中英慣用短語:
  • v.  她喘著氣好不易纔說出了幾個字來.   a few words
  •   她容貌不錯.   She's not ,bad-looking, ie quite attractive
  • n.  她很易地讓姦商敲了竹杠.   She was easy prey for dishonest salesmen
  • adj.  她怒容可掬.   She had a wild look on her face
  • n.  她戴著閃閃生輝的首飾, 更顯得貌姣好.   Her sparkling jewellery served as the perfect foil for her fine complexion
  • n.  她手提袋裏的錢包小偷很易偷走.   The purse in her handbag was a sitter for any thief
  • adj.  她把夜間發生的事嚮父母粗略地講了一遍(略去了一些令人擔心的內).   She gave her parents a potted version of the night's events, ie an account that omitted anything disturbing
  • v.  她文章中的一部分是從我寫的同一內的書中(直接)搬來的.   from my book on the subject
  • adj.  她是個說一不二的人, 决不別人反對.   She's a most insistent person; she won't take `no' for an answer
  • v.  她有父親端莊的容貌.   She's got her father's good looks
  • v.  她母親那溫柔而寬的性格   her mother's gentle and forbearing character
  • adj.  她的行為太過分了, 我簡直無法形.   What she did was so shocking that I can hardly describe it
  • v.  她笑容可掬.   Her face was wreathed in smiles, ie she was smiling a lot
  • adj.  她經歷了數周不眠之夜, 看上去臉色蒼白, 形憔悴.   She looked pale and drawn after weeks of sleepless nights
  • n.  她花月貌教我一見傾心.   I was thrilled by her beauty
  • adj.  她覺得戒煙很不容易.   She finds it difficult to stop smoking