英中英惯用短语:
  • adv.  他们是不久以前到达英国的.   It's not long ago that they arrived in Britain
  • v.  他们的目的是复兴英国的工业.   Their aim is to regenerate British industry
  • n.  他们的英语发音不够好, 但正在改进.   Their English pronunciation is not good, but it is improving
  • adv.  他作为英国人, 法语说得很不错.   For an Englishman he speaks French rather well
  • n.  他偷了（朋友）5英镑.   He nicked 5 (from his friend).
  • v.  他准备付2500英镑买这辆汽车, 我想他不会再多付了.   He's prepared to pay 2500 for the car but I don't think he'll go any higher
  •   他刚到这个国家时, 一句英语也不会说.   When he first arrived in this country, he couldn't speak any English
  • n.  他刚发表了英国鸟类生活观察报告.   He's just published his observations on British bird life
  •   他发觉没人会说英语.   He found that nobody could speak English
  •   他向我借了50英镑, 此外还向我借汽车.   On top of borrowing 50, he asked me to lend him my car
  • n.  他在抽彩中捷足先登赢得1000英镑.   He scooped 1000 in the lottery
  • n.  他在皇家工兵部队服役（英国陆军的兵种）.   He's in the Royal Engineers, ie a branch of the British Army
  • n.  他在研究英国文学.   He's studying English literature
  • n.  他在英格兰西南部有一处房地产.   He has a property in the West Country
  • v.  他失足自十英尺高处跌了下来.   He slipped and fell ten feet
  • n.  他已经36次获选入英格兰队.   He was capped 36 times for England