中英慣用短語:
  • n.  非洲黑人間奉行的巫術, 巫術所奉的物神   obeah
  • adj.  預料到的對計劃的反對意見.   expected objections to the plan
  • adj.  首都的, 重要的, 處死刑的, 死罪的, 最優秀的, 上等的, 大寫的(字母), 大寫的, 極好的   capital
  • v.  馬在比賽後應遛一遛.   Horses should be walked for a while after a race
  • v.  駡(某事物)死、 見鬼、 豈有此理等   damn (sth)
  •   高峰期間應多開幾趟公共汽車.   There ought to be more buses during the rush hour
  •   鼻子下面有一張嘴(用來責備某人說話時卻不說)   have atonguein one's head
  • n.  (在段時間內)一直   during the whole of the time in question
  •   (尤指處於睏境的人)下一步怎麽辦?   what action should sb take next (esp in order to improve the situation he is in)?
  • adj.  (指不空者)空的, 幾乎空了的   empty or almost empty (of the expected contents)
  • n.  (指賽馬等下的賭註)馬等獲第一名或二三名均可贏錢   so that one will win money back if the horse, etc either wins or gains second or third place
  •   (某事)真該死!   Hang it!
  • int.  (表示強烈憤怒、失望的感嘆語)見鬼, 死!   hell
  •   `該死!'是咒駡語.   'Damn!' is an expletive.