中英慣用短語:
  • n.  他們相互交換了人質.   They exchanged hostages with each other
  • n.  他典當了金表用以租.   He pawned his gold watch to pay the rent
  • n.  他十八歲纔開始女朋友.   He was eighteen before he started going out with girls
  • n.  他衹聽到他們談中無足輕重的部分.   He only heard the fag-end of their conversation
  • adj.  他可不是那種好際的人.   He's never been an outgoing type
  •   他可真愛這個新的女朋友.   He's really stuck on his new girl-friend
  • n.  他喜歡在所有重大的社場合上出頭露面.   He loves to be seen in all the right places, ie at all the important social events
  • v.  他因妨害治安被送地方法官究辦.   He was hauled up before the local magistrates for disorderly conduct
  • v.  他因阻礙公路通而受控告.   He was charged with obstructing the highway
  • n.  他在搞非法易不斷榨取公司的利潤.   His illegal deals were steadily milking the profits from the business
  • n.  他在股票易中買賣精明, 賺了很多錢.   His clever manipulation of the stock markets makes him lots of money
  • v.  他在股票易中發了財.   He made a fortune on the stock market
  •   他已把全部房地産轉給全國名勝古跡托管協會.   He has made over the whole property to the National Trust
  • adv.  他已算答應把那工作給我了(但事實上尚未這樣做).   He virtually promised me the job, ie but did not actually do so
  •   他得把護照交給當局.   He had to give his passport up to the authorities
  • adj.  他所處的社圈子很排外, 而且參加的又是個很排外的社團.   He is part of an exclusive social circle and belongs to an exclusive club