家中英惯用短语:
  •   我是我们家第一个上大学的.   I'm the first in my family to go to university
  • n.  我有许多紧要的工作须在家里做, 因此要有几个星期足不出户.   I've got a lot of urgent work to do at home and will have to go into purdah for a couple of weeks
  • v.  我本想当画家, 可是环境对我另作安排.   I wanted to be a painter, but circumstances decided otherwise, ie forced me to be something else
  • v.  我没赶上公共汽车, 只好走回家.   I missed the bus and had to walk home
  • n.  我现在回家了--我已经完成了今天的工作定额.   I'm going home now I've done my quota of work for the day
  •   我现在所有的家人和朋友都住在国外.   What family and friends I still have live abroad
  • n.  我现在要回家了.   I'll make my way home now
  • adj.  我生於戏剧工作者之家, 注定了我的舞台生涯.   Coming from a theatrical family, I was destined for a career on the stage, ie I was expected to be an actor
  •   我的仆人将开车送你回家.   My man will drive you home
  • v.  我的周末全用在做家务上了.   My weekend was dominated by housework
  •   我的天哪! 好家伙!   Bless my heart!
  •   我的天哪! 好家伙!   Bless your heart!
  • n.  我的孩子都有明显的家族特徵.   All my children share a strong family likeness
  • v.  我的建议人家不屑一顾.   My suggestion was received with disdain
  •   我的祖母是我们家史的资料库.   My grandmother is a mine of information about our family's history
  • v.  我的花园有道门与邻家的相通   My garden communicates with the one next door by means of a gate.