中英慣用短語:
  • adj.  他既是著名的雕刻傢又是傑的肖像畫傢.   He is eminent both as a sculptor and as a portrait painter
  • v.  他既然說那樣的話了, 我也衹好同意了.   When he said that, I had to agree
  • n.  他星期五要出院了.   He's coming out of hospital on Friday
  • adj.  他是個不名的藝術傢.   He is little known as an artist
  • n.  他是個很有經驗的汽車推銷員, 一眼就能看誰是容易勸說的買主!   He was an experienced car salesman and recognized an easy prospect when he saw one
  • n.  他是事業有成的鑽石口商.   He is a successful exporter of diamonds
  • n.  他是農民出身.   He sprang from peasant stock
  • n.  他是星期一出生的.   He was born on a Monday
  • adj.  他有個言必失的本事.   He has an unerring knack of saying the wrong thing
  • n.  他極力剋製自己, 不提離婚訴訟.   exercised considerable restraint in not suing for a divorce
  •   他毫不畏縮地伸手去挨藤條打.   He held out his hand unflinchingly for the cane
  • adj.  他氣得說不出話來.   Anger left him speechless
  • n.  他沒怎麽表現喜愛她.   He shows little love towards her
  • n.  他沒意識到自己已乖露醜.   He didn't realize what a gaffe he'd made
  • n.  他沒有什麽特徵, 在人群裏决顯不他來.   He's such a nondescript you'd never notice him in a crowd
  • v.  他沒有看第一頁中有個拼寫錯誤.   He overlooked a spelling error on the first page