中英慣用短語:
  • suff.  我一到傢就發現傢被盜.   On arriving home I discovered the burglary
  • v.  我一生從未聽到過這種鬍言亂語! there's one born every `minute (saying 諺) there are a lot of gullible people 總會有人上當的. to the manner born => manner.   I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days!
  • v.  我不想捲入他們的爭論.   I don't want to become embroiled in their arguments
  •   我不能容忍傢有這種行為.   I cannot have such behaviour in my house
  •   我了奬可以到紐約度假.'`有這種事?'   I've won a holiday in New York.' `What?' `
  • n.  我中午通常衹吃點心.   Usually I only have a snack at lunchtime
  •   我中簽了。   The lot came to [fell on, fell upon] me.
  • n.  我計了, 把所知道的一切全都告訴了警方.   I was trapped into telling the police all I knew
  • n.  我今天必須集精力搞裝飾.   I must concentrate my energies on decorating today
  • v.  我從別人說話總算弄清楚他不來了.   From what people said, I managed to glean that he wasn't coming
  • n.  我從唱片套抽出唱片.   I drew the record out of its sleeve
  • n.  我從她聲音察覺到情況緊急.   I detected a note of urgency in her voice
  • v.  我從她說的幾句話猜出發生什麽事了.   I guessed what was happening from a few words she let fall, ie from what she said
  • prep.  我從報上的廣告知道了這個工作.   I heard of the job through a newspaper advertisement
  • n.  我從無綫電廣播聽到了這消息.   I heard it on the radio
  • v.  我從熟睡慢慢地醒來.   I roused slowly from a deep sleep