中英慣用短語:
  • v.  他專門研究東方史.   He specializes in oriental history
  • v.  他個頭很大, 夾在我和窗戶之間, 我看不見外邊的西了.   between me and the window, so that I could not see out
  • n.  他從不覺得餓, 吃西也沒有胃口.   He never feels hungry and just picks at his food
  • n.  他們已有一個多星期沒吃上熱西了.   They hadn't tasted hot food for over a week
  • pron.  他們總是給我們很多西吃.   They always gave us plenty to eat
  • adj.  他們把屋裏所有的西都通通偷光了.   They stole every mortal thing in the house
  • n.  他們把房子裏的西都搬空了.   They stripped the house bare, ie removed everything from it
  •   他們把所有的空閑時間都用來看電視了, 還能學什麽西呢?   How can they learn anything when they spend all their spare time watching television?
  • v.  他們把掠奪來的西裝進大車裏.   They loaded the carts with plunder
  • n.  他住在東部海岸地區.   He lives on the east coast
  • v.  他偷富人的西去接濟窮人.   He stole from the rich to give to the poor
  • v.  他吃西以前很快洗了一下手.   He rinsed his hands quickly before eating
  •   他在業餘時間寫一些西(如寫詩、 小說、 散文等).   in his spare time
  • adj.  他失去了自己珍愛的一切西.   He lost everything that was dear to him
  • n.  他實在討厭買西, 但還是硬著頭皮去了.   He really hates shopping but he goes anyway, and takes his medicine like a man
  • adj.  他異常依戀那些使他回憶起童年生活的西.   He is fixated on things that remind him of his childhood