中英慣用短語:
  • adj.  他很固執, 她也是, 衹是程度些.   He's stubborn, and so is she, but to a lesser degree, ie not as much
  • n.  他悟性, 沒有意識到存在的危險.   wit enough to realize the danger
  • v.  他想到面試時自己表現得那麽勁兒, 心裏真不是滋味兒.   It made him squirm to think how he'd messed up the interview
  • adj.  他技藝很差.   He's a useless player
  • adj.  他拼寫差, 但算術好.   His spelling's poor but he's very quick at figures
  • n.  他有個苦事, 是要為全隊物色食宿的處所.   He got lumberedwith the job of finding accommodation for the whole team
  • n.  他氣得點兒口吐白沫.   He was so angry he was almost frothing at the mouth
  • n.  他的拼字功底極差.   His spelling is terrible
  •   他的腦筋差點事兒.   He's a bit weak in the top storey, ie not very intelligent
  • adv.  他的視力越來越差.   His eyesight is becoming progressively worse
  • adj.  他的視力越來越差了.   His sight is getting dim
  •   代溝(兩代人之間態度的異或隔閡).   difference in attitude, or lack of understanding, between young people and older people
  • adj.  令人震驚的, 駭人的, 可怕的, 過分的, 嚇人的, 質量極的, 駭人聽聞的   appalling
  •   以...之差   by a ... margin
  • adj.  以不到一個馬頭的距離之獲勝[失敗].   lose by a short head
  • n.  價格, 代價, 價值, 犧牲, 費用, 賞金, 懸賞, 報酬, 賭金比率, 賭註與贏款的額, 價錢   price