中英慣用短語:
  • prep.  從星期二到星期五一直呆在倫.   stay in London Tuesday thru Friday
  • v.  從牛津到倫乘火車大約有一小時行程.   Oxford to London is about an hour's run by train
  • n.  從這裏到倫敦很遠.   It's a long way to London
  • n.  從飛機上俯視遠處可以看到倫的萬傢燈火.   Far below the plane we could see the lights of London
  • v.  他為倫的一傢大公司到處推銷地毯.   He travels in carpets for a big London firm
  • n.  他們從星期一到星期五都住在倫, 周末到郊外去.   They live in London during the week and go to the country at the weekend
  •   他們嚮倫警察廳偵緝處報了案.   They called in Scotland Yard, ie asked for the help of this Department
  •   他們在倫敦.   They're up in London
  • n.  他們在倫的大劇場上演《卡門》.   They're playing `Carmen' at the Coliseum
  • n.  他們在蘇格蘭有一村捨, 在倫有一所房子, 在巴黎還有一套備用公寓.   They own a cottage in Scotland and a house in London as well as a pied-a-terre in Paris
  • n.  他們正在促我們迅速作出决定.   They are pressing us to make a quick decision
  • n.  他們經倫敦去法國.   They are travelling to France by way of London
  • n.  他住在倫敦北街.   He lives in North Parade
  • v.  他决定去巴黎, 不去倫.   He opted to go to Paris rather than London
  • n.  他在倫任職幾年後被派往駐莫斯科大使館工作.   After several years in London, he was posted to the embassy in Moscow
  •   他在倫有一所房子, 在海邊還有一個小屋.   He has a house in London and a cottage near the sea