中英慣用例句:
  • 畢(宿)團阿特拉斯的五個女兒,普雷阿迪斯的姐妹,宙斯把她們置於河中
    The five daughters of Atlas and sisters of the Pleiades, placed by Zeus among the stars.
  • 十二宮表明一行在天空中的位置的黃道十二宮
    The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens.
  • 期你在動物園裏看到大象了嗎?
    Did you see any elephants in the zoo last week?
  • 期天去蘇黎世的班機嗎?
    Are there any planes to Zurich on a Sunday?
  • 總是要飛離地球,而結果卻被地球引力拉了回來,拉回的距離與越出的距離相等。
    The satellite is always escaping from the earth only to bepulled back by gravity the same distance it has escaped.
  • 這些書逾期兩個期了,對不起,你得付點罰金。
    These books are two weeks overdue. I'm sorry, you have to pay a fine.
  • 那位著名的電影明雇了三個人來回覆歌迷寫給她的信。
    The famous film star employed three people to answer her fan mail.
  • 宇宙中有無數的係,所以太陽的數目更是無窮無盡。
    There are millions of galaxies in the universe, and so there are thousands of millions of millions of suns.
  • 審訊暫停一期[下期繼續進行].
    until the following week.
  • 他全年[整月/整期/全天]都很努力.
    day, ie throughout the year, etc.
  • 夜晚可以看到星星.
    At night you can see the stars.
  • 期這個教堂為六個人施行了洗禮.
    There were six baptisms at this church last week.
  • 期有人闖入他的房屋(如竊賊).
    last week.
  • 他們在樹林裏搭帳篷住了一個期.
    in the woods for a week.
  • 這一案件下星期審理.
    The case will be heard in court next week.
  • 我們下期挑選(話劇)演員.
    next week.
  • 上星期他辭掉了工作.
    He chucked in his job last week.
  • 整個期美元一直在穩步增值.
    The dollar has been climbing steadily all week.
  • 我們隊期六一敗塗地.
    Our team got clobbered on Saturday.
  • 期三提早關門(該日商店下午不開門).
    Wednesday is early-`closing day, ie the day when the shops are not open in the afternoon.
  • 期日博物館(對參觀者)不開放.
    on Sundays.
  • 他昏迷了幾個星期.
    He was in a coma for several weeks.
  • 期我不能和你打壁球了--我的腳踝扭傷了.
    I can't play you at squash this week I'm hors de combat with a twisted ankle.
  • 這件案子下期提交法庭審理.
    The case ,comes before the `court next week.
  • 我們希望下期南下到倫敦.
    We hope to come down to London next week.
  • 過了幾期之後我纔終於給她回信.
    It was several weeks before I eventually came round to answering her letter.
  • 期天我不能來, 我有事.
    I'm already committed, ie I've arranged to do sth else.
  • 我總是每期五去作懺悔.
    I always go to confession on Fridays.
  • 你現在說的話與你上期說過的話不相符.
    What you say now is not consistent with what you said last week.
  • 我將於期一前來, 除非你寫信叫我別來.
    I will come on Monday unless you write to the contrary, ie telling me not to come.
  • 期五你替我們照看小孩行嗎?
    Could you baby-sit for us on Friday?
  • 她的病用了六個期纔治好.
    Her cure took six weeks.