2014年12月25日 星期四

BOOK 4: He is a bicycle doctor

He is a bicycle doctor
他是自行车修理工

domestic help---maid, servant
家政助理(佣人)

custodian, superintendent---doorkeeper, caretaker, janitor
监护人,管理人(看门人)

she has a tile loose---she is crazy
她精神失常

she has a cylinder missing---she is crazy
她精神失常

cosmetologist---barber
美容师

working girl, streetgirl---whore
妓女

household executive---housewife
家庭妇女

sanitary engineer---garbage collector
收垃圾工人

second childhood---old age
老年

senior citizens---old people
老人

dentures---false teeth
假牙

urinate, number one---piss
小解

nowadays many weight-watchers would like to go to the gym
如今很多胖人喜欢去健身室锻炼

that luster has taken a fancy to Middle Eastern dancing
那个好色之徒喜欢上了看肚皮舞

social diseases are on the increase in Hong Kong
在香港,性病不断增加

they are the culturally deprived
他们是没有学识的人

a library of teaching materials for preventing teenage suicides will open for educators in Hong Kong this year
在香港,今年将为教师开设一间提供防止青少年自杀教学资料的图书馆

you cannot be too careful
你要特别小心

we cannot recommend this book too strongly
我们无论如何推荐这本书也不为过

you can't be too careful in doing this experiment
做这个实验时,越小心越好

one cannot be too careful in matters like that
在处理这些事时,越谨慎越好

I couldn't get home fast enough
我恨不得马上回到家

you cannot take sufficient care
你要特别小心

the importance of this session cannot be exaggerated
这次会议的重要性无可比拟

no man can have too many friends
朋友越多越好

I find it beautiful, I said. a man can never have too many ties. and a woman can't have too many hats. she answered.
这条领带很漂亮,我说道。男人从不嫌领带太多。她答道,女人也不会嫌帽子太多。

do you know how to service this new-type machine?
你知道怎么维修这部新型机器吗?

do you know how to serve this new-type machine?
你知道怎么使用这部新型机器吗?

I couldn't have got to Slough in time unless I'd had a helicopter
除非我有一架直升飞机,否则我无法及时赶到SLOUGH

he is a good sailor
这个船员不晕船

he is a skilled sailor
他是个好水手

what kind of sailor are you?
I am a bad sailor (I am not much of a sailor)
are you a good sailor?
yes, I am a good sailor
你会不会晕船?
我会晕船
你晕船吗?
我不晕船

Lao li is a bad teacher. he is not much of a teacher
老李不善于教书

he is a good learner
他是个善于学习的人

he is a good thief
他是个偷窃本领高强的贼

a bad workman always blames his tools
自己笨,怪刀钝

a bad driver
驾驶技术差的司机

a bad nurse
笨手笨脚的护士

you are being insulting her!
你是故意羞辱他

you are insulting her!
你正在羞辱他

they are being friendly
他们故意摆出友好的姿态

tom is being polite
汤姆摆出彬彬有礼的样子

he is being angry with me
他假装生我的气

they are being awkward
他们故意找别人的麻烦

they are being difficult
他们故意作梗

he is being naughty, isn't he?
他是故意捣蛋,对吗?

you are so pretty today
you are just being kind
你今天真漂亮。
你真会说话

I don't know whether they are not here
我想他们可能在这

we should adopt an effective economy measure
我们应当采取有效的节约措施

we should adopt an effective economic measure
我们应当采取一项有效的经济措施

to put down the strike, the bosses have sent out a troop of riot pickets
为了镇压罢工,老板们派出了一队防爆纠察

to put down the strike, the bosses have sent out a troop of riotous pickets
为了镇压罢工,老板们派出了一队煽动闹事的纠察


gas mask
防毒面具

flu mask
卫生口罩

fire engine
救火车

fire office
火灾保险公司

fire wall
防火墙

skid chain
防滑链

lightning rod
避雷针

personnel mine
防步兵地雷

mosquito bomb
灭蚊弹

fireman
消防队员,伙夫,烧火工人

biweekly
两周一次,一周两次

your little daughter was stood in the doorway
有人把你的小女儿放在门口
你的小女儿当时正站在门口

she was sat by the fire reading a novel
有人把她安置在火炉旁看小说
她当时正坐在火炉旁看小说

you can find doctors and doctors in Hong Kong
在香港,有好医生也有坏医生

he went to bed again, and thought and thought and thought it over and over
他又上床,翻来覆去不停地想

there are artists and artists
既有好的艺术家,也有坏的艺术家

you should know that there are books and books
你要明白,既有好书,也有坏书

there were rats and rats and rats all over the house
从前这栋房子里到处都是老鼠

they do not advocate pragmatism
他们不主张实事求是

I feel guilty
我感到过意不去

how goes the enemy?
几点了?

it is technically legal
看似合法,实则不然

hopefully, we will get to the show on time
但愿,我们能赶上开演

their opposition put him on the spot
他们的反对令他陷入困境

I have no use for films like that
我不喜欢那样的电影

my mother had a time trying to get my younger sister to bed
我妈妈费了好大的劲才把妹妹哄上床睡觉

he is an English student
他是个英国学生,他是个学英语的学生

he is a student of English nationality
他是个英国学生

he is a student of English
他是个学英语的学生

he is a mad doctor
他是精神病科医生,他是个患有精神病的一生

I beg your pardon
对不起。 我没有听清楚,请再说一遍

we propose to start from HongKong at seven o'clock
我们要在7点钟从香港出发

we propose starting from HongKong at seven o'clock
我们建议7点钟从香港出发

when do you expect them?
I expect them this afternoon
你想他们什么时候到?
我想他们下午会到

do you expect him at the pier?
你想他会在码头吗?

I expect to see your brother there
我预计会在那儿见到你的兄弟

you are expected tomorrow
希望你明天来

they arrived before I expected
他们比我预料的要早到

everybody msut expect to grow old
每个人都会变老

who did it?
I expect it was him
这是谁干的?
我想是他干的

is there any lobsters today?
I expect so
今天又龙虾吗?
我想有的

do you think they will object?
I expect they will, though I wish they wouldn't
你觉得他们会反对吗?
我觉得他们会反对,虽然我希望他们不会

this bottle is quite full
这一瓶装得很满

this bottle is rather full
这一瓶装得比较满

the bottle is quite empty
这瓶一点东西也没有

he is quite dead
他死了,没有丝毫生的气息

it is quite good
它还不错

she has not been quite the same since her boss died
自从她的老板死后,她就完全变了样

payment yes, but payment in gold, that's quite another matter
付钱可以,但是用黄金支付,就完全是另外一回事

you are quite mistaken
你完全搞错了

you are quite right that some of biggest tycoons are shareholders in the firm
你说的完全正确,一些巨头是这家公司的股东

symptoms of consumption developed
肺病症状出现了

China is a developing country
中国是发展中国家

food shortage developed in India
印度出现了食物短缺现象

differences developed between China and Britain
中国和英国之间产生了分歧

it soon developed that our policy was a great success
人们很快就发现,我们的政策市相当成功的

it develops now why they take interests in companies in China, but not in HongKong
现在看得清楚了,为什么他们对中国的公司有兴趣而对香港的公司没有兴趣

please give me an extra thick book
请再给我一本厚的书

please give me an extra-thick book
请给我一本特别厚的书

I want to buy two extra easy books
我想再买两本容易读的书

I want to buy two extra-easy books
我想买两本特别浅易的书

the newsboy gave me an extra special edition
报童又给了我一份特刊

the newsboy gave me an extra-special edition
报童给了我一份特别增刊

extracurricular
课外的

extramural
市外的

extraordinarily
极其

extrasensory
超感官的

extraterritoriality
治外法权

extramundane
超现实的

extra pay
额外报酬

extra dividend
特别花红

extra binding
精装本

extra hand
临时工

extra train
加班火车

extra edition
临时增刊


we have been to every other city besides HongKong
除了到过香港,我们还到过其他的所有城市

we have been to every other city than HongKong
除了香港以外,其他城市我们都到过了

they have harvested the peanuts besides the rice
除了收获稻子,他们还收获了花生

we have recived other presents besides letters
除了收到信件,我们还收到了其他礼物

we have received presents other than letters
我们收到的是礼物而不是信件

the new-type computer has many other advantages besides lower cost
这种新型电脑处理低成本之外,还有很多其他优点

we have no other computers besides this giant general-purpose transistorized digital one
除了这台大型多用途晶体管数字电脑之外,我们没有其他电脑了

I have no dictionaries besides these two
除了这两部字典,我们没有其他的了

I care for nothing besides this
除了这个意外,我什么都不要

what has he done, besides reading the report?
除了阅读这份报告,他还干过些什么?

they have gone to Macau
他们到澳门去了

they have been to Macau
最近他们去过澳门

they have been in Macau
他们去过澳门

I have gone to the dentist to extract the bad tooth
我去过牙医那里把坏牙拔掉了

why should you do it?
你不应该这么做

why should you listen to him?
你没有必要听他的!

what is this to you?
这不关你的事!

who knows?
天晓得!

who does not know?
此事路人皆知!

was ever such nonsense written?
从来没有见过写的这么无聊的东西!

what is the use of doing it?
别去干这种事!

how could you ask such question?
亏你问得出口!

isn't it a foolish idea?
多蠢的想法!

he reminded me that I had better not go to HongKong today. I shook my head
他提醒我,最好今天不要去香港。我点头同意

the guards gesticulated that he had better not linger there. he shook his head
警卫人员做手势,示意他不要在那停留。他点了点头

they look in at the door
他们在门口向屋里张望

go out at(through) the door
从门口出去

come in at(through) the door
从门口进来

to go in by the back door
走后门

the bill for the last month
上个月的账单

the bamboos at South Hill
南山的竹子

the summer in HongKong
香港的夏天

the works by Shakespeare
莎士比亚的著作

a talent for writing poetry
作诗的天赋

the entrance to Vogue Alley
名店坊的入口

a report in French
用法语写的报告

I saw him go out at (through) the gate of the Ocean Park this afternoon
今天下午我看到他从海洋公园的大门走了出去

this is a book on Japanese sumo
这是一本有关日本相扑的书

what a shame!
真可惜!

shame on you! For shame!
真可耻!

Look out!
注意!

I couldn't care less!
我才不在乎!

you are telling me!
还用你来教我!

that is neither here nor there
这件事无关紧要

I don't buy your story
我不相信你的话

hold it! I have got something to say
且慢,我有话说

he is a busy-body
他是个爱管闲事的人


give me some sweet water
给我一点饮用水

his words made my hair stand on end
他的话令我毛骨悚然

tell that to the marines!
绝不可能有这样的事

let's compare notes
我们交换一下一间吧

his brother has got the sack
you don't say
他的兄弟被开除了
不会吧

he doesn't want to do that
他不应该这么做

he really knew a thing or two
他是个见识广的人

please close the circuit
请接通电源

please open the circuit
请切断电源


shall I buy a copy of South China Morning Post for you?
要我替你买一份南华早报吗?

May I buy a copy of South China Morning Post for you?
我可以为你买一份南华早报吗?

shall I come in?
你要我进来吗?

may I come in?
我可以进来吗?

shall I post the letter for you?
你要我替你寄了那封信吗?

May I post the letter for you?
我可以替你把信寄出去吗?

shall I read aloud?
要我读得大声些吗?

may I read aloud?
我可以读得大声些吗?

shall I fetch the report?
要我去取那份报告吗?

May I fetch the report?
我可以去取那份报告吗?

shall the attendant bring the breakfast to your room?
要服务员把早餐送到你房间去吗?

would you like John or Mary to go with you to Repulse Bay?
你喜欢约翰或玛丽陪你去浅水湾还是你一个人去?

would you like John, or Mary, to go with you to Repulse Bay?
你喜欢约翰还是玛丽陪你去浅水湾?

be good children
要做乖孩子

be good, children
要乖,孩子们

turn the heat rays on, John
约翰,请把热射线打开

turn the heat rays on John
把热射线对着约翰

however, it may be the responsibility is entirely our own
然而,有可能,责任要由我们完全承担

however it may be, the responsibility is entirely our own
无论如何,我们要负起全部责任

if she plans to be married, before she is eighteen she should have started a hope chest
如果她打算结婚,在18岁之前就应该开始准备嫁妆了

if she plans to be married before eighteen, she should have started a hope chest
如果她打算在18岁前结婚,她早就应该开始准备嫁妆了

they did not come to the Hospital because they wanted to see me
他们到医院来并不是因为想看我

the motor did not stop running because the fuel was finished
马达并不是因为燃料用尽而转动

John was not unhappy because he was unable to go there
约翰并不是因为不能去那里而感到不高兴

we do not eat because we want to eat
我们不会为了吃饭而吃饭

the mountain is not valued because it is high
山并不是因为高而贵

these rings are not valued because they are set with precious stones
这些戒指的价值并不在于它们镶有宝石

he did not come to the studio this morning because he was sick
今早他没有来片场,因为他病了

I did not write that letter because of what you told me
因为你跟我说了,所以我没有写那封信。我不会因为你告诉了我而写那封信

there is no rule but has exceptions
凡是规则,都有例外

there is no one of us but wishes to remove all the illegal dangerous structures in HongKong
我们都希望拆除香港所有的僭建危楼

there is no one but knows it
此事无人不知

there has not been a scholar but was a man of industry
凡是有学问的人都是勤奋的

there is no man but errs
凡是人都会犯错

there was no man but thanked him
人人都感激他

it never rains but it pours
不下雨则已,一下雨就是倾盆大雨

not a day but it rains
天天都下雨

nothing is so hard but it becomes easy by a lot of practice
大量的练习,令到再难的事情也变容易了

no man is so foolish but he may give a piece of good advice sometimes
有时愚蠢的人也会给出好主意

no sweet without sweat
没有付出,就没有收获

no smoke without fire
无风不起浪

nothing is impossbile to a willing heart
只要心诚,万事皆有可能

no one but you can do it
这件事只有你才干得了

there is no hiding of evil but not to do it
要想人不知,除非己莫为

but me no buts
不要跟我说但是,但是的

to my surprise, he said that Repulse Bay is no more beautiful than Deep Water Bay
没想到的是,他说浅水湾和深水湾一样,都不漂亮

to my surprise, he said Repulse Bay is not more beautiful than Deep Water Bay
没想到的是,他说浅水湾没有深水湾漂亮

he is no more able to read Spanish than I am
他和我一样,都不懂西班牙语

he is not more able to read Spanish than I am
他的西班牙语没有我懂得多

I am no more fond of playing table tennis than you
我和你一样,都不喜欢打乒乓球

I am not more fond of playing table tennis than you
我不像你那样喜欢打乒乓球

he is no more clever than you
她和你一样,都不聪明

he is not more clever than you
他没有你聪明

he is no more than a traffic cop
他只不过是个交通警而已

we had walked no more than three li when the rain came pouring down
我们走了不过3里,就下了滂沱大雨

your problem is no less important than his
你的问题和他的一样重要

your problem is not less important than his
你的问题要比他的重要

she is no less an actress than a singer
他不仅是个歌唱家,还是个演员

he fights with no less daring than skill
他不仅武功好,而且有胆识

by 1880, there were no less than fifty-six coal mines in England
在1880年,英国的煤矿已经有了56座之多

no less than 150 people were injured or killed in the crash
在那次空难中,至少有150人伤亡

I don't know all of them
这些人中,我并不是每个人都认识

I don't know any of them
这些人我一个都不认识

In HongKong all the stolen luxury cars are not recovered
在香港,并不是所有失窃的豪华汽车都能被找回来

all your answers are not right
你的答案并非全对

not all your answers are right
你的答案并非全对

all glass is not translucent
并不是所有玻璃都透明

all of us do not smoke
我们不是人人都抽烟

not all of us smoke
我们不是人人都抽烟

all is not gold that glitters
发光的并不总是金子

all truth is not to be told at all times
实话未必常说

all men are not honest
并非人人诚实

I do not remember all these formulas
这些公式我并不是都记得

all these metals are not good conductors
这些金属并非都是良导体

it should be pointed out here that these grammatical rules would not apply to all the English sentences
应当指出,并非所有英语句子都适用于这些语法规则

all this is not important
这个不是全部都重要

all this is unimportant
这个全部都不重要


both brothers are not here
两个兄弟,一个在这,一个不在这

neither of the brother is here
兄弟两都不在这

both of the seafood restaurants in Causeway Bay are not bad
铜锣湾的这两家餐厅,一家不错,一家差点

both of the seafood restaurants in Causeway Bay are bad
铜锣湾的这两家餐厅都不好

neither of the seafood restaurant in Causeway Bay is bad
铜锣湾的这两家餐厅都不好

both the instruments are not precision ones
两台仪器,一台精密,一台不太精密

both of them are not honours students
这两个学生,一个是优等生,一个不是

every proposal here is not acceptable
并不是每个建议都是可以接受的

every one cannot do this test
不是人人都能做这个实验的

all not=not all
both not= not both
every not=not every

the director claims he is a man of high principle, but he does not always act up to it
这位局长声称他是个原则性很高的人,但是他却并不总是按照原则办事

the First Clerk of the Magistracy must be law-abiding and honesty itself
法庭的书记员必须要奉公守法而且要十分正直

it is simplicity itself
此事极为简单

he is punctuality itself
他非常守时

the enemy is cruelty itself
敌人非常残忍

she is kindness itself
她非常和善

he is diligence itself
他非常勤奋

the girl looks like neatness itself
这个女孩子看上去十分整洁

the enemy is all cruelty
敌人十分残酷

she is all kindness
她非常友善

he is all politeness
他十分有礼貌

they are all smiles
他们笑容满面

I am all ears
我洗耳恭听

they must follow all Union resolutions
他们必须要服从工会的一切决议

they must follow the resolutions of all the Unions
他们必须服从所有工会的决议

a well-known contemporary American writer
美国当代著名作者

the ancient Chinese writer
中国古代作家

have you consulted A New English-Chinese Dictionary published by the Commercial Press Ltd?
你查阅过香港商务印书馆出版的《汉英大词典》吗?

Iraq has violated the accepted international practice
伊拉克违反了国际惯例

you should often take part in practical social activities
你们应该经常参加社会实践活动

the new Italian government is in a fix
意大利新政府处于困境中

the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks are walking down a blind alley
限制战略武器会谈正步入死胡同

She wore a short pink muslin gown
她穿了一件薄纱粉色短旗袍

have you seen the large versatile British machine tool?
你看过那部英国大型万能机床吗?

the Book of History is a celebrated ancient Chinese historical classic compiled by Szuma chien
《史记》是一部由司马迁编撰的著名中国古代历史典籍

the clock runs slow
这个钟慢了

the clock runs slowly
这个钟慢慢地走着

usually the smugglers foced the doors open when they stole the luxury cars
通常走私贩在偷豪华汽车时会把车门撬开

the smugglers forced the car doors openly
这些走私贩公然撬车门

they looked eager
他们看起来很着急

they looked eagerly
他们急切地看着

the chains worked loose after being oiled
加过油之后,链条转动的时候有点松

the chains worked loosely after being oiled
加过油之后,链条轻松地转动起来

he studies hard
他努力学习

he hardly studies
他很少学习

the little girl is dear to me
我很喜欢这个小女孩

the little girl is affectionate to me
这个小女孩对我很亲热

he is a man dear to all
所有人都喜欢他

what a dear little child
多么可爱的小孩!

freedom is darer to him than life
对他来说,自由要比生命更可贵

my mother is dear to me
我爱我的母亲

oh, if she only knew how dar she is to our hearts!
啊,但愿她知道我们是多么爱她!

he is a stranger to me
我不认识他

his handwriting is strange to me
我不认识他的笔迹

they must have repaired the lathe
他们一定已经修好了那架车床

they must have the lathe repaired
他们一定已经修好了那架车床

they must have the lathe repaired
他们必须叫人把车床修好

she must have repaired the stolen luxury cars
她一定已经把被盗的豪华汽车修好了

she must have the stolen luxury cars repaired
她必须找人把被盗的豪华汽车修好

you must have washed these dirty clothes
你一定已经把脏衣服洗了

you must have these dirty clothes washed
你必须找人把这些脏衣服洗了

I have my pen left in the dormitory
我把笔忘在寝室了

I am going to the dentist to get the bad tooth pulled out
我要去牙医那里把坏牙拔掉

I want to get my shoes mended
我要去找人把鞋修好


work and play are both necessary to our health; this gives us rest, and that gives us energy
对我们的健康来说,工作和娱乐都是必须的,后者给我们休息,前者给我们活力

In HongKong, I visited University of HongKong and the Chinese University of HongKong, staying longer in that than in this.
在香港,我参观了香港大学和香港中文大学,在香港大学停留的时间要比在香港中文大学的时间长

virtue and vice are before you, this gives you misery, and that ives you peace
善与恶随你挑,后者带给你痛苦,前者带给你安宁

which do you want, this or that?
你想要哪一个,这个还是那个?

this pen scratches, but that one is too dear
这支笔刮头了,而那一只又太贵了

he has as many English books again as Mary
他的书比玛丽的书多一倍

we have turned out half as much coal again as they
我们生产的煤比他们多半倍

we have turned out half as much coal as they
我们生产的煤比他们少半倍

he runs as much fast again as I
他跑得比我快一倍

the first car travels as fast again as the second car
第一辆车比第二辆车快一倍

the first car travels as fast as the second car
第一辆车和第二辆车一样快

this rope is as long again as that one
这条绳子比那条绳子长一倍

this rope is as long as that one
这条绳子和那条绳子一样长

the sales of domestic industrial products have multiplied five times since 1960
自从1960以来,本地工业产品销售增加了4倍

the production of bicycles has been increased three times as against 1980

和1980年相比,自行车的生产量增加了两倍

as the high voltage was suddenly trebled, all the valves burnt
由于高压突然增加了两倍,所有真空管都烧毁了

a is ten times as long as b
a 比b长9倍

x is as heavy again as y
x 比y重1倍

x is half as heavy again as y
x 比y 重半倍

x is 40% as heavy as y
x的重量是y的40%

his room is two times the size of mine
他的房间比我的大1倍

this is a picture of Shirley's
这是莎莉收藏的图片

this is a picture of Shirley
这是一张莎莉的相

this is a story of Lu Hsun's
这是鲁迅写的一个故事

this is a story of Lu Hsun
这是有关鲁迅的一个故事

that is a criticism of Bernard
那是对萧伯纳提出的批评

that is a criticism of Bernard's
那是萧伯纳提出的批评

they are two brothers of mine
他们是我的两个兄弟

they are two of my brothers
他们是我兄弟中的两个

his children's drawings are very good
他孩子画的画非常好

his drawings of children are very good
他画孩子画得很好

she is a friend of my daughter
她是我女孩的朋友;她对我女儿很友好

she is a friend of my daughter's
她是我女儿的朋友

I forgot posting the letter
我忘了我已经寄了那封信

I forgot to post the letter
我忘了寄信

they forgot telling me
他们忘了他们已经告诉了我

they forgot to tell me
他们忘了告诉我

he reminded me of telling her the matter
他令我想起我已经告诉了她那件事

he reminded me to tell her the matter
他提醒我,叫我把这件事告诉她

she remembered writing to us
她记得写了信给我们

she remembered to write to us
她记得写信给我们

we stopped smoking
我们停止抽烟

we stopped to smoke
我们停下来,开始抽烟

they left off swimming
他们停止游泳

they left off to swim
他们停下来,开始游泳

he has a weakness for fish
他有吃鱼的嗜好

he had a weakness for fine clothes
他对考究服装有嗜好

ice cream is my weakness
我有吃雪糕的嗜好

she has a weakness for novels
她有看小说的嗜好

Jane is my weakness
珍妮是我的心上人

John has a weakness for money
约翰爱财如命

my daughter has a weakness for her pretty doll
我女儿非常喜欢漂亮的玩具

he has a weakness for football
他对足球有嗜好

I know you have a weakness for candy
我知道你对糖果有嗜好

fish is his weakness
她有吃鱼的嗜好

he ate his words (swallow one's words)
他承认错误,并收回了她的话

go back on one's words, to break one's words
食言

the naughty boy boasted that hewrould throw me down-stairs, but I made him eat his wrods
那个顽童扬言要把我摔下楼,但是我令他收回前言,俯首认错

there are two horses in the stable, eating their heads off and doing no work
马厩里有两匹马,吃得多但是不干活

it's no use eating your heart out about things that can't be helped
忧虑那些你帮不上手的事情是没有用的

to eat one's terms
学法律,研究法律

to eat one's salt
为某人的食客

to have words with someone
和某人吵架

the last word
定论

in so many words
明确地,直截了当地

pass one's word
说俏皮话

as good as one's word
守信,履约

allow me to venture a remark, such as it is
允许我冒昧说说我的看法,尽管说得不一定好

you may be assured that we will lend you a hand, such as it is
你可以放心,我们会助你一臂之力,尽管我们能力有限

the food , such as it is, is plentiful
尽管食物的质量不是很好,但是量却足够

you may use my old car, such as it it
你可以用我的那辆旧车,尽管跑得不太好

our Tv sets, such as they are, are much cheaper than yours
我们的电视机,尽管质量一般,却比你们的便宜的多

I beg you will accept this small present, such as it is
礼物虽小,敬请笑纳

I have my opinion such as it is
我想谈谈我的看法,尽管不一定对

I have no more than five dollars in my pocket
我口袋里只有5块钱

I have not more than five dollars in my pocket
我口袋里的钱不超过5块

they have no less than ten thousand dollars
他们恰好有1万元

there have not less than ten thousand dollars
他们的钱不少于1万元

there are no more than five film tickets left now
只剩下5张电影票

there are not more than five film tickets left now
剩下的电影票不超过5张

our job requires more than wisdom
这项工作要求的不仅仅是聪明才智


she comes from Macau
她是澳门人,她在澳门出生

where do you come from?
你是哪里人?

I am not from these parts
我不是本地人

where have you come from?
 你从哪里来?

I have come from Taiwan
我从台湾来

success in life does not come from being lazy
懒惰不会令人成功

milk comes from cows
牛奶产自奶牛

where did they come from?
they came from HongKong
他们从哪里来?
他们从香港来

where are you from?
你从哪里来?你是什么地方的人?

what country do you come from?
你从哪个国家来?

what is your nationality?
你是哪个国家的人?

he comes from BeiJing
他是北京人

he has come from Beijing
他从北京来

old Wang, the postman, is at the door now
邮差老王现在在门口

old wang, the postman is at the door now
老王,邮差现在在门口

does he look like Charlie, Chaplain?
卓别林,他看上去像查理吗?

does he look like Charlie Chaplain?
他看上去像不像查理卓别林?

it is a pretty, small island
那是个美丽的小岛

it is a pretty small island
那是个比较小的岛

he is to come here directly, after the play
戏结束后,他直接到这里

he is to come here, directly after the play
戏一结束,他就来这里

David, says the teacher, is rather clever
老师说,大卫相当聪明

David says the teacher is rather clever
大卫说老师相当聪明

he has a son, who is a doctor of Mary Hospital
他只有一个儿子,是玛丽医院的医生

he has a son who is a doctor of Mary Hospital
他有一个在玛丽医院做医生的儿子

Mr. Li's sister, who lives in Canada, is a doctor
李先生的妹妹住在加拿大,她是个医生

Mr. Li's sister who lives in Canada is a doctor
李先生有妹妹住在加拿大,她是个医生

we have a factory, which produces various types of machines parts
我们又一家工厂,生产各种机器零件

we have a factory which produces various types of machine parts
我们有一家生产各种机器零件的工厂

I like the jockey for all his faults
尽管他有不少缺点,我还是喜欢这个骑师

I am never the wiser for your explanation
尽管我听了你的解释,我还是搞不清楚

he is none the better for the change
尽管有所改变,他也未见好转

I am none the worse for a single failure
一次失败,无损于我

the enemy is none the wiser for his failure
敌人并不会因为失败而变得更聪明

this TV set is working none the worse for its long service
这部电视机并不因为用了很久而变差

he is still a qualified teacher for all his delicate health
尽管健康不佳,他仍是个称职的教师

for all his explanations, I understood no better than before
尽管听了他的种种解释,我还搞不懂

for all his efforts, he failed
尽管他做了种种努力,但还是失败了

for all the hell of their marriage, she always looked on the bright side of things
尽管婚姻中有种种不如意,她还是尽量向好的一面看

he is none the more skillful for all his experience
尽管他有点经验,但仍不太熟练

with a leaden heart we bade farewell to the dead
我们怀着沉重的心情和死者告别

good-bye to the cat and dog's life!
牛马不如的升或一去不复返了!

she bade her friends a tender farewell
她依依不舍地向朋友们告别

I come here to bid you a last farewell
我是来和你告别的

farewell address
告别演讲

farewell party
欢送会

farewell dinner
欢送宴会

bid farewell
告辞

farewell, my friends, it's time to depart
再见,我的朋友们,要告辞了

nothing is more precious than time yet nothing is less valued
没有什么比时间更加宝贵,但是,也没有什么东西比时间更加没有价值

nothing is less common than common sense
寻常之事莫如常识

never have I seen more beautiful scenery than this!
我从没有看过如此美丽的景色!

never was a man more unfortunate than King Lear
没有比李尔王更不幸的人

no one could be more loyal to duty than he was
没有人比他更忠于职守的了

no language is more exempt from error and obscurity than the language of mathematics
没有任何语言能像数学那样如此精确和清晰

nobody loved money better than that damned landlord
没有人能比得上那个可恨的地主那样贪财

they want nothing more than work
他们除了工作,其他什么都不要

what they did was nothing else than a practical joke
他们干的简直就是恶作剧

he is nothing more than a dreamer
他只不过是个空想家罢了


wealth is nothing , position is nothing, fame is nothing, to serve the patients heart and soul is everything. a doctor said
财富、低位、声名都不重要,最重要的是为病人全心全意地服务。一位医生说道

his success is nothing to yours
和你相比,他的成功是微不足道的

birth is nothing where virtue is not
没有品德,再好的出身也没有用

I think nothing of a thirty-li walk
我认为步行三十里没有什么大不了的

money is everything to this greedy landlord
对这个贪婪的地主来说,金钱是最重要的

in his opinion grammar is not everything
在他看来,语法不是最重要的

people say love justifies everything
俗话说,若为爱情故,一切皆可抛

theory is something but practice is everything
理论很重要,但是,实践更重要

faculty is something but diligence is everything
才干是重要的,但勤奋是最重要的

Mary is proud like anything
玛丽骄傲得很

I won't let you go abroad for anything
我无论如何都不许你去国外

they won't give up halfway for anything
他们绝不会半途而废

was that man we saw anybody?
我们看到的那个人是个大人物吗?

everybody who is anyone was there?
大人物都到场了吗?

we should know something of everything and everything of something
我们应该通百艺而专一长


we have not heard from Steven as well as from Andy
我们收到了安迪的信,但没有收到斯蒂芬的信

we have heard neither from Andy nor from Steven
我们既没有的信,也没有收到司德芬的信

we will not go to Thailand as well as you
你们将去泰国,我们不去

we as well as you will not go to Thaniland
和你们一样,我们也不去泰国

we as well as you will go to Thailand
和你们一样,我们也去泰国

Mr. Li has not yet joined the HongKong Designers' Association as well as Ms. Liang
梁小姐已经加入了香港设计师协会,但李先生还没有加入

Mr. Li as well as Ms. Liang has not yet joined the Hongkong Desingers' Association
李先生和梁小姐一样都没有加入香港设计师协会

Mr. Li as well as Ms. Liang has joined the Hong Kong Designers' Association
李先生和梁小姐一样,都加入了香港设计师协会

Mr. Li knows Spanish as well as English
李先生不仅懂英语,还懂西班牙语

Mr. Li knows Spanish and Japanese as well as English
李先生不仅懂英语,还懂西班牙语和日语

Chinese women enjoy equal rights with men in political life as well as in family life
中国妇女不仅在家庭生活上同男性享有同等的权利,在政治生活上也如此

I, also, phoned Mr. Lin today
(如同别人一样) 我也打给了林先生

I also phoned Mr. Lin today
(我打给了其他人)我也打给了林先生

It was not, as you expect, done by him
并不像你预料的那样,这件事是他干的

It was, as you expect, not done by him
就像你所预料的那样,这件事不是他干的

during her absence in New York, I paid a visit to her
她在纽约期间,我去拜访了她

during our absence in England, we paid a visit to the new city
我们在英国期间拜访了那座新城市

it took place during our absence from England
 这件事发生在我们不在英国期间

during their absence in Shanghai, they paid a visit to the Chinese economic and trade exhibition
他们在上海期间,去参观了中国经济贸易展览会

the exhibition opened during their absence from Shanghai
在展览会展出期间,他们不在上海

in the absence of the Director of Urban Services, the secretary of the Urban Council is in charge of the business
在市政总署署长离职期间,市议会秘书代行其职

in the absence of the right article, we have to send you a subsitute
由于没有这种物品,我们会发去一个代用品

be absent from home
外出

be absent from school
缺课

he is no fool
他很聪明

he is not a fool
他不是个傻瓜

it is no joke
这是个正经事

it is not a joke
这不是笑话

he is no honest man
他一点都不诚实

he is not an honest man
他不是个诚实的人

he is no musician
他不懂音乐

he is not a musician
他不是个音乐家

he is no statesman. he is a speculator
他绝不是政治家,他是个投机商

he is not a statesman. he is a poet
他不是政治家,他是个诗人

I will by no means consent
我绝不会赞同

on no account will I do such a thing
我绝不做这样的事情

he is in no way injured
他一点都没有受伤

at no time will China be the first to use nuclear weapons
任何时候中国都不会率先使用核武器

they are the studetns of HongKong Baptist College
他们是香港浸会大学的全体学生

they are students of Hontg Kong Baptist College
他们是香港浸会大学的(部分)学生

those ninety persons are inhabitants of this village
那九十个人是这个村庄里的(部分)居民

those ninety persons are the inhabitants of this village
那九十个人是这个村庄里的全部居民

the pencils produced in that factory are of good quality
那家工厂生产的铅笔质量很好 (全部铅笔)

I like pencils produced in that factory
我喜欢那家工厂生产的铅笔

three years ago Mr. Smith sent his children to our school, and the two of them are now still studying in our class
三年前,史密斯先生把他的孩子送到我们学校读书,现在他的两个孩子仍在我们班上学习

three years ago Mr. Smith sent his children to our school, and two of them are now still studying in our class
三年前,史密斯先生把他的孩子送到我们学校读书,其中两个孩子仍在我们班上学习

the white and the black rabbit
两只兔子,白兔和黑兔

the white and black rabbit
一只黑白毛的兔子

where is the secretary and the accountant?
秘书和会计师在哪里?

where is the secretary and accountant?
那个秘书兼任会计师的人在哪里?

John, read the tenth and last paragraph of the text, please
约翰,请你读课文的第十段,即最后一段

John, read the tenth and the last paragraph of the text, please
约翰,请你读课文的第十段和最后一段

there are many flowers in Tai Tam Country Park; I like the red and white ones
大滩郊野公园有很多花,我喜欢那些红白相间的花

there are many flowers in Tai Tam Country Park; I like the red and the white ones
大滩郊野公园有很多花,我喜欢那些红色和白色的花

look at the white and black dog
看看那只黑白毛的狗

look at the white and the black dog
看看那只白毛狗和那只黑毛狗

give me a pail of purifying water
给我一桶用于净化的水

give me a pail of pure water
给我一桶干净的水

give me a pail of purified water
给我一桶净化过的水

an opening door
正在打开的门

an opened door
被打开了的门

an open door
开着的门

boiling water
正在沸腾的水

boiled water
烧开过的水

steaming bread
热气腾腾的馒头

steamed bread
馒头

smoking fish
热气腾腾的鱼

smoked fish
熏鱼

the changing world
正在变化的世界

the changed world
起了变化的世界

developing country
发展中国家

highly-developed country
高度发达国家

his native town is in the west of China
他的家乡在中国西部

his native town is to the west of China
他的家乡在中国西面

Japan lies in the east of Asia
日本在亚洲东部

Burma lies to the south of China
缅甸在中国南部

The Treasure Island lies on the north of China
珍宝岛在中国北部边境上

Shangtung is on the north of Kiangsu
山东与江苏的北部毗邻

Shangtung is to the north of Kiangsu
山东在江苏的北部

Canada is on the north of the United States
加拿大与美国的北部毗邻

Japan lies to the north of the philippine islands
日本在菲律宾群岛的北面

he has been wired to from home
家人打电报给他

he has been wire for from home
家里来电报让他回去

this is the train for shatin
这是去沙田方向的火车

this is the train to shatin
这是去沙田的火车

he teaches English for somebody
他为某人代英语课

he teaches English to somebody
他教某人英语

I feel for you
我同情你

I feel with you
我和你有同感


they will get married in a month
他们会在一个月后结婚

they will get married within a month
他们会在一个月内结婚

they will graduate from HongKong University in two years
他们将在两年后从香港大学毕业

they will learn the English language in two years
他们会在两年内学好英语

I will leave for Shanghai in six months
半年后我会去上海

in a day or two we will visit the Space Theatre
再过一两天,我们要去参观天象馆

I will come to see you again in three days
三天后我再来看你

they will be back in ten days
他们会在十天后回来

they came back after ten days
十天后,他们又回来了

both men are writing an article
这两个人正在各自写一篇论文

the two men are writing an article
这两个人正在合写一篇论文

book one and book two both contain thirty lessons and both are accompanied by a teachers' handbook
第一册和第二册各有三十课,并各自编有教师手册

both the heads of state are planting a tree
这两个国家元首正各自种一棵树

the two heads of state are planting a tree
这两个国家元首正合种一棵树

both of the children are going to sing a song
这两个孩子将各唱一首歌

the two children are going to sing a song
这两个孩子将合唱一首歌

neither of them is telling the truth
他们两个都没有说真话

we are seeing Mr. Li tomorrow
我们打算明天去看李先生

we will be seeing Mr. Li tomorrow
我们明天会看到李先生

I am meeting them next Monday
我打算下星期一和他们见面

I will be meeting them next Monday
我下星期一会和他们见面

she won't sing that song
她拒绝唱那首歌

she won't be singing that song
她不会唱那首歌

you must begin with this work
你必须从这项工作开始做起

you must begin this work
你必须开始做这个工作

we shall begin with this lesson
我们将从这一课开始学习

we shall begin this lesson today
我们今天将开始学习这一课

you may begin with the fifth chapter
你可以从第五章开始

you may begin the fifth chapter now
现在你可以开始第五章

knowledge begins with practice
知识从实践开始

which am I to begin with?
我应该从哪一个开始做起?

this novel begins with a love story
这部小说以一个爱情故事作为开始

to begin with, his English is indifferent.Secondly, he lacks teaching experience
首先,他的英语很一般,其次,他缺乏教学经验

let's begin with the second sentence
我们从第二个句子开始吧

the conference will begin on Monday and end on Friday
这次大会将从星期一到星期五

I don't like to go to Repulse Bay
我不喜欢去浅水湾(今天由于某种原因)

I don't like going to Repulse Bay
我不喜欢去浅水湾(一向不喜欢)

I like playing foot-ball, but I don't like to play it on such a cold day
我喜欢踢足球,但是今天这么冷,我不想踢

I like smoking a cigarette before going to bed
在睡觉前,我总是喜欢抽一支雪茄

tonight I like to smoke a cigarette before going to bed
今晚睡觉前,我想抽一支雪茄

I don't like to swim immediately after supper
我不想饭后马上去游泳

I don't like swimming immediately after supper
我不喜欢饭后马上去游泳

seeing is believing
百闻不如一见

to see is to believe
百闻不如一见

our job is building dam
我们的工作是建水坝(持续性)

our job is to build dam
我们的工作是建水坝(此刻)

it is a good machine that can work without power
再好的机器离开动力也无法运作

Mr. wang is the last person to do such a foolish thing
王先生绝不会做这样的事情

this is the last thing I want to do
这是我最不想干的事情

it is a skilful technician that never blunders
无论多么熟练的技工也有出错的时候

it is a wise man tat never makes mistakes
智者千虑必有一失

I am sure you are wiser than to believe that
我确信你不会蠢到相信那种事

he would be the last person in the world to deny this
他绝不会否认这件事

this is the last place where I expected to meet you
万万没有想到会在这里碰到你

little do I care
我才不在乎呢!

our foot-ball team was organized six months ago and it has yet to win a single game
我们的足球队六个月前才组队,到现在还没有赢过一场比赛

nothing great is easy
伟大的事情都不容易

I couldn't agree more
我完全赞同

I never teach the children otherwise than by example
我总是以身作则来教导孩子

the distance between your college and our institute is one kilometer, or 1093.6yd
你们学院和我们学院之间的距离是1公里,即1093.6码

what price are you asking?
an English pound, or twenty shillings
这个你卖多少钱?
1英镑,即20先令

the freezing temperature, or freezing point, is the temperature at which a liquid freezes
结冰温度,即冰点,就是液体冻结时的温度

geology, or the science of the earth's crust, is a very interesting course
地理,即研究底壳的科学,是一门非常有趣的课程

a dugout, or an air-raid shelter, is a shelter dug in the ground by soldiers for protection in war
掩体,即防空洞,是在战争时由士兵挖掘用于保护的掩蔽所

could you define the term 'critical temperature', or 'critical point' ?
你可以给临界温度,即临界点下一个定义吗?

POH, or Pok Oi Hospital, is one of the well-known hospitals in Hongkong
PHK,即博爱医院,是香港著名的医院之一

what are the oyster today?
今天生蚝的价钱是多少?

what is the fare to Macau?
去澳门的票多少钱?

what is the depth of Aberdeen Lower Reservoir?
香港仔下水塘水深多少?

what is he?
他是干什么的?

what is he like?
他的模样长得怎么样?

what is up?
出什么事了?

what is his joke?
他的诙谐妙在何处?

what family does she have?
她的家里有几口人?

what though he be a policeman
他即使是警察又何妨?

I know what
我有个主意

I tell you what
我把事情的真相告诉你

what a nuisance!
真讨厌!

I gave the naughty boy what-for
我惩罚了那个顽皮的孩子

he knows what's what
他能分辨是非

what do you do?
你是干什么的?

what with overwork and nudernourishment, he fell in
由于过度操劳和营养不良,他病倒了

I tell you what-let's go to Jumbo Restaurant
我建议,我们去珍宝酒家吧

this is a good novel, what?
这是一本好小说,对不对?

so what?
那有有什么稀罕呢?

happily they did not die
幸亏他们没有死

naturally, they are behaving well
当然,他们表现得很好

they are behaving naturally
他们的举止很正常

practically, we have solved all these problems
实际上,我们已经解决了全部问题

we have solved practically all these problems
我们解决了几乎所有问题

we have solved all these problems practically
我们适当地解决了所有问题

frankly, you should, first of all, admit your mistake
坦白地讲,你应该首先承认你的错误

you should, first of all, admit your mistake frankly
首先,你应该坦率地承认你的错误

you stupidly answered his questions
你竟然愚蠢到会回答他的问题

you answered his questions stupidly
你笨嘴笨舌地回答了他的问题

we heard only of it this morning
今早我们听到的只有这件事

we only heard of it this morning
今早我们只听到这件事

we heard of it only this morning
只是今早我们才听到这件事

rightly, the meeting ended early today
会议今天提早结束是正确的

admittedly, there is much room for improvement in our work
无可否认,我们的工作还有很大的改进空间

miraculously, Egypt and Israel have come to an agreement
奇迹般地,埃及和以色列达成了协议

surprisingly, he failed in the exams
出乎意料,他将然考试不及格

ironcally, we should finish our work within two hours
令人哭笑不得的是,我们须在两小时内完成工作

technically, the Asia dollar market is situated in Singapore, but actually it is in HongKong
表面上,亚洲的美元市场是在新加坡,实际上却是在香港

I didn't know Mr. Wang from Mr. Li
我分不开王先生和李先生

they are twins and it is almost impossible to know one from the other
他们是双胞胎,几乎无法分清他们谁是谁

you must tell right from wrong
你们必须分辨是非

that nurse's head is always in the clouds, she never seems to know one patient from another
那个护士总是心不在焉,她似乎永远都分不清病人

he couldn't tell wheat from rice when he first came to the countryside
当他第一次到农村时,他分不清小麦和稻子

he doesn't know a friend from an enemy
他敌友不分

she is five feet high, if she is an inch
她至少有五英尺高

his grandfather is eighty, if a day
他的祖父至少有八十岁

it costs 1000, if a cent
它最少值1000元

I saw a big fish in the south Bay, fifteen catties if it was an ounce
我在南湾看到一条大鱼,最少有十五斤重

he must needs go away just when I want his help
我需要他的帮助的时候,他偏偏就会走开

she must needs turn on the radio just when I want to take a nap
我想打个盹的时候,她偏偏会打开收音机

it needs must be so
它必然如此

a soldier needs must go where duty calls
军人必须跟随命令而动

we need must lie down when we sleep
我们睡觉时一定要躺下

as I was sitting down to lunch, the electric bell must ring
我刚坐下来要吃饭,电铃偏偏响起来

no one man can fulfil the task
没有一个人能独自完成这个任务

one child cannot do it
一个小孩干不了这个活

a child cannot do it
小孩干不了这个活

no one man can operate this machine
一个人无法独自操作这个机器

no one can operate this machine
没有人能操作这个机器

no one man dares to enter the cave
没有人敢独自进入这个山洞

no one dares to enter the cave
没有人敢进入这个山洞

no two people have identical fingerprints
世上没有两个人有相同的指纹

tighten the nut the right way
顺时针拧这个螺母

please hold the tube the right end up
请管口朝上地拿着这个管子

please hold the tube the wrong end up
请管口朝下地拿着这个管子

take a look at him. he is holding the stick by the wrong end
你瞧他,他倒拿着拐杖

he has got hold of the wrong end of the stick
他完全搞错了

which is the right (wrong) side of the cloth?
哪面是布的正面?

he is on the right (wrong) side of sixty
他不到六十岁(过了)

don't wear the coat the wrong side out. you should turn the right side out
不要反穿上衣,你要把它正过来

don't drive on the wrong side of the line
不要越线驾驶

it's a fault on the right side
那是个可以原谅的过失

she is getting on the right side of him
她受到他的宠爱

it's on the wrong side of the door
它在门的里面

it's on the right side of the school
它位于学校的右侧

sing tao footballers are sure of winning
星岛足球队队员相信自己一定会赢

sing tao footballers are sure to win
星岛足球队队员一定会赢

Aunty wang is sure of living to ninety
王姨确信自己可以活到九十岁

Aunty wang is sure to live to ninety
王姨一定可以活到九十岁

they are sure of fulfilling the task ahead of schedule
他们相信他们自己可以提前完成任务

they are sure to fulfil the task ahead of schedule
他们一定可以提前完成任务

Ben is sure of success
本相信自己会成功

Ben is sure to succeed
本一定会成功

you are sure of a welcome
你一定会受到欢迎

our plan is sure to succeed
我们的计划一定会成功

it is sure to rain tomorrow
明天一定会下雨

the present book is sure to prove popular
本书一定会受到欢迎

be sure and remember what he said
一定要记住他说的话

the footballers of British Forces are disappointing
英军足球队队员令人失望

the footballers of British Forces are disappointed
英军足球队队员很失望

the weather this spring has been disappointing
这个春天的天气令人失望

I am disappointed at the weather this spring
我对今年春天的天气感到失望

this novel is very interesting
这本小说很有趣

I am very much interested in this novel
我对这本小说很有兴趣

your answer is satisfactory
你的答案令人满意

I am satisfied with your answer
我对你的答案感到满意

I feel pleasant today
今天我令人感到愉快

I feel happy today
今天我感到愉快

have you read the book 'A study of 120 puzzling English sentences'?
你读过‘英语难句解析120例’这本书吗?

yes, But after reading the book, I am still puzzled about some sentence patterns in it
读过。但是读了这本书之后,我仍对一些句型感到困惑

you look pale. don't tell me you are sick again
你脸色苍白,难道你病了

tom, I am sorry to tell you I failed in the final exams
- you don't say so!
汤姆,很遗憾,这次考试我不及格
-不会吧!

you can say that again!
你说的对

hurry up! it's already eight
- don't tell me it's too late
快点,已经八点了
还不至于太晚

could it be my fault?
难道是我的错吗?

can it be that she forgot it?
难道是她忘记了吗?

she is not likely to marry him
她不见得会嫁给他

going abroad for further study may not necessarily be promising
出洋留学不见得有出息

I don't think that loan shark will go so far as to kill three women at a stretch
我看那个放高利贷的人还不至于一口气杀了三个女人

she is a dancing-teacher
他是个舞蹈教师

this is a flying-cage
这是个鸟笼

this is a flying cage
这是个会飞的笼子

pass me the walking-stick
递给我那个拐杖

look, the stick is walking! it is a walking stick
瞧,那个拐杖在走路,那是个会走路的拐杖

he is the Chinese Ambassador
他是中国派驻其他国家的大湿

he is the China Ambassador
他是被派驻中国的大使

he is the Ambassador to China
他是被派驻中国的大使

Li is a Chinese-born American scientist
李是华裔美国科学家

Li is a china-born American scientist
李是在中国出生的美国科学家

she is a well-known Chinese correspondent
她是一位著名的中国通讯记者

she is a well-known China correspondent
她是一位著名的派驻中国的记者

this is a Chinese edition
这个是中文版

this is a China edition
这是供中国销售的版本

Mr. Li wrote some Chinese English in an article
李先生在文章中写了一些中国式的英语

Mr. Li wrote some China English in the article
李先生在文章中写了一些描绘中国事物的英语

china tea
中国茶

chinese people
中国人民

china town
唐人街

chinese industry
中国工业

china sea
中国海

chinese classics
中国古典文学

china cup
中国茶碗

the chinese wall
长城

china theatre
二次大战中的中国战区

chinese puzzle
难解的问题

china travel service
中国旅行社

chinese acrobatics
中国杂技

china motor bus company
中华巴士公司

chinese kung-fu
中国功夫

chinaman
中国佬

chinese chess
中国棋

south china morning post
南华早报

chinese middle shcool
中文中学

stick the stamp on yuorself , please
请你自己把邮票贴上
请把邮票贴在你自己身上

the policeman rushed into the clock tower and found the thief out
警察冲入钟楼,找到了那个贼
警察冲入钟楼,发现那个贼逃走了

he turned out an impostor
他原来是个骗子
他把一个骗子赶跑了

we are drinking in the cool evening air
趁着夜晚的清凉,我们在喝酒
我们在享受夜晚的清爽

they are entertaining girls
他们是女招待
他们在招待姑娘们

Mr. Smith did not explain it correctly and clearly
史密斯先生把它解释得很正确但不够清晰

Mr. Smith did not explain it correctly or clearly
史密斯先生解释得既不清晰也不正确

you did not read the poem distinctly and moderately
这首诗你读得很清楚但是节奏不好

you did not read the poem distinctly or moderately
这首诗你读得既不清楚,节奏也没有掌握好

they did not sing the song sweetly and distinctly
这首歌他们唱的很甜美,但是不够清楚

they did not sing the song sweetly or distinctly
这首歌他们唱得既不甜美也不清楚

this story is not interesting and instructive
这个故事既不有趣也没有教育意义

Mr. Lin explained to me that he could not attend the meeting
林先生告诉我他不能来参加这个会议了

Mr. Lin explained to me why he could not attend the meeting
林先生向我解释他不能来参加这个会议的原因

they explained to us that they could not come to see us
他们告诉我们无法来看我们了

they explained to us why they could not come to see us
他们向我们解释不能来看我们的原因

Mary explained to John that she could not go to the ball
玛丽告诉约翰她不能去参加这个舞会了

Mary explained to John why she could not go to the ball
玛丽跟约翰解释她无法去参加这个舞会的原因

they explained to me that the plane had been delayed in Tokyo by the bad weather
他们告诉我们,由于恶劣的天气飞机在东京误点了

they explained to me why the plane had been delayed in Tokyo
他们向我们解释飞机在东京误点的原因

Peter called me up this morning. he explained that he could not come
彼得今早打电话来,他说他不能来了

Peter called me up this morning. he explained why he could not come
彼得今早打来电话,他解释了不能来的原因

Tyson is in jail
泰森在坐牢

Tyson is in the jail
泰森现在在监狱里

they have gone to market
他们到菜市场买菜了去

they have gone to the market
他们去了菜市场

Tom has gone to school
汤姆上学去了

Tom has gone to the school
汤姆上学校去了

the family are at table
这一家人在吃饭

the family are at the table
这一家人围桌而坐

in hospital
住院

in the hospital
在医院里

come into office
就职

come into the office
到办公室来

come to town
出现

come to the twon
来到这个城镇

go to church
去做礼拜

go to the church
去教堂

the court interpreter resigned for the apparent reason that his health was failing
表面上,这个法庭传译员是因为健康不佳而辞职,其实不然

it is apparent to all of us that the court interpreter resigned for the reason that his health was failing
很明显,这个法庭传译员是因为健康不佳而辞职

she is very much interested in this matter in spite of her apparent indifference
尽管她表面上显得漠不关心,其实她对这件事是非常有兴趣的

they left for Australia for the apparent reason that they went on errands for us
表面上他们去澳大利亚是为我们做事,其实另有原因

her indifference is more apparent than real
她表面冷漠,其实另有内情

the senators presented this bill for the apparent reason that they were concerned about the growth of the younger generation
这些参议院提交这个议案表面上是关心年青一代的成长,其实另有内情

it is an apparent apoplexy, but the doctor isn't certain yet
看上去像中风,但是医生还没有确定

I  will avenge him
我要为他报仇

I will revenge myself on him
我要向他报仇

I will be revenged on him
我要向他报仇

I will avenge my comrade in arms on the enemy
我要为战友向敌人报仇

we will avenge our parents
我们要为父母报仇

the guerrillas have revenged(avenged) their parents on the enemies
游击队员为父母向敌人报了仇

we avenge (revenge) our parents
我们要为父母报仇

we avenge(revenge) our friends' deaths upon the enemies
我们为朋友的死向敌人报了仇

we avenge(revenge) ourselves on our eneies
我们向敌人报了仇

the road leading to Yau ma tei is in repair
通往油麻地的路已经修好了

the road leading to yau ma tei is under repair
通往油麻地的路正在修理中

the building is in repair
这栋楼已经修好了

this building is under repair
这栋楼在修建中

all of these ships are in repair
所有这些船都已经修好了

all of these ship are under repair
所有这些船都在修理中

in good repair
已修理好

in bad repair
失修

out of repair
已损坏

past repair
已损坏得不能修

to need putting into repair
需要修理

to stand in need of repair
需要修理

repairable
可以修理的

irrepairable, unrepairable
不能修理的

repairs done while you wait
repair while U wait
instant repair
马上修理,立等可取

the shop is closed during repairs
内部装修,暂停营业

production was reduced by 10 percent
产量减少了百分之十

production was reduced to 10 percent
产量减少到百分之十

he did it by himself
他自己做的这件事

he did it of himself
他自愿做的这件事

he lives in the country
他住在农村

he lives in this country
他住在这个国家

he has gone to the country to recruit
他去乡下休养了

he is fresh from the country
他刚从乡下回来

we have just come back from the country
我们刚从乡下回来

they are going down the country next week
下星期他们要到乡下去

country songs
牧歌

country life
农村生活

country cousin
乡下佬

country road
乡间道路

country gentlemne
乡绅

country hits
乡村流行乐

country fans
乡村音乐迷

country-and-western
美国西部和南方的乡村音乐

countryman
同胞,同乡

country-wide
全国范围的

country-born
生在农村的

we live in the country
我们住在乡下(英国)

we live up country
我们住在乡下(美国)

I often tell my daughter, you may live in America, but your country is China
我常对女儿说,你可以住在美国,但是你的祖国是中国

have you ever read "reminiscences of Marx " by Lafargue?
你读过拉法格写的《忆马克思》吗?

with the help of the teacher
在这个老师的帮助下

on the other side of the river
在河的对岸

the speed of rotation of the shaft
转轴的转速

go to the south of our country
到我国的南部

love of manual labour
喜爱体力劳动

the study of calligraphy
学习书法

the explosion of atom bombs
爆炸原子弹

our defeat of the enemy
我们打败敌人

the love of money is the root of all evil
贪财是罪恶之源

in productive practice man began to utilize new sources of energy, including electric, chemical and atomic energy. man's knowledge of energy has become deeper and deeper
在生实践中,人类利用包括电能、化学能和原子能等新能源。人类对能源的认识越来越深入了

his memory is good
他的记忆力很好

a monument will be set up to his memory
为了纪念他,人们将建立一座纪念碑

she was profuse in her praises
她赞美得过了头

her criticisms of your work are on the button
她对你工作的批评是中肯的

bribery of government officials is a crime
贿赂政府官员是犯罪行为

his love of music is inborn
他对音乐的热爱是天生的

I have received only one letter since his departure
自从他离开这里以后,我只收到过他一封信

John took his departure without our permission
约翰未经我们的许可就离开这里了

His departure was unexpected
他的离去出乎我们意料

the time of departure of this plane has been changed
这架飞机的起飞时间更改了

they departed from Hongkong yesterday
他们昨天离开了香港

they took the train which departed for Beijing at six in the morning
他们乘坐了早上六点去北京的列车

it is three months since we parted
自从我们分别已经三个月了

the departed
死者

the dear departed
故去的亲人

take one's departure
动身,出发

departure and arrival
火车、轮船、飞机的出发和到达

there are many fruits in the dish
盘子里有很多种水果

there is much fruit in the dish
盘子里有很多水果

the fruits of industry
勤劳的成果

the fruits of the earth
大地的果实

I like oranges, peaches, water melons and other juicy fruits
我喜欢橙子、桃子、西瓜和其他多汁的水果

the tree is laden with fruit
这棵树结满了果实

there are many fruits in the basket
篮子里有很多种水果

he gave me a basket of fruit
他给了我一篮子水果

many fruits ripen now
现在有很多种水果成熟了

the fuit is not yet ripe
水果还没有成熟

here are several different winter fruits. which do you like best?
这里有几种不同的冬令水果,你最喜欢哪一种?

all these animals feed on fruit
所有这些动物都是以水果为生

there are a lot of fishes in the river
河里有很多种鱼

there are a lot of fish in the river
河里有很多鱼

this book is on fresh-water fishes
这本是是关于淡水鱼的

there are more fish in the sea than ever came out of it
海里有很多鱼人们还没有见过

you can't go for two or three days
你要等两三天之后才能走

you can't go two or three days
你不可以去两三天

our plane does not take off for anohter five minutes
我们的飞机要等五分钟才起飞

Mr. chen won't be back in Hongkong for a week
陈先生要一个星期后才回香港

he will not be well for some time yet
他要过一段日子身体才会复原

I won't go there for a couple of weeks
这两个星期我都不会去那

I am going away for a couple of weeks
我要离开这里两个星期

they have been waiting for us for two hours=they have been waiting for us two hours
他们已经等了我们两个小时

I have not been there for two years
我有两年没有去过那里了

I have not been there two years
我在那里没有两年

I shall take a photo
我来拍一张照片

I would like to have my photo taken
请你给我拍张照片

I got (had ) myself photographed yesterday
昨天别人给我拍了一张照片

I took several photos yesterday
昨天我拍了几张照片

I had my photo taken at the studio
我在照相馆拍了一张照片

I shall take my photograph
我要替自己拍一张照片

I want my photo taken, please
请给我拍照片

please take a photo of me
I want to have my photo taken
I want to get my photo taken
I want to get myself photographed
I want to sit for my photo
I should like to be photographed
I like being photographed
请给我拍个照

photo-photograph
telly-television
bkike-bicycle
plane-airplane
bus-omnibus
flu-influenza
props-properites
pants-pantaloons
cab-cabriolet
stylo-stylograph
zoo-zoological garden
cycle-tricycle or bicycle
ad-advertisement

I gave him ten dollars in notes
我给了他几张钞票,共计十元钱

I gave him a ten-dollar note
我给了他一张十元钞票

I gave him several ten-dolla
我给了他几张十元钞票

there are fifty dollars in notes on the desk
桌子上有几张钞票,共计50元

there are ten five-dollar notes on the desk
桌子上有10张5元的钞票

the salesman gave me the change in notes
售货员找给我几张钞票

they are all twenty-fen notes
它们全是两毛钱的纸币

he has changed his note
他改变了态度

he has changed his bank note
他已经兑换了钞票

please take note
请注意

please take the bank note
请拿钱

take notes, take a note of
注意

it is strange that you should agree with them
真奇怪,你竟然会同意他们的看法

I am surprised that Mr. Li should be absent
很奇怪,李先生竟然会缺席

I can hardly believe that she should be sick
我简直不能相信她竟然会生病

why should the door be locked?
这门怎么会锁上的?

it is strange that you should think so!
很奇怪,你竟然会这么想!

why should they be so late tonight?
他们今晚怎么来的这么晚?

how should I know?
我怎么知道?

I regret that things should have come to such a pass!
我很遗憾,事情竟然发展到这个地步

what a dangerous fellow he is that he should do such a thing!
他竟然做出这样的事情,多麽危险的家伙!

it is strange that Mary should have mrried such an old man!
真奇怪,玛丽竟然会嫁给这么一个老头

why should the date of the meeting have been changed?
会议的日期怎么会变呢?

they gave us the tickets freely
他们把票大量发给我们

they gave us the tickets free
他们免费把票给了我们

his wound bled freely
他的伤口大量出血

she speaks her mind freely
她心直口快

this beau spends his money freely
这个花花公子胡乱花钱

we are all bosom friends here and you may talk freely
我们是心腹密友,你可以畅所欲言

all members are admitted free
所有会员都可以免费入场

the name and address of the receiver go free
名字和地址不计收费

he hardly studies
他很少学习

he studies hard
他学习很努力

he has lately arrived from Japan
他最近刚从日本来

he often arrived late
他经常迟到

the motor is running easily
马达运转得很好

take it easy
别着急

he is a highly gifted composer
他是个很有天赋的作曲家

he can jump very high
他能跳得很高

is he in the dormitory(升调), or in the dining room(升调)?
他是在寝室,在饭厅还是在其他什么地方?

is he in the dormitory(升调) or in the dining-room?(降调)
他是在寝室还是在饭厅?

do you prefer this book(升调), or that one(升调)?
你喜欢这一本,那一本,还是哪一本?

do you prefer this book(升调) or that one(降调)?
你喜欢这一本还是那一本呢?

between you and me, it is nothing serious
私下说一句,这件事并不那么严重

it is nothing serious for you and me
这件事对于你和我来讲并不严重

between you and me, I don't think Mr. Lin is a good teacher
私下讲一句,我认为林先生不是一个好教师

between you and me, he is up to his ears in debt now
私下讲一句,他现在已经是债台高筑了

I want to settle the matter between you and me
我想解决一下我们之间的问题

let this be between ourselves
这件事不要对其他人说

this is strictly between ourselves
这件事决不能对其他人说

what is learned in the cradle lasts to the grave
少年所学,终生不忘

the pen is mightier than the sword
干戈入库,偃武修文

we felt the patriot rise within us
我们的爱国之心油然而生

the circumstances only served to develop the poet in him
这种环境正足以启发其诗才

the saying when one is poor, the beggar will come out must be criticized
人穷就会显现出乞丐劣根性的谚语必须受到批判

after the war, he gave up the sword for the plough
战争结束后,他解甲归田

money spent on the brain is never spent in vain
花在教育上的钱绝不会白费

you are fool enough to marry him
你和他结婚,真是愚蠢

he is scholar enough to read Shakespeare's plays
他有足够的学识去阅读莎士比亚的戏剧

you are not philosopher enough to solve the problem
你没有足够的哲理思想去解决这个问题

you were gentleman enough to help her out of her difficulties
你帮她摆脱困境真的很有绅士风度

he caught me by the hand
他抓住了我的手

he caught me with his hand
他用手抓住我

he caught me by the throat
他扼住了我的喉咙

he caught me by the collar
他抓住了我的衣领

they grasped the man by the arm
他们抓住了这个男人的手臂

she taped me on the back
她拍了拍我的背

I hit him on the face
我猛击他的脸部

I bashed him on the nose in the face
我对准他脸部的鼻子猛击一拳

he struck me on the chin
他打了我的下巴

they beat the prisoners on the head
他们敲打囚犯的头

Jimmy patted the children on the head one by one
吉米一个接一个拍孩子们的头

the children caught at their mothers' skirts and tugged them back
孩子们抓住妈妈的裙子把她们拖回去

the old woman hit the cat burglar on the head with a stick
那个老妇人用拐杖敲打那个飞贼的头

the policeman tapped the thief on the shoulder and said : follow me
警察拍拍小偷的肩膀,说:跟我走

I have stayed at home since I was ill
自从病愈后,我就一直呆在家里

I have stayed at home since I have been ill
自从生病后,我就一直呆在家里

the telephone has been out of order ever since we were in HongKong
自从我们来到香港后,电话就一直是坏的

failing further notice, use your judgement
如果没有另外通知,你就自行判断吧

failing him, we could do nothing
如果没有他的话,我们什么都干不了

failing brandy, I will drink rum
如果没有白兰地,我就喝朗姆酒

failing her arrival, we shall leave for London tomorrow
如果她不来的话,我们明天就动身去伦敦

failing good weather, the match will be postphoned until next Saturday
如果天气不好,比赛会延迟到像个星期六

the present system of general education in Hong Kong has some failings
香港目前的教育体制有若干缺陷

drink is his failing
酗酒是他的弱点

Tom just can't tell the truth, it's his failing
汤姆就是不说实话,这是他的缺点

Li is a boy of a girl
李是个像男孩子一样的女孩

a beast of a temper
野兽般的脾气

a mountain of a wave
高山般的巨浪

a gem of a sculpture
宝石般美丽的雕刻品

the hell of a mistake
大错特错

your idiot of a husband
你那愚蠢的丈夫

my angel of a wife
我那天使般的妻子

a despot of a landlord
恶霸般的地主

they live in So Uk, a hell of a long way off
他们住在苏屋,离这里相当远

he is a fool of a man
他是个愚蠢的男人

have you seen his tyrant of a father?
你见过他那暴君般的父亲吗?

a treasure of a son
宝贝儿子

a flower of a girl
美貌如花的姑娘

a fairyland of a country
仙境般的国家

you are supposed to know the law of the government
你应该懂得政府的法令

I suppose you know the law of the goverment
我猜想你懂得政府的法令

don't you see the yellow traffic light? you are supposed to stop the car
你没有看到黄色的交通灯吗?你应该停车

work on the project is supposed to start the coming Saturday. but you still have not got everthing ready yet
本周六项目就要开工,但是你们的准备工作还没有做好

you are supposed to be here at nine tonight
今晚9点你们应该到这里

I have come to pick up my trousers
I am so sorry, it isn't ready yet
why! it was supposed to be ready last Sunday
我来取我的裤子
很抱歉,还没有洗好
什么!应该上星期日就洗好了!

stop, Mary. you are our guest today, you are not supposed to wash the dishes
住手,玛丽。今天你是客人,你不该刷碗

customers are not supposed to smoke here
顾客不可在此处吸烟

tom, you are not supposed to go out tonight
汤姆,今晚你不要出去了

this room is nice and cool
这间房间很凉快

this room is not only nice but also cool
这间房间不但好而且朗爽

this melon is good and ripe
这个瓜熟透了

that sword is good and sharp
那把剑非常锋利

your flat is nice and warm
你的公寓非常暖和

Mr. Smith is big and busy
史密斯先生忙碌得很

please send and fetch it
请你去把它拿来

if you fail, you should try again, and try and do better
如果不成功,你应该好好试试

I will try and teach him a good lesson
我要好好教训他

please take down the sum and substance of his speech
请把他讲话的要点记下来

he is a fighter of courage and intrepidity, always standing in the forefront of the struggle
他是个英勇的战士,总是站在战斗的最前线

did you see my watch and chain this morning?
今天早上你有没有看到我那只系有表带的手表?

did you see my watch and my chain this morning?
今早你有没有看到我的手表和表带?

they are foreigners. they usually have bread and butter for breakfast
他们是外国人,通常把涂有黄油的面包做早餐

where are the bread and the butter?
面包和黄油在什么地方?

please give me a needle and thread. I want to sew the scattered sheets of the dictionary
请给我一根穿好线的针,我要把这本字典散页订好

please give me a needle and a thread
请给我一根针和一条线

while we were talking, a scholar-looking man in a cap and gown walked past and smiled at John
我们说话的时候,一个身穿校服学者模样的男人在我们身前走过,对着约翰笑了笑

the first thing for the students of Oxford to do is to buy a queer-looking cap and a black gown
对于牛津大学的学生来说,第一件要做的事情是买一件样子古怪的帽子和一件黑色的校袍

to some westerners, it is quite clear tht the economic situation of the United States in 1992 is under greater  and greater challenge
一些西方人士清楚地看到,1992年美国经济形势正面对越来越大的挑战

for some westerners, it is quite clear tht the economic situation of the United States in 1992 is under greater  and greater challenge
对一些西方人士来说,1992年美国经济形势正面对越来越大的挑战,是显而易见的

to the chinese people, that agreement is nothing but a farce
在中国人看来,那份协议不过是一场闹剧而已

for the chinese people, that agreement is nothing but a farce
对中国人来说,那份协议不过是一场闹剧而已

to me, he was one of the most outstanding poets and historians in china
我认为,他是中国最杰出的诗人和历史学家之一

as we know, Fukienese is hard to understand. but to the Fukienese, their dialect is sweet to the ear
众所周知,福建话很难懂。但福建人觉得,他们的话听起来很悦耳

she is bety, or is she?
她就是贝蒂,我没有搞错吧

she is betty, isn't she?
她是贝蒂,是不是?

she is betty, is she?
她不就是贝蒂吗?

he is very clever, or is he?
他很聪明,我没有说错吧

he is very clever, isn't he?
他很聪明,是不是?

he is very clever, is he?
他是很聪明

he is very clever, isn't he, or is he?
他很聪明,对不对?我没有说错吧

I am fully occupied today. if you won't come tonight, well and good
我今天一点空都没有,如果你们今晚来不了,那也好

I am fully occupied today. if you won't come, so much better
我今天一点空都没有,如果你们来不了,那就更好

if that is the case, well and good
如果情况是那样的话,也好

if you have no pen, a pencil will do as well
如果你没有钢笔,铅笔也可以

it is just as well
这样也无妨

you may as well go at once
你还是马上走为好

you might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to him
把钱借给他不啻于把钱抛在海里面

now that you have promised to come, you might as well come earlier
既然你已经答应要来,就不妨走点来

you are pretty well the only person who is willing to help
你几乎是唯一愿意帮助别人的人

it is all very well for you to suggest taking a few days's rest, but how can we stop our work?
你提议休息几天,是很不错的,但是我们怎么可以把工作停下来呢?

you did well to leave the country when you did
当时你幸好离开了这个国家

it is not half snowy today
今天的雪下得很大

it has not snowed heavily today
今天的雪下得不大

it is not half rainy today
今天的雨下得很大

did you enjoy yourself last night?
not half
你昨晚玩得高兴吗?
非常高兴

his first attempts at surfing are not half bad
他第一次冲浪的尝试还是不错的

I don't half like surfing
我一点也不喜欢冲浪

I can not possibly forget it
我无论如何也不会忘记

it's not nearly so simple as you think
完全不是你所想象的那么简单

he is too pushy by half
他太肆无忌惮了

I didn't feel half as bad when I climbed out of the cockpit
当我爬出驾驶舱时,我感觉好极了

at the meeting they offered twenty and twenty suggestions
在会议上,他们提出了很多建议

that confounded scoundrel has nine lives
那个讨厌的恶棍竟然大命不死

your house is at sixes and sevens
你的房子乱七八糟

the secretary handed me hundreds of forms
那个秘书交给我一大堆表格

we have come together from every corner of the country
我们来自五湖四海

you should look before you leap
你应该三思而后行

you should first think, then speak
你应该三思而后行

he used to beat the boy black and blue
他常常把那个男孩打得青一块,紫一块

green vegetables
青菜

blue sky
青天

blue veins
青筋

blue mountains
青山

black cloth
青布

black hair
青丝

black carp
青鱼

pinkeye
红眼

black tea
红茶

brown sugar
红糖

bluish dogbane
红麻

he who should do this would be sacked
如果有人做这种事,就会被开除

the long-tongued woman keeps on talking when she knows it irks me
那个长舌妇明知令到我不快却还是喋喋不休

sometimes you expect gratitude when you are not entitled to it
有时你明知没有资格受到别人的感恩却仍希望得到

while the haves in HongKong lead a happy life, some have-nots are in want of daily necessaries
尽管香港富者过着幸福的生活,但穷人却为温饱奔波

the next time that a public business carried her to Hong Kong, Mary invited her to Saigon Restaurant
当她第二次因公到港时,玛丽请她去西贡酒家吃饭

we are going to settle in Australia where land is cheap
我们要到澳大利亚去定居,因为那里地价便宜

we shall go to Ocean Park rain or shine. said our child
我们的孩子说,不管是晴天雨天,我们一定要去海洋公园

the waitress served me a coke of a kind
女侍应给了我一杯似可乐非可乐的饮料

the waitress served me a kind of coke
女侍应给了我一杯像可乐的饮料

Tommy is a basketball player of a kind
汤米是个球艺不精的篮球队员

she speaks English with a kind of Cantonese accent
她讲英语时带有点广东口音

the film Hamlet will be on before long
电影哈姆雷特很快就上映

they all arrived in Hong Kong long before the time
他们都在约定的时间之前很早就到了香港

I will do better only if I have another chance
我可以做得更好,但必须再给我一个机会

I will do better if only I have another chance
我可以做得更好如果再给我一个机会的话

she has something to eat
她有些东西吃

she has to eat something
她必须吃些东西

he has nothing to say
他没有什么可说的

he has to say nothing
他不必说什么

Mary is , if anything, a little taller than I
如果说玛丽比我高的话,也只不过高一点罢了

Mary is a little taller than I
玛丽只比我高一点

it certainly wasn't an improvement. they were, if anything, worse off than before
情况没有改善,如果有所改变的话,也是他们的情况变得比以前更差

John was, if anything, more absent-minded than usual
要说约翰和以前有所不同的话,那就是他比平时更加漫不经心

my new job, if anything, is harder than the old one
要说有什么不同,那就是我的新工作比以往更加难做

I wonder why you are so proud of it. if anything, you ought to be ashamed of it
我很奇怪为什么你会以此为骄傲,就算有的话,也是应该感到惭愧才对

the bus is stopped
巴士停了下来

my daughter is just returned
我女儿刚回来

all these book are to be returned before Wednesday
所有这些书会在星期三前归还

Hong kong in Focus 1993 is well edited
香港焦点1993这本书编得很好

Hong kOng in Focus 1993 is edited by the commercial press ltd
香港焦点1993是由商务印书馆编撰的

she is deeply read in chinese classics
她精通中国古典文学

I think this passage could be read as the introduction to this novel
我认为,这段短文可以作为这本小说的前言

HongKong park is now closed
香港公园现在已经关门了

the park is usually closed at seven
这个公园通常7点钟关门

he is retired
他现在退休了

some of them were retired early
他们中的一些人很早就被辞退了

let's meet sometime next week
我们下星期找个时间见见面

let's meet for some time next week
我们下星期会晤片刻吧

I will give you a detailed report sometime
我日后给你一份详细的报告

as to this affair I will tell you sometime
关于此事,我会日后告诉你

I saw her sometime in Hong Kong last spring
去年春天,我曾在香港看见过她

I hope you will devote some time to reading the selected works of Shakespeare
我希望你抽出点时间去阅读莎士比亚选集

we sometimes have letters from them
有时候,我们会收到他们的信

the weather was cold and changeable in Canada. now it rained, now it snowed. sometimes it hailed
加拿大的天气冷而多变,时而下雨,时而下雪,有时还下冰雹














































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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