中英惯用短语:
  •   (由神、命运) 预的,注的   destined
  •   (由被告在法庭上选的律师担任的)法庭辩护   dock brief
  •   (真实作者难考的)一本书的假作者   the putative author of a book
  •   (美)行政协(总统无须参议院同意而与外国所订的协)   executive agreement
  •   (英下院)使出席议员达法人数   keep a House
  •   (英下院)使出席议员达法人数   make a House
  •   (英国下院)因不满法人数40人而宣告休会   count the House (of Commons) out
  •   (表示感兴趣)说不..., ...也未可知   for all one knows
  •   (规财产权等的)结婚契约   marriage articles
  •   (遗嘱上指的)遗嘱保管人   a literary executor
  •   (陪审团)判(某人)有罪   bring sb. in guilty
  •   (陪审团)判(某人)有罪   bring in guilty
  •   *almost和nearly通常用於肯句   Almost and nearly are usually used in positive sentences
  •   + 动词否定式为宜   Hardly is generally preferred to almost + a negative verb 用hardly一般比用almost
  • n.  +不式, 这一结构用以表达命令或指示   said that he's leaving. 他还没告诉我[说]他要走. Tell sb + infinitive is used for commands *tell sb
  • n.  +)不式连用, 但不可用於被动语态   an infinitive, but not in the passive *cause和make可与(to