中英慣用短語:
  • adj.  她因錯過了這一聚會仍耿耿於懷.   She's still disgruntled about missing the party
  • n.  她因長途騎車疲憊不堪.   The long cycle ride exhausted her
  • adj.  她在他死後因悲傷憔悴了.   She was prostrate with grief after his death
  • adj.  她在危急關頭總是挺身出.   She's always to the fore at moments of crisis
  • n.  她在最後一盤稍有失誤緻比賽失敗.   A brief lapse in the final set cost her the match
  • n.  她在歐洲錦標賽中的慘敗終因她奪得金牌的勝利雪恥.   Her gold-medal victory laid the ghost of her shock defeat in the European Championships
  • n.  她姿色迷人, 因評委都偏嚮她.   Her charm prejudiced the judges in her favour
  • v.  她完全是為了自己的目的利用我們.   to get what she wanted
  • adj.  她對下屬的態度嚴肅認真.   She has a firm, no-nonsense attitude towards her staff
  • n.  她對自己的意圖秘不宣.   She's keeping her intentions to herself, ie not telling anyone what she plans to do
  • v.  她工作努力從提高了自己的聲譽[為學校增添了榮譽].   to the honour of the school
  •   她已識字, 因比其他學生在學習上領先一步.   Being already able to read gave her a head start over the other pupils
  •   她平心靜氣地聽著, 然對雙方的理由都極為註意.   She listened dispassionately but with great interest to both arguments
  • n.  她很熱情, 因丈夫前妻的孩子很快就消除了對她的偏見.   Her friendliness soon overcame the prejudice of her stepchildren
  • v.  她心酸而落淚.   She melted into tears
  • v.  她總覺得受人監視心神不寧.   She was obsessed with the idea that she was being watched