中英慣用短語:
  • v.  我不知道這首歌的歌詞, 但我可以哼你聽.   I don't know the words of the song but I can hum it to you
  •   我買了一些花送她表示歉意.   I bought her some flowers as a peace offering
  • adv.  我今天已她打了六次電話, 都沒接通, 我還能做什麽呢?   I've tried to phone her six times today; what else can I do?
  • n.  我今天要請牙醫我補兩顆牙.   I had to have two fillings at the dentist's today
  • n.  我今晚給你打電話.   I'll ring you tonight
  • n.  我從未答應過把汽車藉你   you must be dreaming
  • v.  我們一用力把繩子拉斷了.   We tugged so hard that the rope broke
  •   我們不再藉給你錢了.   We won't lend you any more money
  • v.  我們不他錢, 他就兇相畢露了.   He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money
  • n.  我們與堂兄弟多年不和, 最後我們送他們一張聖誕卡, 算是化幹戈為玉帛.   After years of quarrelling we at last sent our cousins a Christmas card as an olive-branch
  • adj.  我們今天已將新目錄發送你們了.   We have today forwarded you our new catalogue
  • n.  我們先付你一半錢, 剩下的一半等你幹完了再付.   We'll pay you half up front and the other half when you've finished the job
  • n.  我們幾乎讓浪頭打倒了.   We were almost swept off our feet by the waves
  • n.  我們雙方有個默契, 就是不把貨物賣對方的顧客.   There is an understanding between us that we will not sell to each other's customers
  • n.  我們嚮經銷商出售汽車, 不賣一般人.   We sell cars to the trade, not to the general public
  • n.  我們呼出的氣漸漸汽車的窗戶上蒙上一層水蒸氣.   Our breath is misting up the car windows