"Lovely house," I said lamely.

“好漂亮的房子，”我勉强地说。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I couldn't afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle for second best.

我真心想要的房子我买不起，所以只得退而求其次了。

《牛津词典》

When I bought the house, my sister helped me out with a loan.

我买这所房子时，我姐姐借给了我一笔钱解了急。

《牛津词典》

"Oh,whatever.I guess so. I'll pick you up at Wallace's house at about five-thirty, so you can get ready for trick or treating.

VOA: special.2010.10.30

I'll point out that in-house language throughout the semester, and we'll talk about how it should be interpreted.

我会在课上指出哪些是黑话，我们会讨论应该如何翻译。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

And some consider the White House Chief of Staff as co-president, although I think Joshua disagrees with that, or the president's gatekeeper, that is, I think he agrees.

一些人认为,办公厅主任可以和总统平起平坐，虽然我认为约书亚不同意此观点，还有人说是总统的看门人，我认为这种说法他会同意。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

When I--I tend to say "White House"--I mean the actual building itself.

CNN: Transcripts from video deposition of Lewinsky, Jordan, and Blumenthal

I'm not telling the House -- I'm not going to write the legislation for them.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

The House -- as I understand it, the House is going to take up in the next day or so the small business lending initiative that the President and many believe are tremendously important in getting needed capital to small business owners.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing