家zhòngyīngguànyònglìgōu:
  • zhè fú huà chū zì lín mó jiā zhī shǒu .
    This painting is by a copyist.
  • tā jiā lí cǐ bù yuǎn .
    round the corner.
  • shí zài bù xíng de huà , nǐ hái kě yǐ shì yī shì tā jiā de diàn huà hào mǎ .=>Usage3atshall jiàn shall suǒ fù yòng fǎ dì 3 xiàng .
    You could always try his home number.
  • dì yī jiā gōng sī de hái pán hěn yòu xī yǐn lì , cóng 'ér yíng dé liǎo dìng dān .
    The first company made a very attractive counter-offer and won the order.
  • xiāo shòu bù de nǚ jīng lǐ gěi lìng yī jiā gōng sī de xiāo shòu bù jīng lǐ dǎ liǎo diàn huà .
    The sales director phoned her counterpart in the other firm, ie the other firm's sales director.
  • běn jié mù yóu běn dì de yī jiā gōng sī tí gōng（ zàn zhù huò chū zī） .
    a local company.
  • nà jiā gōng sī yīn fù zhài 2 bǎi wàn yīng bàng 'ér gào pò chǎn .
    The company crashed with debts of ￡ 2 million.
  • wǒ men zuì yōu xiù de kē xué jiā bèi qí tā guó jiā xī yǐn 'ér wài liú .
    Our best scientists are being creamed off by other countries.
  • zhè wèi zuò jiā xù shù liǎo chuàng zuò de guò chéng .
    The writer described the creative process.
  • zhè gè guó jiā zhài wù jí zhòng .
    debts.
  • wǒ gěi wǒ nà yuán zǐ zuò liǎo yī tào jiǎn lòu de jiā jù .
    I made my own crude garden furniture.
  • tā shì gè bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo de [ gǔ lǐ gǔ guài de ] jiā huǒ .
    queer old cuss.
  • yào shì yìng lìng yī guó jiā de fēng sú xí guàn shì hěn kùn nán de .
    It is difficult to get used to another country's customs.
  • wǒ bù zài qù nà jiā shāng diàn mǎi dōng xī liǎo .
    from that shop.
  • wǒ zài huí jiā tú zhōng tōng cháng chāo jìn lù chuān guò gōng yuán .
    through the park on my way home.
  • jūn fèi kāi zhī shì guó jiā zī yuán de yī dà xiāo hào .laughlikeadrain=>laugh.
    Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources.
  • zhè jiā gōng sī chéng lì yú 1860 nián .
    This business was established in 1860.
  • shuǐ zāi guò hòu wú jiā kě guī de rén bù jì qí shù .inroundfigures/numbers=>round1.singlefigures=>single.
    It's impossible to put a figure on the number of homeless after the flood.
  • tā dǎ diàn huà shí , tā qià qiǎo bù zài jiā .=>Usageatappear yòng fǎ jiàn appear.
    It happened that she was out when he called.
  • yī tiān dào wǎn káng zhòng jiā jù wǒ kě shòu bù liǎo .=>Usageatcarry yòng fǎ jiàn carry.
    I don`t enjoy humping heavy furniture around all day.
  • wǒ men tàn wàng mǔ qīn hěn bù shì shí hòu -- tā jiā lǐ yǐ jīng lái liǎo kè rén .Cf cān kàn well-timed(well>3).
    Our visit was ill-timed my mother had guests already.
  • jīng cháng qī bà gōng , guó jiā yǐ bīn lín bēng kuì de biān yuán .onbendedknee=>bend1.weakattheknees=>weak.
    The country was almost brought to its knees by the long strike.
  • lí jiā zhī qián bié wàng shàng suǒ .locksbupputsbinprison,amentalinstitution,etc jiāng mǒu rén jiān jìn qǐ lái huò sòng jìn jīng shén bìng yuàn děng .locksthup(a)=locksthaway.
    Don't forget to lock up before leaving home.
  • gōng huì zhèng zài xié zhì guó jiā yǐ bī pò zhèng fǔ ràng bù（ rú fǒu zé cǎi qǔ quán guó dà bà gōng） .aking'sransom=>king.
    The unions are holding the country to ransom, eg by a national strike.
  • zán men kě yǐ suí biàn ná gè zuò jiā wéi lì , bǐ fāng shuō dí gèng sī ...
    Dickens...
  • fáng dōng zhèng zài bī tā bān jiā .aturnofthescrew=>turn2.
    The landlord's putting the screws on to get her out of the house.
  • tā yòu yī zhǒng dì liù gǎn jué , jiù shì tā dào jiā shí tā yī dìng zài nà 'ér děng hòu tā ní .takeleaveofone'ssenses=>leave2.talksense=>talk2.
    A sixth sense told her that he would be waiting for her when she got home.
  • wén xué píng lùn jiā de kàn fǎ bù yìng tài zhù guān .Cf cān kàn objective.
    A literary critic should not be too subjective in his approach.
  • tā yǐ qián shì gè jiào shì , xiàn zài chéng liǎo zhèng zhì jiā liǎo .=>Usageatbecome yòng fǎ jiàn become.
    He's a clergyman turned politician, ie He was formerly a clergyman but is now a politician.
  • zhè jiā diàn píng rì shì zǎo shàng 9 diǎn kāi mén má？
    Does the shop open at 9 am on weekdays? It opens at 8 am on weekdays, but at 9 at weekends.
  • nǐ de jiā rén zěn me yàng？
    How is your family?
  • yuē hàn xiàn zài yòu zì jǐ de jiā liǎo。
    John has his own family now.