中英惯用短语:
  • n.  我们在小店喝咖啡、 三明治.   We had coffee and sandwiches at the snack-bar
  • n.  我们在战争期间了许多苦头.   During the war we suffered many hardships
  • n.  我们在比尔的婚礼上大了一顿   We had a great nosh-up at Bill's wedding
  • n.  我们已把厨房的一头隔开作早饭的房间.   We've partitioned off one end of the kitchen to make a breakfast room
  • n.  我们已经过饭了, 所以不下她做的食物了.   Since we'd already eaten, we couldn't do justice to her cooking, ie could not eat all the food she had cooked
  •   我们已邀请朋友来晚饭, 现在取消已来不及了.   We've invited friends to supper and it's too late to put them off now, ie to tell them not to come
  • n.  我们很愿意请你来饭.   We'd love you to come to dinner
  • v.  我们得省俭用来付帐.   We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills
  • v.  我们时间很紧, 只好胡乱了顿小.   We were in a hurry so we had to make do with a quick snack
  • v.  我们晚餐的是熏鲑鱼.   We dined on smoked salmon
  • v.  我们晚饭的是凉的烤牛肉.   We supped on cold roast beef
  • adj.  我们有够十个人的(食物)吗?   for ten people?
  • prep.  我们有时候大米, 不土豆.   We sometimes eat rice instead of potatoes
  • n.  我们每人凑2英镑, 让约翰去给大家买的.   We each put 2 in the kitty, and then sent John to buy food for everybody
  • n.  我们给队员准备了晚餐, 他们全都大起来.   We had prepared supper for the team and they all pitched in
  •   我们请她饭她都不露面.   We invited her to dinner but she didn't even bother to turn up