中英惯用短语:
  • v.  他把全部金钱都给了妻子, 而没有考虑到妻子可能死得比他早.   He left all his money to his wife without thinking that she might predecease him
  • n.  他把所得利润的一半给歹徒作为保护费.   He was paying out half his profits as protection
  • v.  他把生意移给女儿管理.   He turned the business over to his daughter
  • n.  他教她法语, 她教他英语, 互教互学(作为换条件).   her teaching him English
  •   他犯了那麽严重的过失, 却侥幸只罚款了事.   For such a serious offence he was lucky to get away with a fine
  • n.  他玩世不恭, 很难正经地和他谈.   His flippancy makes it difficult to have a decent conversation with him
  • adj.  他的滑雪板叉在一起坐下时, 姿势很不雅观.   His skis crossed and he sat down in a most undignified manner
  • adj.  他结交庸俗的朋友.   He keeps low company
  •   他耳聋阻碍了他与别人的往.   His deafness shuts him off from the lives of others
  • n.  他获准延期交论文.   He's got an extension to finish writing his thesis
  • adv.  他迟到了--很可能是由於通阻塞耽误了.   He's late he's probably stuck in a traffic jam
  • adj.  他迟到是因为通拥挤.   due to the very heavy traffic
  • v.  他饥饿与疾病加, 体质已削弱.   Hunger and disease had weakened his constitution
  •   付定钱购某物, 俟货款付齐再行货.   pay a deposit on sth to reserve it until full payment is made
  • n.  付帐、 还债、 缴罚款、 订费   pay a bill, debt, fine, subscription, etc
  •   付款交割   Delivery Versus Payment