Slow是一個簡單的字，但如果只會把它理解成“慢”，會錯失很多傳神的表達方式。來看幾個例子：

英文：He is a slow student. (x)：他是一個動作很慢的學生。

slow有「需要花很長時間」，因此有「困難」的意思，如：

• He is slow of understanding. 他理解力較差。
• He is so slow that I have to explain everything several times. 他太遲鈍，我得解釋好幾遍。
• He is slow at speech with the boss yet.他跟老闆說話時還是有點笨嘴拙舌。

• Slow and steady wins the race. 是「慢而穩者勝。」
  其實這裡slow並非指「慢」，而是強調「不慌張」、「沈著」，譯為「沈著穩健者勝」更好。
  前面第一句slow day，有slow day就有slow season，淡季，淡季的相反是high season 旺季，還有peak season是業績高峰。

另外，（與夏季時間相對的）標準時間是slow time，拳擊中一開始採取守勢而後猛攻的選手叫a slow starter，這本書很乏味用The book is rather slow。

go slow中的slow是副詞，除了表示「慢慢地走」，還可表示「不慌」、「小心」、「怠工」、「偷懶」等意思，例如：

• You'd better go slow in reaching a conclusion.　你別急於下結論。
• Be slow to promise but quick to practice.　承諾可慢，實踐要快。

反過來，雖然多數情況下「慢」可譯為slow(ly)，但也有例外，如「慢性病」是chronic disease。

• 還有一個很有視覺畫面的片語叫slow burn，意思是漸漸發火：
  We could see the boss doing a slow burn as he heard one lame excuse after another. 我們看見老闆臉上越來越難看，因為他聽到我們一個比一個更扯的藉口。

1. The cabinet has put a lot of efforts into making the economy better. 內閣努力讓經濟變得更好。
2. It’s very important to elect a right marriage partner. 選擇合適的婚姻伴侶很重要。
3. Tom ensures me that he will finish his jobs on time. 湯姆跟我保證會準時完成他的工作。
4. Bill said that he hadn't told anybody else than his boss.  比爾說，除了他老闆之外，他沒有告訴過任何人。
5. Even he was ill, he still worked hard. 儘管他生病了，他仍努力工作。

1. The cabinet has put a lot of effort into making the economy better.
   Effort是不可數名詞。
2. It’s very important to choose the right marriage partner.
   Elect指的是透過投票來選擇、選舉。
3. Tom assures me that he will finish his jobs on time.
   ensure是「確信某事會發生或存在」，assure才是向某人「保證或擔保」某事確實會發生或真實存在。
4. Bill said that he hadn't told anybody other than his boss. 
   「除了…」是other than，else是「其他、另外」。
5. Even though he was ill, he still worked hard.
   even不是連接詞，若要引導附屬子句，用even though、even when、even if。