能中英惯用短语:
  • n.  我们需要一个能起作用的反对党.   We need an effective Opposition
  • n.  我们需要外界援助才能完成.   We'll need outside help before we can finish
  • n.  我们需要物色两名队员才能凑成一个队.   IWe need to rake up two more players to form a team
  •   我们)不可能及时赶到那里.   to get there in time. (
  •   我估计我十天能完成.   I estimated that I should finish in ten days
  • adj.  我估计我的申请书不知道让哪个无能的官僚给弄丢了.   I suppose my application has been lost by some incompetent bureaucrat
  • v.  我但愿能够帮助你.   help you
  • v.  我但愿能没有这麽多事情做,'她叹著气说.   I wish I didn't have so much to do,' she sighed. `
  • v.  我体谅你可能事先已另有承诺.   I appreciate that you may have prior commitments
  • adj.  我倒是愿意帮忙, 但是无能为力--说老实话!   I'd like to help, but I can't on the level
  •   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.
  • v.  我做晚饭时, 你能哄孩子们玩一个小时吗?   Could you entertain the children for an hour, while I make supper?
  • n.  我再一考虑, 反倒觉得可能还是她对.   On further reflection, I saw that she might be right, after all
  • n.  我再也不能容忍你这种粗暴行为了.   I won't stick your rudeness any longer
  • v.  我再也不能忍受你的侮辱了!   I'm not taking any more of your insults
  • v.  我决不能就这样放过她!   I'm damned if I'm going to let her get away with that