通中英惯用短语:
| - v. 我们商店都是精选的质量最高的产品. Pick is less formal than select *pick比select通俗 Our shops select only the very best quality produce.
- 我们因交通堵塞而受阻一个小时. We were stuck in a traffic jam for an hour
- prep. 我们在今日之前未获通知. We received no notification prior to today's date, ie before today
- adv. 我们已经知道是谁得到这份工作了, 但是尚未得到正式通知. We already know who's got the job but we haven't yet been informed officially
- n. 我们得叫管工来通一通下水道. =>illus at App We had to call a plumber to unblock the drains.
- n. 我们得把楼梯重新装饰一下. (Flights of) steps are usually made of stone or concrete and found outside or in an uninhabited building. *(flights of) steps通常为石料或混凝土制成的, 建於户外或非住房型的建筑物中. We also talk of individual steps which make up a staircase or a flight of steps *steps还可用以指构成楼梯或一段台阶的梯级 We must redecorate the staircase.
- 我们得等电源接通後才能搬进去. We can't move in until the electricity has been laid on
- n. 我们派驻香港、 中东的通讯员 our Hong Kong, Middle East, etc correspondent
- n. 我们的儿子刚刚从骑三轮自行车过渡到骑普通自行车了. Our son has just graduated from a tricycle to a proper bicycle
- v. 我们的房间是通间. We had intercommunicating rooms
- adj. 我们的时间不多, 只够匆匆喝上一口（通常指酒）. drink
- n. 我们硬著头皮听了一通别浪费钱的大道理. We had to listen to a long sermon about not wasting money
- adj. 我们通常一天收到约五十封信. day we receive about fifty letters
- 我们通常利用周末采购物品. We usually do our shopping at the weekend
- adj. 我们遇到交通阻塞, 汽车一辆辆首尾相接动弹不得. We sat bumper-to-bumper in the traffic jam
- 我做我原先的那份工作要带劲得多. Aged is more formal than old and is used of very old people who have possibly become physically weak.*aged比old文些, 用以指年老的人, 可能身体亦衰弱. If one wishes to be polite and respectful, one can describe old people as elderly. 若想客气些、 尊敬些, 可用elderly来形容老人. Ancient and antique are usually only applied to things. *ancient和antique通常仅用於事物. We call ancient something that existed a long time ago *ancient用以形容经历了久远年代的事物 I was much happier in my old job.
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