中英慣用短語:
  •   我到的時候那裏沒人.   When I arrived there was nobody there
  • adj.  我厭倦了他了的抱怨.   I'm tired of his everlasting complaints
  • adj.  我厭倦了你那了的牢騷.   I'm tired of your unending complaints
  • n.  我去聽音樂會是碰運氣, 因為預訂座位.   I hadn't booked a seat
  • adj.  我發現有些地名簡直法念.   I find some of the place-names barely pronounceable
  • adj.  我衹是看見瑪麗了(但有跟她說話).   I only `saw Mary, ie I saw her but I didn't speak to her
  • adj.  我衹看見瑪麗了(看見其他人).   I only saw `Mary, ie I saw Mary and no one else
  • n.  我可以明天回來, 問題.   I can come back tomorrow, it's no trouble
  • n.  我可以等著--我有什麽急事兒.   I don't mindwaiting I'm not in any particular hurry
  • v.  我可辦法靠每星期50英鎊維持生活.   on 50 a week
  • prep.  我吃了早飯後到現在還什麽都吃呢.   I haven't eaten since breakfast
  • v.  我嚮窗外望去, 什麽也看見.   I looked out of the window but saw nothing
  • adv.  我聽膩了你那了的抱怨.   I'm tired of your never-ending complaints
  • adj.  我喜歡現場演奏的音樂, 聽唱片可那麽好.   for me, records are definitely second-best
  • indef det  我在教堂裏既看見史密斯先生也看見他太太.   I saw neither Mr nor Mrs Smith at church
  • n.  我在這些事情上有經驗, 你得多包涵.   You must forgive my inexperience in these matters