中英慣用短語:
  •   我們的會議下期五開行嗎?   Will next Friday do for our meeting?
  • adj.  我們的秘書剛剛辭職, 下期特別令人擔心.   Next week will be particularly fraught as we've just lost our secretary
  • adj.  我們讓大雪睏在村捨裏兩個期.   We were snow-bound in the cottage for two weeks
  • n.  我們隊期六一敗塗地.   took a real pasting on Saturday
  • v.  我可沒辦法靠每期50英鎊維持生活.   on 50 a week
  • v.  我吃魚吃了一個期之後就膩了.   After a week I tired of eating fish
  •   我已經有一個期不想吃東西了.   my food for a week
  • adj.  我已經預約了下期去美容.   I've made an appointment for a facial next week
  • n.  我總是在期一買東西.   I always do the shopping on a Monday
  • v.  我想我們下星期去.   I reckon we'll go next week
  • n.  我手頭缺錢, 下期再付給你吧.   I'm short of funds so I'll pay you next week
  • n.  我纔剛來倆期, 還不大瞭解這裏的組織結構.   I've only been here for a couple of weeks and don't really know the set-up
  • n.  我整個期沒有賣出東西.   I haven't made a sale all week
  • n.  我期一至期五工作.   to Friday(s).
  • adj.  我期二不能來參加宴會, 我有別的事.   I can't come to dinner on Tuesday; I'm otherwise engaged, ie I've already arranged to do something else
  • adj.  我期五辭職後當天就離開了.   I resigned on Friday and left that same day