia asked her son to put his dirty laundry in the laundry basket.

蜜亚要儿子把髒衣服放进洗衣篮里。

Pete applied several layers of paint to the living room walls.

彼特涂了好几层油漆在客厅的牆上。

Water is leaking out of the bucket because there's a hole in it.

水从水桶里漏出来，因为上面有个洞。

Did you find the leak in the pipe, or should we call someone else to come and fix it?

你有找到管子上的漏洞吗？还是我们应该打电话找别人来修理？

Rebecca works out every day so that she can get a lean body.

蕾贝卡每天运动，以便保持苗条的身材。

I leaned forward so that I could hear what he was saying.

我向前倾以便能听到他在说什麽。

Casey and I are good friends, and she knows that she can lean on me.

我和凯西是好朋友，她知道她可以倚靠我。
（lean on sb 依靠某人）

We are leaning toward buying this car.

我们倾向买这部车。
（常用 lean toward/towards + N. 表示「倾向于」）

Whitney is a visual learner, so she remembers more when she sees the information.

惠特妮是视觉学习者，所以她看到资讯时记的比较多。

The lecture will be held tomorrow at the university.

这场演讲明天将在这所大学举办。

All of the students found the teacher's lecture to be interesting.

所有学生都觉得那位老师的课很有趣。

After I did badly on a test, my parents lectured me about the importance of studying.

在我考不好后，爸妈告诫我学习的重要性。
（当「训诫」时作及物用，用法为 lecture sb about/on N.）

The professor lectured the students on the Spanish Civil War.

教授对学生讲授西班牙内战。

Legend has it that a monster lives in the waters of this lake.

传说这个湖里住着一隻怪物。
（legend has it 表示「传说、据说⋯⋯」；legend 在此恆用单数）

According to legend, only the true king can pull the sword from the stone.

根据传说，只有真正的国王才能拔出石中剑。

Rick is a legend at the local bowling alley.

瑞克在本地的保龄球馆是个传奇人物。

Watching television is Mary's favorite leisure activity.

看电视是玛莉最喜欢的休闲活动。

Rick likes weekend mornings because he gets to read the newspaper at his leisure.

瑞克喜欢週末早晨，因为他才有空可以看报。

Julia handed her driver's license to the police officer.

茱莉亚把她的驾照交给警官。

The singer has licensed her image for everything from coffee cups to credit cards.

这位歌手已将自己的形象授权给从咖啡杯到信用卡的每样东西。

While they're not considered great literature, romance novels are my favorite.

爱情小说虽然不被认为是伟大的文学作品，却是我的最爱。

Carla studied literature at university, so she has read a lot.

卡拉在大学时是念文学的，所以她看过很多书。

The beach was covered in litter.

海滩上到处都是垃圾。

The floor was littered with dirty clothes.

地板上到处都是髒衣服。
（be littered with sth 表示「乱丢而充满⋯⋯」）

There will be a live show of the band this Friday night.

本周五晚上将有乐队的现场表演。

Tim got a loan to buy a bigger house for his family.

提姆得到一笔贷款来为家人买更大的房子。

Ted loaned Jeff his car for the weekend.

泰德把他的车借给杰夫于周末使用。

We can meet in the hotel lobby at 9:00 to go on the city tour.

我们可以九点在旅馆大厅碰面去参加城市导览。

The organization lobbied the government to vote in favor of the law.

该组织游说政府投票贊成这项法律。

The hospital is located on a busy street.

这间医院位在一条繁忙的街上。
（常用「be located + in/at/on + 地点」表示「位于、坐落在⋯⋯」）

Gary had trouble locating his friends at the crowded concert.

盖瑞在拥挤的音乐会上找不到他的朋友。

Forget your feelings; you should use logic to solve this problem.

忘记你的感受；你应该用逻辑思维来解决这个问题。

Brett loosened the lid of the jar for his wife.

布雷特替太太松开了罐子的瓶盖。

Ed's been under a lot of pressure at work; he needs to loosen up.

艾德的工作压力很大；他需要放松一下。
（loosen up 放松 (心情)）

You'd better put on some suntan lotion before you go to the beach.

去海边前最先擦点防晒乳。

I'm trying to lower the amount of sugar that I eat.

我正在试着减少所吃的糖的份量。

The workers carefully lowered the big statue onto the stone block.

工人们小心地把大型凋像放到石块上。

We had a lot of bad luck on our trip, but we made it home safely.

我们这趟旅途中厄运连连，但我们平安地回到家了。

My hotel room was not quite as luxurious as I imagined.

我的饭店房间并不如我想像的豪华舒适。