中英慣用例句:
  • 行政長官董建華日(星期三)在新西蘭奧剋蘭出席亞洲2000基金會論壇緻辭,中文全文如下(英文已於日發放):
    Following is the speech by the Chief Executive, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, at the Asia 2000 Forum , Sheraton Towers, Auckland, New Zealand, today (Wednesday):
  • 昨天天空非常晴朗。
    The shy was clear yesterday.
  • 天晚上酒館裏有人大打出手。
    There is a dreadful shindy in the pub last night.
  • 天晚上酒館裏有人大打出手。
    There was a dreadful shindy in the pub last night.
  • 昨天你為何不到校?
    Why did you absent yourself from school yesterday?
  • 大約20名唐人街製衣工人――他們說老闆突然關閉工廠,令他們在聖誕節一籌莫展――天要求付給他們40000元欠薪。
    About20 Chinatown garment workers?? who said their boss abruptly closed up shop, leaving them high and dry at Christmas?? yesterday demanded$40, 000 in back pay.
  • 天一天他閑轉悠了。
    What he did yesterday is shipping around.
  • 昨夜星光明亮。
    The stars shone brightly last night.
  • 戴維斯槍擊警察的案子天有了莫名其妙的變化。布朗剋斯一位法官解散了六名陪審員,並下諭重新挑選陪審團。
    The case against accused cop shooter Larry Davis took another bizarre turn yesterday as a Bronx judge dismissed a panel of six jurors and ordered jury selection to begin anew.
  • 因為這事我晚已經做了兩遍,兩遍我都失敗了。
    Because I'd already done this twice last night and both times I'd had to abort.
  • 天上街買東西了嗎?
    Do you go shopping yesterday?
  • 昨晚我們說好的……
    Last night we said ??
  • 昨夜颳暴風雨。
    It stormed last night.
  • 天取消了對那個國傢的製裁。
    The sanctions againt the country fell into abeyance yesterday.
  • 但就在天,她想到人長久時竟不寒而慄。
    It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long.
  • 她昨天腹痛。
    She had abdominal pains yesterday.
  • 昨天我生病了。
    Yesterday I was sick.
  • 天我參觀洛杉磯玩得很愉快。
    Yesterday, I enjoyed the sightseeing of Los Angeles.
  • 天跟阿塞納爾隊簽了約。
    He signed for Arsenal yesterday.
  • 和平條約於日簽訂。
    The peace treaty was signed yesterday.
  • 日的選舉標志着我們為籌備香港特別行政區第一屆立法會進入一個新的階段,我們會加緊宣傳和推廣五月二十四日立法會選舉,我期望看到在未來數周內全港每個角落的選舉氣氛會更加熱烈,我亦呼苸全港二百八十萬已登記的選民,在五月二十四日踴躍投票選出立法會議員。」。
    "The elections yesterday signify the beginning of a new phase in preparing for the election of the First SAR Legislative Council. We will step up our publicity efforts to increase public awareness about the LegCo election on May 24. We expect to see a lively election atmosphere throughout the territory in the coming weeks."
  • 他昨天才來。
    He came only yesterday.
  • 天他去他叔叔的傢了。
    Yesterday he go to his uncle's.
  • 天遇到我叔叔了。
    I met my uncle yesterday.
  • 昨天,天氣真冷。
    It froze hard yesterday.
  • 昨天颳大風。
    It blew hard yesterday.
  • 我們在把天的思維原理用到今天和明天的問題的過程中,已經受到了異常的文化時滯的障礙。
    We have suffered a singular time lag, in bringing to the problems of today and tomorrow the elements of yesterday's thinking.
  • 去年,如同成千上萬的人一樣,我被一傢網絡公司裁了員,這些網絡公司火爆一時,如今都已成了日黃花。
    Like thousands last year, I was downsized from one of those sizzling dotcoms, now dot-gone.
  • 天你去溜冰[釣魚,瀏覽,采蘑茹]了嗎?
    Did you go skating [fishing, sight-seeing, collecting mushrooms] yesterday?
  • 晚我們聽見了火警聲。
    The sound of fire-alarm was heard by us yesterday evening.
  • 我昨天才見到他。
    I saw him only yesterday.
  • 昨天是星期五。
    Yesterday was Friday.