英中英惯用短语:
  •   从大不列颠的最北端到最南端, 英国全土   from John o'Groat's to Land's End
  • v.  从英国移居到澳大利亚寻找工作. Cf 参看 immigrate.   emigrate from Britain to Australia to find work
  • prep.  从英语译成西班牙语   translate from English to Spanish
  • adv.  从这里沿河往下一英里处有一座桥.   There's a bridge a mile down the river from here
  • n.  仓房之改建为寓所、 英镑之兑换成美元   the conversion of a barn into a house, of pounds into dollars
  •   他一年挣 50000 英镑.   He's pulling in 50000 a year
  • v.  他一年赚10000英镑.   He earns 10000 a year
  • n.  他三次获授英格兰队选手帽（三次被选出参加比赛）.   for England
  • v.  他为参加英国大赛马而训练那匹马.   He's training the horse for the Grand National
  • n.  他为救出被绑架的儿子向恐怖分子交付了5万英镑的赎金.   He paid the terrorist a ransom of 50000 for his kidnapped son
  • adj.  他仍然不能用英语表达自己的意思.   He is still unable to express himself in English
  • n.  他从衣袋里掏出一沓面额10英镑的钱.   He pulled a wad of 10 notes out of his pocket
  • v.  他们已从英语班转走（如上专设课）.   They were removed from the English class, eg to have special lessons
  • n.  他们带著全副装备行军二十英里.   They marched twenty miles in full kit
  • n.  他们忍受著恶劣天气的煎熬, 表现了英国人典型的坚忍不拔的精神.   They reacted to the appalling weather with typical British stoicism
  • adj.  他们攀登的令人疲惫的最後一英里路.   the last weary mile of their climb