儿中英惯用短语:
  • n.  我刚煮好咖啡--你能抽空儿喝点儿吗?   I've just made some coffee have you time for a quickie?
  • v.  我到那儿的时候, 杰克还在(跟朋友们)谈论那场比赛呢.   when I got there
  •   我前後左右都找遍了--你是在哪儿找到的呢? right and left => right5.   I've been looking for it left, right and centre where did you find it?
  • v.  我动气了, 但她一笑, 又将我的气儿给消了.   I felt angry, but her smile disarmed me
  • n.  我原以为自己画得不错, 可比起你的画儿来未免相形见绌.   I thought I was quite a good artist, but your painting puts mine in the shade
  • n.  我厨房用的围裙在哪儿呢?   Where's my kitchen pinny?
  • v.  我可不愿在那儿生活, 嗳, 要是有别的办法我才不住那儿呢.   I wouldn't live there; well, not if I could help it
  • v.  我可以在您这儿吃顿饭吗? 不过希望不要使您为难[觉得我不知趣].   your hospitality, but could I stay to dinner?
  • n.  我可以等著--我没有什麽急事儿.   I don't mindwaiting I'm not in any particular hurry
  • n.  我听出那话里有点儿忌妒之意吧?   in that remark?
  • adj.  我唱不了那麽高的调门儿.   I can't sing that high
  •   我回来之前若有顾客来, 就请他等一会儿.   If a customer comes in before I get back ask them to wait
  • n.  我国的男儿已战死疆场.   Our nation's manhood died on the battlefield
  • v.  我在火车上打了一会儿瞌睡.   I had a quick doze on the train
  • n.  我在这儿等了整整一个钟头. Half is also a determiner *half亦为限定词   I've been waiting here for a whole hour.
  • n.  我在那儿工作时, 柯蒂斯先生是经理.   Mr Curtis was the manager in `my time, ie when I was working there