中英慣用短語:
  •   她覺得待在傢很無聊.   to stay at home
  •   她覺得生活與她形同陌路(未能從生活得到好處、 機會與樂趣).   She feels that life is passing her by, ie that she is not profiting from or enjoying the opportunities and pleasures of life
  • n.  她講話一再強調的就是需要削減開支.   The leitmotiv of her speech was the need to reduce expenditure
  • v.  她輕輕地從他的雙臂[擁抱]掙脫.   embrace
  • n.  她那最親密友伴的喪生, 使她在生活失去歡愉.   the loss of her closest friend which took the sunshine out of her life
  • adj.  她那自我中心的態度.   her self-centred attitude
  • v.  她馬上就猜中了答案.   She guessed the answer straight away
  • v.  她(嚮臂靜脈)註射海洛因.   She mainlinedheroin (into a vein in her arm).
  • n.  她(看著大傢,)眼閃現著憤怒與輕衊的神情.   Her eyes flashed anger and defiance (at everyone).
  • adj.  好戰的, 交戰的, 交戰國的, 交戰的, 好爭吵的, 好鬥的   belligerent
  • adj.  好戰的, 積極從事或支持使用武力的, 戰鬥性的, 戰鬥的, 交戰的, 好用暴力的, 富於戰鬥性的   militant
  • n.  好萊塢, 好萊塢, 美國影片, 美國電影界, 好萊塢(美國電影業心), 美國電影業   hollywood
  • abbr.  如用作書信中的稱謂.   Edgar Broughton, Esq, eg on a letter addressed to him
  • abbr.  如用於小村莊的地址)   near (eg in the address of a small village
  • n.  如雨點般落下的灰塵(如從火山口噴出者).   a rain of ashes, eg from a volcano
  • adj.  如雪花落入河, 瞬即消失   as evanescent as snowflakes on a river