中英惯用短语:
  •   我从来没想过要辞职.   The thought of resigning never crossed my mind, ie never occurred to me
  • adj.  我从来有见过这麽不般配的一对儿.   I've never seen such an incompatible couple
  • n.  我从来有读过如此哀思绵绵的作品!   I've never read such a load of mush
  • n.  我从来有过这种想法.   The thought never entered my head
  • n.  我以前到过这里(或作   This is an unfamiliar topic to me
  • indef det  我以前去过纽约, 我妹妹也去过.   I haven't been to New York before and neither has my sister
  • n.  我以前还有在白天看过你的花园呢.   I haven't seen your garden in daylight before
  • n.  我们上星期才搬的家, 还安顿下来呢.   We only moved house last week and we haven't settled in yet
  • v.  我们仔细地听, 但什麽也听见.   We listened carefully but heard nothing
  • n.  我们以前和这家公司有商业往来.   We've had no previous dealings with this company
  •   我们保持镇定、 同心协力就有问题.   If we keep calm and stick together, we'll be all right
  • indef det  我们俩一个懂德语的.   Neither one of us could understand German
  • adj.  我们前面的客货车滑出我们左边的路, 侥幸撞上.   Luckily the van ahead of us skidded off the road on our left, but it was a very near miss
  • v.  我们原想安安静静地度假, 却有把孩子考虑在内.   We wanted a quiet holiday, but we had reckoned without the children
  • adv.  我们去电影院了, 到其他地方去.   We went to the cinema and nowhere else, ie to no other place
  • n.  我们回来得早, 想到正撞见有贼正在偷柜橱里的东西.   We returned early and surprised the burglars searching through the cupboards