中英慣用短語:
  •   他們的兒子世後他送給她一枚表示永恆的戒指.   He gave her an eternity ring when their son was born
  • n.  他們的關係現了裂痕.   A note of discord crept into their relationship
  • v.  他們的唱片已經售了千千萬萬張了.   The group's record has sold millions
  • v.  他們的成功乎一切預料.   Their success exceeded all expectations, ie was greater than anyone expected
  • adj.  他們的演出死氣沉沉.   They gave a lack-lustre performance
  • n.  他們看了國傢劇院上演的幾戲.   They saw several National Theatre productions
  • n.  他們研究了車身抗 的新方法.   They have developed a new process for rustproofing car bodies
  • n.  他們竭力說服她庭作偽證.   They tried to persuade her to commit perjury
  • n.  他們純粹於忌妒纔說你這些壞話.   They only say such unkind things about you out of envy, ie because they are full of envy
  • indef det  他們能省的傢具足夠裝滿一間屋子.   They were able to save enough of their furniture to fill a room
  • n.  他們訂了該城的防禦計劃.   They planned the defence of the town
  • v.  他們選舉一位新總統.   They elected a new president
  • n.  他們都是一個模子鑄的(態度和行為一模一樣).   a similar mould, ie They all have similar attitudes and ways of behaving
  • v.  他們預言保守黨人在選舉中獲勝, 果然不所料.   They prophesied correctly that the Conservatives would win the election
  • n.  他們駛了市中心, 但車來人往的喧囂聲仍在耳中回響.   They drove away from the city centre, the roar of the traffic still dinning in their ears
  • v.  他們(從地裏)挖了馬鈴薯.   They dug the potatoes out (of the ground).