中英惯用短语:
  •   我到的时候那里没人.   When I arrived there was nobody there
  • adj.  我厌倦了他了的抱怨.   I'm tired of his everlasting complaints
  • adj.  我厌倦了你那了的牢骚.   I'm tired of your unending complaints
  • n.  我去听音乐会是碰运气, 因为预订座位.   I hadn't booked a seat
  • adj.  我发现有些地名简直法念.   I find some of the place-names barely pronounceable
  • adj.  我只是看见玛丽了(但有跟她说话).   I only `saw Mary, ie I saw her but I didn't speak to her
  • adj.  我只看见玛丽了(看见其他人).   I only saw `Mary, ie I saw Mary and no one else
  • n.  我可以明天回来, 问题.   I can come back tomorrow, it's no trouble
  • n.  我可以等著--我有什麽急事儿.   I don't mindwaiting I'm not in any particular hurry
  • v.  我可办法靠每星期50英镑维持生活.   on 50 a week
  • prep.  我吃了早饭後到现在还什麽都吃呢.   I haven't eaten since breakfast
  • v.  我向窗外望去, 什麽也看见.   I looked out of the window but saw nothing
  • adv.  我听腻了你那了的抱怨.   I'm tired of your never-ending complaints
  • adj.  我喜欢现场演奏的音乐, 听唱片可那麽好.   for me, records are definitely second-best
  • indef det  我在教堂里既看见史密斯先生也看见他太太.   I saw neither Mr nor Mrs Smith at church
  • n.  我在这些事情上有经验, 你得多包涵.   You must forgive my inexperience in these matters