中英惯用短语:
  • adj.  他两年收入已增加两倍.   He's trebled his earnings in two years
  • v.  他个头很大, 夹在我和窗户之, 我看不见外边的东西了.   between me and the window, so that I could not see out
  •   他以前一进洗澡或是一打电话, 往往就是半天.   She will listen to records, alone in her room, for hours. 她独自一人在屋里听唱片, 每每一听就是半天.* He would spend hours in the bathroom or on the telephone
  •   他们中间的九个(人)   nine of them
  • v.  他们之很相似, 这是常有人提到的事.   The similarity between them has often been remarked on
  •   他们之间无话不谈.   They don't keep anything from each other
  • v.  他们之的友谊日益亲密.   A close friendship gradually grew up between them
  • adj.  他们之的柏拉图式的亲密关系已有三十多年了.   They'd had a close platonic relationship for more than thirty years
  • v.  他们从房那一头向我们招手.   They waved at us from across the room
  • n.  他们从星期一到星期五从来都没有时去看电影.   They never have time to go to the cinema during the week
  • v.  他们允许我有一周的时作决定.   They gave me a week to make up my mind
  • n.  他们商量了很长时後, 决定不买了.   After long deliberation, they decided not to buy
  • n.  他们在房子与房子之种上了树.   They planted trees in the intervals between the houses
  • v.  他们在房的两头彼此望著.   They looked across the room at each other
  • prep.  他们在毗邻而居期只见过两次面.   They only met twice during the whole time they were neighbours
  • n.  他们对应该做什麽这一问题进行了长时的争论.   They disputed at great length what they should do