Kata-Kata Mutiara Inggris

·  he boy keeps the lights on, for he is afraid of sleeping in the dark. (Anak itu membiarkan lampunya menyala karena dia takut tidur dalam keadaan gelap).

·  He has one good dictionary and at least 3 good English books. (Dia punya 1 kamus bagus dan paling tidak 3 buku bahasa Inggris bagus).

·  She is a vegetarian. She will not eat beef, nor will she eat chicken. (Dia seorang vegetarian. Dia tidak akan makan daging sapi, dia juga tidak akan makan daging ayam).

·  She is cute but evil. (Dia cantik tapi jahat).

·  Do you want to go with me or to stay home? (Apakah kamu mau ikut saya atau tinggal di rumah?).

·  I didn’t study, yet I passed the exam. (Saya tidak belajar, tetapi saya lulus).

·  My dad was very tired, so he went to bed earlier. (Papa saya sangat capek, oleh karena itu dia pergi tidur lebih awal).

·  Both my sister and my brother can play the guitar. My sister dan my brother dua-duanya bisa main gitar).

·  He is not only handsome but also smart. (Dia bukan saja tampan tapi juga pintar). Note: jika not only diletakkan di awal kalimat, lakukan inversi terhadap auxiliary/be/do,does,did ke depan subject kalimat. Jadi kalimat ini juga dapat ditulis: Not only is he handsome but also smart.

·  Either the students or the teacher is going to go to the museum tomorrow. (Baik murid-murid maupun guru akan pergi ke museum besok).

·  Neither John, Sussie nor I have a good studying habit. (Baik John, Sussie maupun saya tidak punya kebiasaan belajar yang baik). Mungkin, belajarnya hanya jika ada ujian

·  We will play football after we finish doing the homework. (Kami akan main bola setelah kami selesai mengerjakan PR).

·  Before they got married last month, they had been seeing each other for almost ten years. (Sebelum mereka kawin bulan lalu, mereka telah pacaran selama hampir 10 tahun).

·  When I got home last night, someone was trying to break into my house. (Ketika saya tiba di rumah tadi malam, seseorang sedang mencoba masuk ke rumah saya). Note: Break into = masuk biasanya karena berniat jahat, i.e. mau mencuri, ect.)

·  A friend of mine felt asleep on his desk while the teacher was teaching. (Teman saya tertidur di mejanya sementara pak guru menerangkan).

·  She has turned into a different person since she became a famous artist. (Dia telah berubah menjadi orang yang berbeda sejak dia menjadi artis terkenal).

·  I will keep studying hard until the final exam is over next week. (Saya akan terus belajar keras sampai ujian akhir selesai minggu depan).

·  We will leave as soon as the rain stops. (Kita akan pergi/berangkat segera setelah hujan berhenti).

·  As long as I live, I will never see your fucking ugly face again. (Selama saya hidup, saya tidak akan pernah mau lihat wajah kamu (yang sangat jelek) lagi). Subject ‘I’ sangat, sangat marah nih.

·  Whenever I look at her picture, my heart beats fast. (Setiap kali saya pandang fotonya, jantung saya berdetak kencang).

·  The first time we went to Bali, we went to Tanah Lot. (Pertama kali kami pergi ke bali, kami pergi ke Tanah Lot).

·  The next time I play you, I will kick your ass. (Kali berikut saya main (lawan) kamu, saya akan kalahkan kamu. Note: kick your ass = kick your butt = mengalahkan. Sangat informal

·  He got an accident because he drove while he was drunk. (Dia mendapat kecelakaan karena dia nyetir sementara mabuk).

·  I passed that course easily since the questions were very easy. (Saya lulus mata kuliah itu dengan mudah karena soal-soalnya sangat mudah).

·  Now that the semester is finished, I am going to rest for a few days and then take a trip to Bali. (Karena sekarang semesteran sudah selesai, saya akan istrahat selama beberapa hari kemudian tamasya ke Bali).

·  As she had nothing to do, she asked me to come over to her house. (Karena dia tidak ada yang dikerjakan, dia meminta saya pergi ke rumahnya).

·  Inasmuch as the two countries’ leaders didn’t reach an agreement, the possibility of war between the two countries remains open. (Karena kedua kepala negara tidak mencapai suatu kesepakatan, kemungkinan adanya perang antara kedua negara tersebut masih tinggi).

·  The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it. (Kopinya begitu panas, oleh karena itu, saya tidak dapat meminumnya).

·  He has such a nice body that a lot of girls are attracted to him. (Dia punya badan yang begitu bagus, oleh karena itu, banyak cewek yang tertarik padanya)