中英惯用短语:
  • prep.  他能要我做什麽呢?   What can he want with me?
  • n.  他言善辩, 很快就鼓动起人群向他的对手们大喝倒彩.   His oratory soon had the crowd booing his opponents
  • n.  他言善辩打动了群众.   The crowd were swayed by his eloquence
  • v.  他言善辩把对方驳得体无完肤.   He pulverized the opposition with the force of his oratory
  • n.  他随意处置一大笔财产.   He is the master of a large fortune, ie can use it as he wishes
  • v.  他饰演许多著名政治家的角色.   He can impersonate many well-known politicians
  • n.  他藉口无为力拒不捐献.   He refused to contribute, on the plea that he couldn't afford it
  • n.  他虽然竭尽全力, 但仍未将那石块搬起.   He failed to lift the rock in spite of all his exertions
  • adj.  他表情严肃, 我知道可出事了.   He looked grim; I could tell something was wrong
  • adj.  他要不是考试很紧张, 成绩可不错.   He would probably do well in the examination only he gets very nervous
  •   他要冲破几名後卫的拦截才得分.   He had to beat several defenders to score
  • adj.  他要是想做的话, 他就做.   He could do it if he were so minded
  •   他认为他是第二个丘吉尔(自信有丘吉尔的才).   He thinks he's a second Churchill! ie believes he has Churchill's abilities
  • v.  他认为他的成功是靠运气而不是因为自己有力.   He owes his success more to luck than to ability
  • indef det  他讲的话并非每句我都听见.   I couldn't hear every word of his speech
  • v.  他说很可能下雨.   He observed that it would probably rain