中英惯用短语:
  •   初时可能有困难, 继续做下去就会觉得容易多了.   You may have some difficulty at first but you'll find it easier as you go along
  • n.  删除了这就损害了原文的文学价值.   The excisions have destroyed the literary value of the text
  • n.  别再提那些往事了.   Don't rake up the past
  • v.  别小看她, 她有方面很有天赋.   she's very gifted in some areas
  •   别让那大孩子欺负你, 要保护你自己!   Don't allow those big boys to bully you; stick up for yourself
  • n.  别跟我说那些废话!   Don't give me that bilge!
  •   到此为止, 关于...仅仅这么   so much for ...
  • n.  刺, 讽刺, (有动物用作武器的, 通常有毒的)刺, 针, (植物表面含有致痛物质的)芒刺, 刺毛, 刺痛, 刺伤, 伤痕, (表皮上的)灼痛, 引起疼痛的能力, 伤害感情的能力, 针刺   sting
  •   前日子, 几天前, 那天   the other day
  • prep.  前面一辆公共汽车突然停住, 我险撞上.   I nearly ran into a bus when it stopped suddenly in front of me
  • n.  剑桥大学主办的明年的中学会考要读哪书?   for the Cambridge First Certificate next year?
  • n.  办公室里那不同凡俗的人喝的是柠檬茶, 我们这人喝咖啡.   The sophisticates in the office drink lemon tea; we have coffee
  •   办完这繁琐的手续得需要几个星期.   It takes weeks to get through the red tape
  • n.  加橙色颜料使之略呈暖色.   Add orange paint to get a warmer hue
  • n.  务必把这东西放对地方.   Be sure to place them correctly
  • n.  动作的优美(如芭蕾舞或某体育动作).   the poetry of motion, eg in ballet or some forms of athletics