中英惯用短语:
  • n.  他们相互交换了人质.   They exchanged hostages with each other
  • n.  他典当了金表用以租.   He pawned his gold watch to pay the rent
  • n.  他十八岁才开始女朋友.   He was eighteen before he started going out with girls
  • n.  他只听到他们谈中无足轻重的部分.   He only heard the fag-end of their conversation
  • adj.  他可不是那种好际的人.   He's never been an outgoing type
  •   他可真爱这个新的女朋友.   He's really stuck on his new girl-friend
  • n.  他喜欢在所有重大的社场合上出头露面.   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办.   He was hauled up before the local magistrates for disorderly conduct
  • v.  他因阻碍公路通而受控告.   He was charged with obstructing the highway
  • n.  他在搞非法易不断榨取公司的利润.   His illegal deals were steadily milking the profits from the business
  • n.  他在股票易中买卖精明, 赚了很多钱.   His clever manipulation of the stock markets makes him lots of money
  • v.  他在股票易中发了财.   He made a fortune on the stock market
  •   他已把全部房地产转给全国名胜古迹托管协会.   He has made over the whole property to the National Trust
  • adv.  他已算答应把那工作给我了(但事实上尚未这样做).   He virtually promised me the job, ie but did not actually do so
  •   他得把护照交给当局.   He had to give his passport up to the authorities
  • adj.  他所处的社圈子很排外, 而且参加的又是个很排外的社团.   He is part of an exclusive social circle and belongs to an exclusive club