中英惯用短语:
  • adj.  他的书预定十月份版.   His book is due to be published in October
  • prep.  他的作品在他的有生之年从未版过.   During his lifetime his work was never published
  • adj.  他的反应完全乎大家意料之外.   His reaction was quite unexpected
  • n.  他的地主有 5000 英亩土地. A similar relationship exists between a lessee and a lessor, which are legal terms. 表示上述两者关系的词还有 lessee(承租人)和 lessor(租人), 是法律用语. They both sign a lease (a written legal agreement defining the terms of the tenancy) 双方共同签订 lease(合同)--规定 tenancy(租赁)条款的法律性书面协议   His landlord owns 5000 acres.
  • n.  他的小说新作未能反映他的才华.   His latest novel does him an injustice, ie does not show how well he can write
  • n.  他的工厂生产的纸张仅供口.   He manufactures paper for exportation only
  • n.  他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得奇.   His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity
  • n.  他的日记暴露他又贪婪又傲慢.   shows him up to have been a greedy, arrogant man
  • n.  他的演出无懈可击.   No one could fault his performance
  •   他的舞艺无其右. (For other idioms containing second, see the other major words in each idiom 查阅其他含有second一词的习语, 见该习语中含有其他主要词的词条, 如 get one's second wind =>wind1.)   As a dancer, he is second to none.
  • prep.  他的薪水比起全国平均水平高很多.   His salary vis-a-vis the national average is extremely high
  • v.  他的话别人实在说不口(如因太下 流).   His language won't bear repeating, eg because it's too obscene
  • adj.  他的话别人实在说不口(如因粗俗、 下流等).   His comments are not repeatable,eg because they were rude, obscene, etc
  • adj.  他的话很不得当(言不逊).   His language was most unseemly, ieabusive
  •   他的这新戏有些地方真是妙不可言.   His new play has a certain je ne sais quoi
  • n.  他的首场演一败涂地, 观众发嘘声把他轰下了台.   the audience booed him off the stage