英中英慣用短語:
| - n. 我在寫現代英語的語法書. I'm writing a grammar of modern English
- 我對你們英國的天氣可不太欣賞. I don't think much of your English weather
- adj. 我很惡心--大概是吃那魚的緣故. Sick in British English is used only before a noun when it means `ill' 在英式英語中, sick衹有用在名詞前時纔作ill解 I feel sick I think it was that fish I ate.
- v. 我很難設想能到英國以外的地方去生活. anywhere but England
- v. 我得付給房東500英鎊押金才能搬進房裏去. I had to pay a 500 deposit to the landlord before I could move into the house
- 我得花200英鎊修理汽車! I had to pay out 200 to get my car repaired
- n. 我必須努力提高英語水平. I must work to improve my English
- adj. 我纔不花300英鎊買他那輛舊汽車呢--這個價錢太高了. I wouldn't pay 300 for his old car it's too steep
- v. 我把這條裙子的下襬剪短了一英寸. I trimmed an inch off the hem of this skirt
- v. 我每周收入30英鎊難以活命. I can't survive on ￡30 a week, ie It is not enough for my basic needs
- 我現在沒有汽車, 但是下星期就能有一輛. Have when used in the present tense in British English is more formal than have got *have在英式英語中用於現在時態, 比用have got顯得鄭重 I haven't got a car now but I'll have one next week.
- v. 我由衷欽佩你英勇絶倫. I am filled with admiration for your bravery
- 我的房東要挾說要把每周租金提高10英鎊. My landlord's threatening to put the rent up by 10 a week
- n. 我的報銷申請中包括 15 英鎊雜項支出. My expenses claim includes 15 for sundries
- comb form 我的汽車每加侖汽油跑四十英. My car does forty miles to the gallon
- 我的汽車每耗一加侖油可行駛40英. My car does 40 miles to the gallon, ie uses one gallon of petrol to travel 40 miles
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