中英惯用短语:
  •   他刚到这个国家时, 一句英语也不会.   When he first arrived in this country, he couldn't speak any English
  • adj.  他刚才一直在说话.   He has just been speaking
  • n.  他到各公司游以引起大家对该项目的兴趣.   He's going round firms drumming up interest in the project
  • adj.  他到底是怎么说的?   What were his actual words?
  • v.  他反驳我的错误并不比他的错误小.   He retorted that it was my fault as much as his
  • v.  他反驳说这很正确.   He rejoined that this was quite right
  •   他发觉没人会说英语.   He found that nobody could speak English
  • v.  他受到他们嘲笑恼羞成怒, 了一些过头的话.   He was provoked by their mockery to say more than he had intended
  • n.  他只好尽力进行说服.   He had to use all his powers of persuasion
  • n.  他可不轻易夸奖人, 所以他要是`好', 他一定认为真好.   He isn't one to ladle out praise, so when he says `Good', he means it
  • v.  他叽叽咕咕地了些我认为像是道歉的话.   He jabbered out what I assumed was an apology
  • v.  他向警方报案有些钱不见了.   He informed the police that some money was missing
  • adj.  他听他们不来了, 感到很扫兴.   He was disappointed to hear they were not coming
  • v.  他听朋友被控谋杀罪, 大吃一惊.   He was flabbergasted when he heard that his friend had been accused of murder
  • n.  他吼叫著说出那些话.   He squealed the words out
  • n.  他咕哝著说他想睡觉.   He murmured that he wanted to sleep