年中英惯用短语:
  • v.  今年的复活节来得早.   Easter falls early this year
  • n.  今年的汽车是去年型号的改进型.   last year's model
  • n.  今年的第二次空间发射.   the second space shot this year
  • n.  今年的花展有大量花卉参展.   There's a large entry for the flower show this year
  • n.  今年的葡萄酒产量前景不佳.   The prospects for this year's wine harvest are poor
  • n.  今年的运动会由哪国主办?   Which country is hosting the Games this year?
  •   今年的销售额之高完全超出我们的预料.   This year's sales figures go beyond all our expectations, ie are much better than we thought they would be
  •   今年的销售额很令人鼓舞.   This year's sales figures are veryencouraging
  • adj.  今年草莓很少.   Strawberries are scarce this year
  • n.  今年鲱鱼捕获量比往年少.   Fewer herring than usual have been landed this year
  • n.  仍然抱著党性教条的陈词滥调不放的年迈的政治家.   elderly politicians still clinging to the outmoded shibboleths of party doctrine
  • pron.  从 20 到 29 的数目、 年数或温度.   the twenties [pl] numbers, years or degrees of temperature from 20 to 29
  • pron.  从 30 到 39 的数目、 年数或温度.   the thirties n [pl] numbers, years or temperature from 30 to 39
  • pron.  从 70 到 79 的数目、 年数或温度.   the seventies [pl] numbers, years or temperature from 70 to 79
  • pron.  从40到49的数目、 年数或温度.   the forties [pl] numbers, years or temperature from 40 to 49
  • pron.  从50到59的数目、 年数或温度   the fifties [pl] numbers, years or temperature from 50 to 59