中英慣用短語:
  • n.  工程必須擱置, 等待委員會做决定.   The project must remain in limbo until the committee makes its decision
  •   工程費用開支可分成如下幾部分   wages 10m, plant 4m, raw materials 5m.
  • n.  市是新舊建築物的混合體.   The city was a mixture of old and new buildings
  • n.  該市極缺乏建築用地.   The city suffers from a shortage of building land, ie land on which to build houses
  • adj.  市治安最壞的一個地區.   one of the toughest areas of the city
  • adv.  市這一地區一度很繁華, 如今已江河日下.   This part of the town used to be fashionable, but it's starting to go downhill
  •   該年已付   P paid this year
  •   該年紅利已付   P paid this year
  • v.  店停止營業進行整修.   The shop is closed for repairs, ie while repair work is being done
  • adj.  該店午後開始營業.   The shop is open from lunchtimeonwards
  • n.  該店因不賺錢而關閉.   The shop closed because it didn't pay
  • n.  該店最好的顧客之一.   one of the shop's best customers
  • n.  該建築物已全部焚毀.   The building was burned to the ground
  • n.  建議在這些人中未引起多大興趣.   The proposal aroused little enthusiasm in the group
  • adj.  引渡的, 可引渡的, 可引渡逃犯的, 可以引渡的, 足以使犯者被引渡的(罪行)   extraditable
  • v.  影片發行面很廣(當地影院普遍放映).   The film is on general release, ie is being shown widely at local cinemas