中英慣用例句:
  • 給我談談紅菱的情況。我記得她(過去)是一個很活潑的孩子。
    Tell me about Hong Lin. I remember her(as) such a lively girl.
  • 一個人,尤其是如果她不幸而懂得一些事情的話,就應該盡可能把它隱藏起來。
    A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, shall conceal it as well as she can.
  • 導演叫這名演員休息一下。
    The director told the actress to have a rest.
  • 教練正教導預備隊的孩們練球。
    The coach is bringing on some girls in the reserve team.
  • 我不認識那位女士.
    I am not acquainted with the lady.
  • 這所學校每年招收六十名男新生.
    The school admits sixty new boys and girls every year.
  • 她裝成柔弱女性.
    She affects the helpless female.
  • 女王由宮廷女侍陪伴.
    The Queen was attended by her ladies-in-waiting.
  • 特裏有了個新女朋友.
    Terry's got a new bird, ie girl-friend.
  • 那個芭蕾舞演員在下臺之前(嚮觀衆)行屈膝禮.
    before leaving the stage.
  • 她畢生致力於權運動.
    She spent her life campaigning for women's rights.
  • 大使攜禮物覲見女王.
    The ambassador arrived bearing gifts for the Queen.
  • 英國婦大多因結婚而改姓.
    Most English women change their names when they marry.
  • 他不斷地追逐女人.
    women.
  • 王出現時群衆高聲歡呼.
    The crowd cheered loudly as the Queen appeared.
  • 她聲稱和王有親屬關係.
    claims to be related to the Queen.
  • 我們的兒秋天就要上大學了.
    in the autumn.
  • 這小孩在咬蘋果時, 她的牙掉了.
    The little girl's tooth came out when she bit into the apple.
  • 她被委任為陸軍婦隊的中尉.
    lieutenant in the Women's Army Corps.
  • 他和應召郎在有傷風化的情況下讓人拍了照片.
    with a call-girl.
  • 王將爵士頭銜授予幾位傑出人士.
    The Queen conferred knighthoods on several distinguished men.
  • 那兩個孩子坐在角落裏說著悄悄話.
    The two girls sat in a corner exchanging confidences.
  • 銷售部的經理給另一傢公司的銷售部經理打了電話.
    The sales director phoned her counterpart in the other firm, ie the other firm's sales director.
  • 公園裏有幾對談情說愛的男.
    There were several courting couples in the park.
  • 考試時我抄襲了挨著我坐的一個生的答案.
    from the girl next to me.
  • 他們對待子的做法真是太不像話了.
    It's a crying shame, the way they treat their children.
  • 她是個文化修養很高的子.
    She is a woman of considerable culture.
  • 王的禦輦是由六匹馬拉的. =>Usage at pull2 用法見pull2.
    The Queen's coach was drawn by six horses.
  • 她是英國最後一個受絞刑的子, 這也算是有此殊榮吧. > dubiously adv. dubiousness n [U].
    She had the dubious honour of being the last woman to be hanged in England.
  • 首次由人任首相倒是件大事. =>Usage at occurrence 用法見occurrence.
    It was quite an event when a woman first became prime minister.
  • 他18歲纔交友, 現在是在彌補前失了(已經交過很多友). there's little/no love lost between A and B => love1.
    He didn't have a girl-friend till he was 18, but now he's making up for lost time, ie he has had many girl-friends since then.
  • 人人均有自衛權. When referring to a particular situation, we can say I saw someone/a man/a woman riding a horse instead of I saw a person riding a horse. 在特指時, 可以說`我看見有個人[男的/的]騎著馬'(英文句中可以不用person, 用someone/a man/a woman).
    People have the right to defend themselves.