中英惯用短语:
  • v.  他千方百计想钻入委员会.   He was trying to wangle his way onto the committee
  • v.  他反手一击把我截击的空球打了回来(网球).   He responded to my volley with a backhand, ie in tennis
  • v.  他口像爆豆一般念那名单.   He rattled through the list of names
  • n.  他口带有烟草的臭味.   His breath reeked of tobacco
  • n.  他只听到他们交谈无足轻重的部分.   He only heard the fag-end of their conversation
  • n.  他喜欢生活在美的环境.   He likes to surround himself with beautiful things
  • lat.  他因昨日忘了多买些咖啡, 今晨早餐上遂成为家众矢之的.   He forgot to buy more coffee yesterday, so he was persona non grata at breakfast this morning
  • n.  他在400米跨栏赛获胜.   He won the 400 metres hurdles
  • suff.  他在一片嘈杂声仍睡他的觉.   He slept on through all the noise
  • n.  他在上次战争当过步兵军官.   He saw service as an infantry officer in the last war
  •   他在不知不觉仿效他的父亲.   He unconsciously imitated his father
  • n.  他在两公司的谈判间人.   He acted as a middleman in discussions between the two companies
  • n.  他在书引用了许多资料.   He cited many sources for his book
  • adj.  他在事故大脑受伤无法治愈.   He suffered irreversible brain damage in the crash
  • adj.  他在公司的领导层似乎无多大权力.   It's not as if he was very important in the company hierarchy
  • n.  他在劳动人民一如既往声望很高.   His popularity among working people remains as strong as ever