英中英慣用短語:
| - 從大不列顛的最北端到最南端, 英國全土 from John o'Groat's to Land's End
- v. 從英國移居到澳大利亞尋找工作. Cf 參看 immigrate. emigrate from Britain to Australia to find work
- prep. 從英語譯成西班牙語 translate from English to Spanish
- adv. 從這裏沿河往下一英裏處有一座橋. There's a bridge a mile down the river from here
- n. 倉房之改建為寓所、 英鎊之兌換成美元 the conversion of a barn into a house, of pounds into dollars
- 他一年掙 50000 英鎊. He's pulling in 50000 a year
- v. 他一年賺10000英鎊. He earns 10000 a year
- n. 他三次獲授英格蘭隊選手帽（三次被選出參加比賽）. for England
- v. 他為參加英國大賽馬而訓練那匹馬. He's training the horse for the Grand National
- n. 他為救出被綁架的兒子嚮恐怖分子交付了5萬英鎊的贖金. He paid the terrorist a ransom of 50000 for his kidnapped son
- adj. 他仍然不能用英語表達自己的意思. He is still unable to express himself in English
- n. 他從衣袋裏掏出一沓面額10英鎊的錢. He pulled a wad of 10 notes out of his pocket
- v. 他們已從英語班轉走（如上專設課）. They were removed from the English class, eg to have special lessons
- n. 他們帶著全副裝備行軍二十英. They marched twenty miles in full kit
- n. 他們忍受著惡劣天氣的煎熬, 表現了英國人典型的堅忍不拔的精神. They reacted to the appalling weather with typical British stoicism
- adj. 他們攀登的令人疲憊的最後一英裏路. the last weary mile of their climb
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