中英慣用短語:
  •   在國十月至二月是獵雉的開放季節.   October to February is the open season for pheasants in Britain
  • adj.  在國文學的全盛時期 有德萊頓, 斯威夫特和蒲柏等文豪.   The Augustan age of English literature includes the writers Dryden, Swift and Pope
  •   在國汽車靠左側行駛.   In Britain cars are driven on the left
  • adj.  在國法律中無前例可援的判决.   a decision not precedented in English law
  • adj.  在英國的外國留學生.   overseas students in Britain
  • v.  在國的戲劇作傢中鮮有人能否認莎士比亞文學泰鬥的地位.   Among English playwrights, few would deny that Shakespeare holds sway
  •   在國議會中的兩排)前座(的政府及反對黨議員)   leading members of the government and opposition (
  • adj.  在國路上開車, 要與歐洲其他國傢方向相反.   In England you must drive on the opposite side of the road to the rest of Europe
  •   在國)可成為上議院議員的世襲貴族.   hereditary peer with the right to sit in the House of Lords (
  •   在國)(政府定期發給窮人的)補助金   money paid regularly by the State to poor people (
  • n.  在語中0這一數字有幾個名稱.   The figure 0 has several different names in British English
  • adj.  在語中沒有表示國人國籍的通用名詞而用形容詞   consists of the geographical areas of England, Scotland and Wales. 不列顛或大不列顛(GB)由格蘭、 蘇格蘭和威爾士的地域組成. It is often also used to refer to the political state, officially called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and usually abbreviated to the United Kingdom or the UK. 這一名稱也常用以表示行政上的國傢, 官方稱為大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯合王國, 通常簡稱為聯合王國或UK. *The British Isles are the islands of Britain and Ireland. 不列顛群島包括不列顛和愛爾蘭等島嶼. There is no noun in British English commonly used to refer to the nationality of the people of Britain; instead the adjective is used
  • v.  在語中這三個動詞均作出租解   Compare let, rent and hire. 試比較let、 rent、 hire這三個詞. In British English these three verbs indicate a person giving permission for someone else to use something in return for money
  • n.  在語和美式語中, 過去分詞的不規則形式作形容詞用   . 在美式語中多用規則的過去式和過去分詞的形式(dreamed、 spoiled等). In both British and US English the irregular form of the past participle is found in adjectival uses
  • adv.  在格蘭, 聖誕節時按傳統要吃火雞.   In England, turkey is traditionally eaten on Christmas Day
  • n.  在格蘭北部)尖峰, 陡峰   pointed or peaked top of a hill (