中英慣用短語:
  • n.  他這一錯, 我們大都跟著賠了錢.   His mistake left us all out of pocket
  • adj.  他這夥很有意思.'`你指的是有趣還是古怪?'   He's a funny chap.' `Do you mean funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?' `
  • n.  他追蹤自己的世係上溯至一個古老的諾曼族.   He traces his descent back to an old Norman family
  • adj.  他那專橫的口氣激怒了大.   His peremptory tone of voice irritated everybody
  •   他那個小寶貝兒子 T-George! 喬治那個!   that little son of his
  • n.  他那些令人作嘔的笑話弄得大都不痛快.   His disgusting jokes gave everybody the pip
  • v.  他那高尚的榜樣激發我們大更加努力.   His noble example inspired the rest of us to greater efforts
  •   他靠多做庭作業, 很快在班上名列前茅.   By doing extra homework, he soon got ahead of his class-mates
  • v.  他鼓不起離開的勇氣.   He can't pluck up the courage to leave home
  • n.  代數學者, 代數學家   algebraist
  • n.  代表, 代理人, 議員, 下院議員, 副警長, 委托人, (某些國的)國會議員, 副職   deputy
  • n.  代表大會, 國會, 議會, 男女性交, (代表)大會, 會議, 國會會期, 美國國會, 集會, 社交, 協會, 委員會, 聯合會, 群, 代表會議, 國際性集會, (某些國的)立法機關, (美國)國會, 大會, 國會   congress
  • n.  以全民投票來解决一項國大事. Cf 參看 plebiscite.   settle a national issue by referendum
  • n.  以前由法國統治的國   a country formerly under French rule
  • n.  以前的許多殖民地現已成為獨立的國.   The former colonial possessions are now independent states
  •   以國的利益為理由(指執政者的藉口)   for a reason of state