家中英慣用例句:
| - 他名列英國第一流的作之中。
He ranks with the best English authors. - 我把她看做是當代第一流的小說。
I put her in the top rank of modern novelists. - 那人為了贖回孩子付了5萬美元。
The family paid a ransom of 50000 dollars for the child's release. - 她的新小說備受書評推崇.
Her new novel was greeted by reviewers with rapturous applause. - 那種鳥在這個國很稀有。
That bird is very rare in this country. - 他被公認為現代最傑出的作之一。
He is generally rated as one of the best modern writers. - 這商店的應徵稅額是多少?
What's the rateable value of this shop? - 我寧可呆在傢裏。
I would rather stay at home. - 他是昨天深夜回的, 或者更確切地說, 是今天凌晨。
He went home very late last night, or rather, in the early hours this morning. - 九十多個國批準了一項禁止使用這些化學品的協議。
Over ninety countries ratify an agreement to ban the use of these chemicals. - 在過去的兩年中, 那鋼鐵廠一直提供給我們原材料。
The steel works has been supplying us with raw material in large quantities. - 和這大公司達成協議是很重要的。
It is very important to reach an agreement with this big company . - 那老婦人確實是個兇惡的!
That old woman's a real dragon! (喻) - 這個國剛剛鎮壓了一場叛亂。
The government has just put down a rebellion. - 這公司最近在波斯頓市中心買了一幢新的辦公樓。
The company has recently acquired a new office building in central Boston. - 他為獲得藝術的聲譽而奮鬥。
He strove for recognition as an artist. - 這旅館沒有什麽可吸引人的。
This hotel has nothing to recommend it. - 經你的介紹我去了這新旅館。
I went to the new hotel on your recommendation. - 我們試圖讓她和她的庭和好。
We tried to reconcile her with her family. - 大舉手錶决通過了這項提議,然而表决的結果近乎相等,反對派要求重新計數。
The motion was passed on show of hands, although voting was close and the opposition asked for a recount. - 過去30年,這位作已經成熟,他可以將年輕時候寫的作品修改得更完美了。
After30 years, the mature author was able to refine on the work of his youth. - 他被那煉油廠解雇了。
He was dismissed from the oil refinery. - 她在一製糖廠工作。
She works in a sugar refinery. - 那位政治曾是著名的社會改革。
The politician was a famous social reformer. - 人們普遍認為她是該國最優秀的作之一。
She is generally regarded as one of the best writers in the country. - 請嚮你全轉達我真摯的問候。
Please give my sincere regards to all the members of your family. - 地方色彩在這位作的小說中顯得不很自然。
Regionalism sits uneasily on the author's novels. - 他死了, 大深感痛惜。
He died regretted by all. - 即便是在管理最好的庭,事故有時也會發生的。
Accidents sometimes happen even in the best regulated families. - 他統治了這個國四十年。
He reigned over the country for forty years. - 我嚮人講述了我的奇遇。
I related my adventure to my family. - 那兩個國再次終止了交往。
Those two countries have broken off diplomatic relations again.
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