中英惯用短语:
  • n.  他会说当地方言.   He speaks the local patois
  • n.  他偷钱场被人抓住, 在此之前我一直误以为他是个老实人.   I was under the illusion that he was honest until he was caught stealing some money
  • adj.  他入伍当了士兵.   He enlisted as a private
  • v.  他六个月後就上了中士.   sergeant in six months
  • n.  他典了金表用以交租.   He pawned his gold watch to pay the rent
  • v.  他决当不成演员.   He'll never make an actor
  • n.  他在上次战争中过步兵军官.   He saw service as an infantry officer in the last war
  •   他在北威尔士地区做生意(如推销员).   He works the North Wales area, eg as a salesman
  • n.  他在地工厂喷漆工.   He's a paint sprayer in the local factory
  • n.  他在等待权派给他分派下一工作.   He was waiting for the powers that be to decide what his next job would be
  • v.  他宣誓称自己时不在犯罪现场.   He testified under oath that he had not been at the scene of the crime
  •   他对城里的工作只是敷衍而已, 一心想的是赛 车手.   he's much more interested in being a racing driver
  • n.  他对地各种语言如此精通令我吃惊.   His familiarity with the local languages surprised me
  • n.  他已厌烦给姐姐跑腿了.   He was tired of running errands for his sister
  • v.  他年龄一到就入伍兵了.   He enlisted as a soldier in the army as soon as he was old enough
  • v.  他当上了省长.   He established himself as governor of the province