中英慣用短語:
  • adj.  他在公司裏所擔任的職務, 從來就不是很的.   He never got very high in the company
  • n.  他在勞動人民中一如既往聲望很.   His popularity among working people remains as strong as ever
  • n.  他在墻頭居臨下看比賽.   He watched the game from his perch on top of the wall
  • n.  他坐在那兒發表他對法製的論, 雖然他對此一竅不通.   He sat there pontificating about the legal system although it was clear that he knew very little about it
  • v.  他坦率地承認自己並非手, 讓我們都放下心來.   By frankly admitting he wasn't a brilliant player, he disarmed us all
  • v.  他失足自十英尺處跌了下來.   He slipped and fell ten feet
  • v.  他已90齡, 但身體功能都很好.   all his faculties
  • v.  他已長得比哥哥還高.   He's already outgrown his older brother
  • v.  他年事漸, 背也開始變駝了.   He's beginning to stoop with age, ie as he gets older
  • n.  他年輕時曾有過崇的理想, 但漸漸地他的全部希望都破滅了.   He had high ideals in his youth but gradually the whole edifice crumbled
  • adj.  他往土裏攙沙子以提滲水性能.   He added sand to the soil to make it more porous
  • adj.  他很傲, 不屑同我們一起玩兒.   He was too proud to join in our fun
  • v.  他情緒極不穩定(如由興突然變為絶望).   He is liable to abrupt swings in mood, eg from happiness to despair
  •   他成了她的級顧問--你要說是她的副手也未嘗不可.   He became her senior adviser her deputy, if you will
  • v.  他把球(衝著對手)叩殺過去.   He smashed the lob (straight at his opponent's body).
  • v.  他提了售價以補償材料成本的增加.   He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials