奇中英慣用例句:
  • 事實往往比小說更離奇. Cf 參看 non-fiction.
    Truth is often stranger than fiction.
  • 我們感到驚奇的是開學第一天她就乖乖地上學去了. mutton dressed as lamb => mutton.
    She surprised us all on her first day of school by going off like a lamb.
  • 那孩子驚奇得張著嘴像個大O字.
    The child's mouth formed a big O in surprise.
  • 除非出現奇跡, 不然我們現在是輸定了. stop short of sth/doing sth =>stop1.
    Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose now.
  • 說也奇怪...
    `say... it is surprising that...
  • 儘管這事似乎很奇怪...
    Strange though it may seem..., ie Although it seems strange...
  • 這確實是個奇跡. the moment of truth => moment. the naked truth => naked 2. to tell the truth => tell.
    It was in truth a miracle.
  • 謝謝。（對布華奇說）她是個非常迷人的女孩。
    Thanks. (to Buchwald)She is a very attractive girl.
  • 你可以調查你所在行業的公司，或者，加入在綫社交網站，或是問問父母的朋友和參加相關的職業組織。這些都能幫你建立新的聯繫。可以先用電子郵件和別人取得聯繫，不要明確地提出想獲得工作，這會使對方心生戒備。對他們的職業生涯表示好奇，然後，問一問是否能同他們一起吃午飯或喝咖啡。
    Learn about new contacts by researching firms in your industry, joining social networking sites like LinkedIn, asking your parents' friends, and joining relevant professional associations. Approach individuals by e-mail first, and don't put them on the defensive by asking for a job outright. Instead, show curiosity about their career path and see if they'll agree to lunch or coffee.
  • 你可以調查你所在行業的公司，或者，加入在綫社交網站，或是問問父母的朋友和參加相關的職業組織。這些都能幫你建立聯繫。可以先用電子郵件和別人取得聯繫，不要明確地提出想獲得工作，這會使對方心生戒備。對他們的職業生涯表示好奇
    Learn about new contacts by researching firms in your industry, joining social networking sites like LinkedIn, asking your parents' friends, and joining relevant professional associations. Approach individuals by e-mail first, and don't put them on the defensive by asking for a job outright. Instead, show curiosity about their career path and see if they'll agree to lunch or coffee.
  • 雖然大約有1300萬的美國人現在沒有工作，不過那些有工作的人現在可能要去擔心一件奇怪的事情：根據一項新的研究顯示，升職可能對你有害。
    While some 13 million Americans are out of work these days, those still with jobs might have a strange new thing to worry about--getting a promotion can be bad for you, a new study suggests.
  • 金錢在我們文化中是一個相當奇特的話題。我們渴望打聽到別人賺多少錢，本身卻沒洩漏的打算。薪資與身價有關，當你的薪資被公開，大傢就會開始臆測你的身價到底被高估還是低估，以及為什麼你有資格領的比相同能力的人多。
    Salary information: Money's a weird topic in our culture. As eager as we are to find out what other people make, we're not as ready to divulge our earnings. Salary is associated with worth, and when your salary's known, it invites speculation of whether you're being over- or undercompensated. Why are you getting paid that much when another person with the same qualification earns much less?
  • 他腦子裏盡足奇思怪想。
    He has many strange ideas in his mind.
  • 他們沒有給我們回信，這真奇怪。
    It's odd that they didn't reply our letter.
  • 這部電影賣座率奇低，沒有人去看。
    The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.
  • 我們大吃薯條和麯奇，吃到肚子撐到痛為止
    We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached.
  • 人們總想買點新奇的且與衆不同的東西。
    People are always in the market for something new and different.
  • Bill一定是哪根筋不對，他的行動真奇怪
    he's acting really strangely.
  • 我們大吃薯條和麯奇，吃到肚子撐到痛為止。
    We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached.
  • 他說了一些非常離奇的事。他從那裏聽來的？
    He said some really off–the-wall things. Where does he come up with them?
  • 聽起來也許奇怪，但那是真的。
    It may sound strange, but it's true.
  • 聽起來也許奇怪，但它是真的。
    It may sound strange, but it's true.
  • 這也太奇怪了。
    That doesn't make sense.