该中英惯用短语:
  • adj.  这证人看来经人指点过该说什麽不该说什麽.   about what to say
  • n.  这门课程是作为该科目的入门课而开设的.   This course is designed as an introduction to the subject
  • n.  进行讨论该是作决定的过程.   Discussion should be part of the decision-making process
  • n.  通过该运河的船只已经增加了.   There has been an increase in navigation through the canal, ie More ships use it
  • n.  那个总理只不过是该国总统的马前卒.   The prime minister was a mere tool in the hands of the country's president
  • v.  那个长靠椅该扔掉了.   The old settee will have to go
  •   那些大梁该换了, 看样子里面生了蛀虫了.   Those beams will need to be replaced; it looks as though woodworm has set in
  •   那些该够我们大家吃的了.   That ought to be enough food for all of us
  • v.  那仅仅是本赛季该队第二次失利而已.   this season
  • v.  那台发动机该大修了.   The engine is due for an overhaul
  • adj.  那座工厂关闭是对该镇的致命打击.   The closure of the factory dealt a lethal blow to the town
  • n.  那时闹不清几点钟了、 应该到哪儿去、 那件事还要持续多久、 他为什麽走了.   wondered what time it was, where to go, how long it would last, why he had left
  • v.  那本该死的书在哪里?   Where's that damn book?
  • n.  那条裤子该熨一熨.   Those trousers need a press, ie with a hot iron
  • adj.  那枝该死的钢笔哪儿去了?   Where's that god-damned pen?
  •   那狗该洗澡了.   That dog needs a bath