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l 鸟宿池边树，僧敲月下门。 Birds dwell in a tree by the pond. A monk knocks at the door under the moon. l 皓月当空。The moon shines brightly. l 他命在旦夕。Death stared him in the face. l 她打了他一记耳光。She strikes him across the face. l 别的客人都走光了他还不走。He sits out the other guests. l 这件衣服你穿了很合适。The dress becomes you very well. 年轻人宜彬彬有礼。Modesty becomes a young man. l 这件衣服我穿了五年。This coat has lasted me five years. l 他说话把声音都说哑了。He talked himself hoarse. l She saw him young, and proud, and strong, and now he was old, and worn, and horrible, and dead. (Bennett, Old Wives’ Tale) 她看到他的时候，他是年轻、骄傲、而又强壮的，现在他已年老，疲惫不堪，样子可怕，而已经死了。（45） l 战争使我们的生意萧条。 Our business has suffered not a little through the war. The effect upon our business of the war has been striking. The war has affected our business to a remarkable. The war has done our business much harm. The war has rendered our business dull. (46) l They saw a burning house, standing a little distance from the road, with some stately fir-trees in the foreground. 他们见到离开大路不远的地方，有一幢房子起火了，在那房子前面长得有一排森森的樅树。（48） l Caught in a shower on his way to his house in Lloyd Road, a tall English gentleman, a teacher of English in one of the most flourishing private schools in Singapore, began running, with some books under his arm, in order to catch a bus going at full speed about twenty yards ahead of him. 一个身材高大的英国人，是新加坡顶发达的一间私立学校的英语教员，在回返老益路他的住宅的途中，遇到了骤雨，他手臂下挟着几本书，开始向前跑，想去搭乘在他二十码光景前面以全速力在开行的那辆公共汽车。（48） l 天生丽质。Nature has molded her form and features with masterly touch. l 一磅烟丝只够他吸两个礼拜。A pound of tobacco only lasts him a fortnight. l The truth is that I was never much of a credit to the family, and I doubt if they would be so very glad to see me. They were all steady, chapel-going folk, small farmers, well known and respected over the country-side while I was always a bit of a rover.（Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four）实际我对那个家族是没有什么信誉的，他们是不会高兴见到我的。他们都是信仰上帝，稳健的小农，在乡下颇有名气，受人尊敬，而我却来是有点流浪儿的味道。（135） l There was only a wooden latch to his door, because he had been too much of a skinflint