中英慣用短語:
  • prep.  那條小路穿過樹林通嚮河.   The path led through the trees to the river
  • n.  那條路在森林的邊上.   The road skirts the forest
  • v.  那樹硬得劈不動, 簡直把斧子震得滑嚮一.   The tree was so hard that the blows of the axe simply glanced off
  • n.  那片地以挺拔的榆樹為界.   The estate was fringed with stately elms
  • n.  那球就在他旁經過--這一失誤太不應該.   The ball's gone right past him that was a bad miss, ie one he ought to have stopped, caught, etc
  • v.  那男孩怯生生地走過老師身, 然後便一溜煙跑出門外. We steal, in, out, etc in great secrecy 偷偷地走動用steal in、 out、 etc   The boy sidled past the teacher and then ran out of the door.
  • n.  那計畫草議後就擱置一.   The scheme was pigeon-holed after a brief discussion
  • v.  那輛公共汽車從我身掠過, 離我衹有一英寸.   The bus just shaved me by an inch
  •   那輛公共汽車駛近路.   The bus pulled in to the side of the road
  • v.  那房間有人打鼾聲音很大她無法入睡.   Loud snores from the other room kept her awake
  • adj.  那的, 遠處的, 更遠的   yonder
  •   那邊的農場是誰的?   yonder?
  • n.  那邊的那個男的是誰?   Who's that dude over there?
  • n.  那邊的那個老頭兒.   that old geezer over there
  •   那邊那個人就是他.   That's him over there
  • v.  那醉漢在人行道上東倒西歪的.   The drunken man teeteredon the edge of the pavement