年中英慣用短語:
| - v. 他在獄中關了三年之後, 又與妻子和傢裏人團圓了. After three years in prison he was again united with his wife and family
- adj. 他在紐約住了兩年就帶上了美國口音. accent
- n. 他在這裏已經很多年, 現在理應熟悉工作的各種方面了. He's been here for years; he should know the ins and outs of the job by now
- indef det 他在非洲度過了近十二個年頭. He spent some twelve years of his life in Africa
- n. 他坐了10年監獄以後又得到了自由. After 10 years in prison, he was given his freedom
- adj. 他坐了十年監獄, 又成了自由人. After ten years in prison, he was a free man again
- v. 他多年勞累和貧睏終因體力不支而病倒. After years of hard work and poverty, he finally snapped, ie had a nervous breakdown, fell ill, etc
- v. 他多年掙紮在貧睏之中. He languished in poverty for years
- n. 他多年來一直欺騙稅務部門. He had been cheating the taxman for years
- v. 他多年來對妻子不忠, 妻子也衹裝作不知情. His wife has winked at his infidelity for years
- n. 他妻子死後兩年, 他纔振作起來. After his wife's death it took him two years to get back on his feet
- n. 他對她迷戀了半年. His infatuation with her lasted six months
- 他小小年紀以為祖母死了是因為他曾經想過讓她死. As a child he thought that his grandmother's death had happened because he had willed it
- n. 他已失業半年了. He was out of a job for six months
- n. 他已盡其天年. His life had reached its natural term
- v. 他年事漸高, 背也開始變駝了. He's beginning to stoop with age, ie as he gets older
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