先中英惯用短语:
| - v. 我们比他们机灵, 抄近道先到了. We outsmarted them and got there first by taking a shorter route
- adv. 我们现在先试验性地使用这种物质. We are using the substance experimentally at first
- v. 我们需要知道的是这一犯罪行为是否经过事先策画. We needed to know whether the crime had been premeditated
- n. 我们首先要把这些旧家具搬走. For openers we'll get rid of this old furniture
- v. 我体谅你可能事先已另有承诺. I appreciate that you may have prior commitments
- 我做我原先的那份工作要带劲得多. Aged is more formal than old and is used of very old people who have possibly become physically weak.*aged比old文些, 用以指年老的人, 可能身体亦衰弱. If one wishes to be polite and respectful, one can describe old people as elderly. 若想客气些、 尊敬些, 可用elderly来形容老人. Ancient and antique are usually only applied to things. *ancient和antique通常仅用於事物. We call ancient something that existed a long time ago *ancient用以形容经历了久远年代的事物 I was much happier in my old job.
- n. 我先看果酱标签上的说明再决定买哪种. I read the information on the label before deciding which jam to buy
- v. 我公司驻印度代表是霍尔先生. Our firm is represented in India by Mr Hall
- adv. 我原先满以为会失业, 所以这次晋升完全出乎意料. I was fully expecting to lose my job, so this promotion has come as a complete surprise
- n. 我原先的配偶分担照顾孩子的责任. My ex shares custody of the children
- adj. 我因有约在先, 所以只好谢绝你的邀请. I shall have to refuse your invitation because of a prior engagement
- adj. 我因有约在先故不能出席. I am unable to attend because of a previous engagement
- indef det 我在教堂里既没看见史密斯先生也没看见他太太. I saw neither Mr nor Mrs Smith at church
- n. 我在那儿工作时, 柯蒂斯先生是经理. Mr Curtis was the manager in `my time, ie when I was working there
- v. 我对我先前说的话, 没有什么补充的. I have nothing to add to my earlier statement
- v. 我已做好准备要提出反对意见, 不料斯蒂芬斯却抢先了一步. I had my objection all prepared, but Stephens forestalled me
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