中英惯用短语:
  • v.  我今天在城里碰见你亲了.   I saw your mother in town today
  • conj.  我们住在我朋友家里, 说得确切些是在我朋友的父家.   We stayed at my friend's house, or rather at my friend's parents' house
  • n.  我们原来不知道这条狗是的, 後来这狗下了小狗才知道.   We didn't know it was a she until it had puppies
  •   我们在夏天往往请亲来住上一个月.   for a month in the summer
  • v.  我们的猪一胎下了15个小猪.   Our sow had 15 at one farrow
  • n.  我们那条狗应能生一窝很好的小狗. 我们让约翰的狗给她配了种.   Our bitch should produce a fine litter. We mated her with John's dog
  • n.  我利用在伯明翰的机会探望了我的姨.   I took the opportunity of visiting my aunt while I was in Birmingham
  • lat.  我对她代尽其父亲的责任.   I stand towards her in loco parentis
  •   我已见到简, 我也见到了她的亲.   I've met Jane and I've also met her mother
  • n.  我想娶她, 但我父从中阻挠.   creating difficulties, ie making things hard for us
  •   我把你介绍给我的父行吗?   May I introduce you to my parents (ie my father and mother)?
  •   我把她的口信带给他亲了.   I passed her message on to his mother
  • v.  我把要结婚的消息告诉了亲, 亲非常激动.   My mother really flipped when I told her I was getting married
  • indef det  我收到姨给我的一件极不寻常的礼物.   I received a most unusual present from my aunt
  • adv.  我曾经见过你的母亲.   I once met your mother
  • n.  我最喜欢的消遣、 嗜好、 餐馆、 姑   my favourite occupation, hobby, restaurant, aunt