例句：

　　He was as eager as his Captain to beat the record.

　　他和他的隊長一樣渴望打破紀錄。

　　The company is eager to gain a foothold in Europe.

　　這家公司急于在歐洲取得一席之地。

　　He was eager to communicate his ideas to the group.

　　他急于把他的想法傳達給小組。

　　I could tell she spoke in earnest.

　　我看得出她是鄭重其事地說的。

　　Catherine was a pious, earnest woman.

　　凱瑟琳是位虔誠、真摯的女子。

　　You may laugh but I'm in deadly earnest.

　　你可以笑，不過我可是正經八百的。

　　Discussions were centred on developments in Eastern Europe.

　　討論圍繞著東歐的發展這一中心議題進行。

　　The antithesis of the Middle Eastern buyer is the Japanese.

　　與中東買主截然相反的是日本買主。

　　The lightning could touch off wildfires in Eastern Washington.

　　閃電可能引發華盛頓東部的野火。

　　Cocoa is the country's economic mainstay.

　　可可是這個國家的經濟支柱。

　　His arguments have a sound economic base.

　　他的論點有充分的經濟上的根據。

　　They predicted a severe economic downturn.

　　他們預言將會有一次嚴重的經濟衰退。

　　He has now taken effective control of the country.

　　他目前已有效地控制了這個國家。

　　It has been demonstrated that this drug is effective.

　　這藥已證實是有效的。

　　Simple antibiotics are effective against this organism.

　　普通的抗生素就能夠有效地抑制這種微生物。