中英慣用短語:
  • n.  他回傢去了.   He went home
  • n.  他因從政而把庭置於次要地位.   His family has had to play second fiddle to his political career
  •   他因世寒微而被人看不起.   He was looked down on because of his humble background
  • lat.  他因昨日忘了多買些咖啡, 今晨早餐上遂成為中衆矢之的.   He forgot to buy more coffee yesterday, so he was persona non grata at breakfast this morning
  • n.  他在十六歲時離開了(離開雙親獨立生活).   at sixteen
  • v.  他在回的路上遭遇暴風雨.   On his way home he was overtaken by a storm
  • v.  他在城裏挨挨戶兜售日用百貨.   He peddled small household articles around the town
  • v.  他在傢裏稱王稱霸.   He tyrannizes his family
  •   他在擡沉重的具時扭傷了腰.   He did his back in lifting heavy furniture
  • v.  他在獄中關了三年之後, 又與妻子和裏人團圓了.   After three years in prison he was again united with his wife and family
  • n.  他在皇工兵部隊服役(英國陸軍的兵種).   He's in the Royal Engineers, ie a branch of the British Army
  • n.  他在走紅時是非常有影響力的政治.   In his day, he was a very influential politician
  • n.  他聲稱在他中發現的那些失竊的珠寶是有人給他栽贓.   He claimed that the stolen jewellery found in his house was a plant
  •   他妻子不在時他是怎麽生活的?   How did he make out while his wife was away?
  • adj.  他娶了一位名作傢.   He's married to a famous writer
  • v.  他婚後已非常戀傢了.   He's become a lot more domesticated since his marriage