中英惯用短语:
  • adj.  他在公司里所担任的职务, 从来就不是很的.   He never got very high in the company
  • n.  他在劳动人民中一如既往声望很.   His popularity among working people remains as strong as ever
  • n.  他在墙头居临下看比赛.   He watched the game from his perch on top of the wall
  • n.  他坐在那儿发表他对法制的论, 虽然他对此一窍不通.   He sat there pontificating about the legal system although it was clear that he knew very little about it
  • v.  他坦率地承认自己并非手, 让我们都放下心来.   By frankly admitting he wasn't a brilliant player, he disarmed us all
  • v.  他失足自十英尺处跌了下来.   He slipped and fell ten feet
  • v.  他已90龄, 但身体功能都很好.   all his faculties
  • v.  他已长得比哥哥还高.   He's already outgrown his older brother
  • v.  他年事渐, 背也开始变驼了.   He's beginning to stoop with age, ie as he gets older
  • n.  他年轻时曾有过崇的理想, 但渐渐地他的全部希望都破灭了.   He had high ideals in his youth but gradually the whole edifice crumbled
  • adj.  他往土里搀沙子以提渗水性能.   He added sand to the soil to make it more porous
  • adj.  他很傲, 不屑同我们一起玩儿.   He was too proud to join in our fun
  • v.  他情绪极不稳定(如由兴突然变为绝望).   He is liable to abrupt swings in mood, eg from happiness to despair
  •   他成了她的级顾问--你要说是她的副手也未尝不可.   He became her senior adviser her deputy, if you will
  • v.  他把球(冲著对手)叩杀过去.   He smashed the lob (straight at his opponent's body).
  • v.  他提了售价以补偿材料成本的增加.   He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials