中英慣用短語:
  • v.  他潛入房間.   He stole into the room
  • adj.  他病了很長時間了.   He's been ill for a long time
  •   他的事跡已成為人傳奇.   Hisdeeds have passed into legend, ie because of their bravery,importance, etc
  • v.  他的政治觀點在兩個極端之搖擺不定.   He oscillates between political extremes
  • adj.  他的時排得很滿, 學生根本無法和他接觸.   His busy schedule made him completely inaccessible to his students
  • v.  他盛怒之下大搖大擺走出了房.   He pranced out of the room in a fury
  • v.  他瞬間滿臉通紅.   A blush suffused his cheeks
  • n.  他離開了房而未加解釋.   He left the room without explanation
  • indef det  他空閑時很多--大都消磨在花園裏了.   He has a lot of free time he spends most of it in the garden
  • n.  他穿衣要用很長時間.   He takes ages to dress
  • n.  他老是亂扔舊雜志, 弄得房凌亂不堪.   He's always littering up the room with his old magazines
  •   他花了一些時纔瞭解了新學校的情況.   It took him some time to orientate himself in his new school
  • adj.  他認為度假浪費時和金錢.   In his opinion, holidays are a waste of time and money
  •   他說他沒有時, 或是諸如此類的藉口.   He said he hadn't got time or made some such excuse
  • v.  他貶低她所作的努力(認為是浪費時).   He decried her efforts (as a waste of time).
  •   他走到我跟前問我什麽時.   and asked the time