中英慣用短語:
  • n.  不管誰來都別開門.   Don't open the door, no matter who comes
  • pron.  不管要我接電話, 就說我現在正忙著呢.   Whoever wants to speak to me on the phone, tell them I'm busy
  • v.  兩個孩子在較量, 看能把對方瞪得受不了.   The two children were having a competition to see who could stare the other out
  • adj.  人若疲勞都可能出差錯.   We're all liable to make mistakes when we're tired
  • n.  今天早晨睡過頭了?'她風趣地問.   Who overslept this morning?' She quipped. `
  • v.  今晚做飯? 咱們擲硬幣决定吧.   Who's going to cook tonight? Let's toss up
  • adj.  他一心一意想得到晉升, 也勸阻不了他.   He's intent on getting promotion, and no one's going to stop him
  • adj.  他不在場時, 將由主持播放他的節目(如電視節目)?   while he's away?
  • v.  他今天情緒很壞, 跟說話都動氣.   everyone
  • v.  他們拋轉硬幣來决定開場.   They spun a coin to decide who should start, ie threw it spinning in the air to see which side was uppermost when it landed
  • adv.  他們知道那幅畫是膺品. 而且還知道是仿畫的.   They knew the painting was a forgery. Moreover, they knew who had painted it
  • n.  他們也不懂得失火時要關上門.   None of them had the nous to shut the door when the fire broke out
  •   他們邀請誰了?   Whom did they invite?
  • v.  他發覺也沒聽他講話, 一氣之下就走了.   When he realized nobody was listening to him, he left the room in a fit of pique
  •   他常做出也料不到的事.   He often does things you wouldn't expect him to
  • n.  他是個很有經驗的汽車推銷員, 一眼就能看出是容易勸說的買主!   He was an experienced car salesman and recognized an easy prospect when he saw one