家中英惯用短语:
  • n.  我在布朗太太家寄宿.   /with Mrs Brown
  •   我在自己家里想穿什麽就穿什麽!   I can dress how I like in my own house
  • n.  我在这个家里与仆人无异.   a skivvy in this house
  • v.  我在附近找到一家一流的餐馆!   I've discovered a super restaurant near here
  • n.  我妹妹是美容方面的大行家.   My sister's the oracle on beauty matters
  • adj.  我家在世的近亲是我的远房堂兄.   The nearest member of my family still alive is a rather distant cousin
  •   我家属低教会派.   My family is Low Church
  • adj.  我家族的人大都相当长寿.   My family tend to be quite long-lived
  • v.  我已收到你让我搬家的通知.   I have received your notice to quit, ie to leave the accommodation I am renting
  • adv.  我已给我全家人都寄去了请帖. 还要给你家的人及邻居们寄.   I've sent cards to all my family. Then there's your family and the neighbours
  • prep.  我希望你只让家人知道这件事.   I'd prefer you to keep this information within the family, ie known only by members of the family
  • v.  我希望你能找到回家的路.   I hope you can find your way home
  • n.  我希望我提的建议能吸引买家.   I made what I hoped was an attractive proposition
  • n.  我并不自命是这方面的专家.   I have no pretence to being an expert on the subject
  • v.  我并不自诩对这一问题内行[是这一问题的专家].   to be an expert in this subject
  • adj.  我应该先审慎打探一下这家公司的底细, 然後您再签字.   I should make a few discreet enquires about the firm before you sign anything