中英慣用短語:
  • n.  她為遲到表示歉意, 然後開始講話.   by apologizing for being late
  • v.  她表明她非常喜歡這個, 然後批評我方法不當.   Having said how much she liked it, she then proceeded to criticize the way I'd done it
  • adj.  她原的投資額已增至兩倍.   Her original investment had increased twofold
  • v.  她發表講話以前提議嚮全體委員表示感謝.   She preceded her speech with a vote of thanks to the committee
  • adj.  她在他們三人中最敏感, 首意識到他們處境的潛在危險.   The most perceptive of the three, she was the first to realize the potential danger of their situation
  • v.  她在比賽中一度領, 但最後得第四名.   She was leading for part of the race but finally finished fourth
  •   她已識字, 因而比其他學生在學習上領一步.   Being already able to read gave her a head start over the other pupils
  • adj.  她是先天性癲癇患者.   She's been an epileptic from birth
  •   她是我們的老朋友. Old can also mean `former' or `previous'*old還可表示`前的'或`早的'   She's an old friend of ours.
  • v.  她竟想到那件事, 為此他很不痛快.   It irked him that she had thought of it first
  • n.  她第一個跑到終點, 遠遠領於其他選手.   She finished the race way ahead of the other runners
  • n.  她要求賠款遭到拒絶, 原因是她事沒有交納保險費.   that she had not paid her premium
  • n.  她領於所有賽跑者至少一圈.   She's lapped all the other runners
  •   婦女. 兒童優先   Children and Women First
  •   字段優先權   Field Priority
  •   孫生,謝謝你的信任票,我馬上回來。(走出房間)   Thanks for the vote of confidence, Mr. Sun. I'll be right back. (leaves room)