中英慣用短語:
  •   他喜歡自命為知識子.   He likes to set himself up as an intellectual
  • adj.  他喝著廉價的香檳酒, 樣子十放蕩.   He was drinking cheap champagne with a raffish air
  • n.  他因十努力而筋疲力盡.   He exhausted himself in the attempt
  • adj.  他在比賽中堅持跑完了全程, 不像大部選手那樣半途而廢.   He managed to finish the race, unlike more than half of the competitors
  • n.  他在等待當權派給他派下一工作.   He was waiting for the powers that be to decide what his next job would be
  • n.  他在緊急關頭十鎮靜為此感到驕傲.   He prides himself on remaining calm in an emergency
  • n.  他在跑道上十膽大魯莽.   He's a daredevil on the racing-track
  • adv.  他坐在椅子上動來動去十不安.   He moved uneasily in his chair
  • adj.  他外表粗魯, 心地卻十善良.   Beneath his gruff exterior he's really very kind-hearted
  • n.  他大部錢都投資在房地産上無法動用.   Most of his money's tied up in property
  • adj.  他妻子去世後他感到六神無主十消沉.   His wife's death left him feeling vulnerable and depressed
  • v.  他對她的死訊反應如何?'`他萬悲痛.'   How did he take the news of her death?' `He took it badly', ie He was very upset by it. `
  • n.  他對考試成績十擔心.   He's on a knife-edge about his exam results
  • n.  他對該問題的析顯示出敏銳的洞察力.   His analysis of the problem showed great perception
  • adj.  他對錢十分吝嗇.   He's so mingy with his money
  • adj.  他射門得時, 顯然並未越位.   He was definitely onside when he scored that goal