参中英惯用例句:
| - 彩旗给这次盛会增添了欢乐的气氛. Cf 参看 gayness (gay).
The colourful flags added to the gaiety of the occasion. - 他腿瘸[有一只瘸腿]. Cf 参看 gammy.
has a game leg. - 警方正在追捕这帮匪徒. Cf 参看 gangster.
The gang are being hunted by the police. - 水果有一半是坏的. Cf 参看 all1, both1. =>Usage at all1 用法见all1.
Half the fruit was bad. - 他们经过长期锻炼, 身体又结实又强壮. Cf 参看 soft.
Their bodies were hard and muscular after much training. - 我得说我对他真是敬佩--我从未想到他能参加甲队. talk through one's hat => talk2.
I must say I take my hat off to him I neverthought he would get into the first team. - 优柔寡断者必然有失(当断不断, 必受其乱). Cf 参看 him.
hesitates is lost. - 那只船我很熟--因为我经常乘坐. Cf 参看 she, =>Usage at he 用法见he.
I know that ship well I've often sailed in her. - 我们失利了, 事後一想, 我终於明白了错在哪里. Cf 参看 foresight.
hindsight I now see where we went wrong. - 这咖啡太烫, 不能喝. Cf 参看 cold1, warm1.
This coffee is too hot to drink. - 他向我求婚, 我答应了. Cf 参看 me.
When he asked me to marry him I said yes. - 他们的孩子疏於照料. Cf 参看 well3 1a.
Their children are ill `cared for, ie neglected. - 她对左邻右舍概无好感. Cf 参看 well-disposed (well3).
She's very ill-disposed towards her neighbours. - 我们探望母亲很不是时候--她家里已经来了客人. Cf 参看 well-timed (well>3).
Our visit was ill-timed my mother had guests already. - 她当时在场, 这一事实就意味著她有一定程度的兴趣. Cf 参看 infer.
The fact she was here implies a degree of interest. - 你好好吃上一顿饭, 就会觉得好些. Cf 参看 outside2.
You'll feel better with a good meal inside you, ie when you've eaten a good meal. - 食物由胃进入小肠再进入大肠. Cf 参看 abdomen. =>illus at digestive 见digestive插图.
Food passes from the stomach to the small intestine and from there to the large intestine. - 他是《每日电讯报》的记者. Cf 参看 reporter (report1).
He's a journalist on the `Daily Telegraph'. - 未请教律师, 不要随便签字. Cf 参看 advocate n 2, attorney 2, barrister.
Don't sign anything until you've consulted a lawyer. - 加两磅糖. Cf 参看 oz.
Add 2lb sugar. - 琼斯负了伤, 成为全队的累赘. Cf 参看 asset.
Because of his injury Jones was just a liability to the team. - 那篇采访报道完全是对一诚实人的诽谤. Cf 参看 slander.
That interview was an absolute libel on a honest man. - 他说的纯粹是一派鬼话. Cf 参看 fib.
His story is nothing but a pack of lies. - 她望著他, 眼中闪露出柔情. Cf 参看 dark1.
came into her eyes as she looked at him. - 他说的情况令人难以置信, 是真的难以相信(他说的一定是谎话). Cf 参看 figurative, metaphorical (metaphor).
His story is incredible in the literal sense of the word, ie It is impossible to believe him, so he must be lying. - 我明天把它寄给你. Cf 参看 post4.
I'll mail it to you tomorrow. - 他必须负担前妻的生活费用. Cf 参看 alimony.
He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife. - 她写了一部高质量的小说. Cf 参看 minor.
She has written a major novel, ie one of high quality and great importance. - 维修手册可向您提供修理汽车所需的图表和说明. Cf 参看 handbook (hand1).
A workshop manual gives diagrams and instructions for repairing your car. - 这个市镇是我们这个世界的缩影. Cf 参看 macrocosm.
This town is a microcosm of our world. - 宇宙之大令人吃惊. Cf 参看 boggle sb's mind (boggle).
Distancesin space are quite mind-boggling. - 他是我的朋友. Cf 参看 my.
He's a friend of mine, ie one of my friends.
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