The book deals with some of the oddities of grammar and spelling.

a good grounding in grammar

扎实的语法基本功训练

That sentence is not grammatical.

那个句子不合语法。

the basic rules of grammar

基本语法规则

His vocabulary was sound and his grammar excellent.

他的词汇丰富，语法也很精通。

One in five undergraduates cannot write grammatically.

有1/5的本科生写作不合语法规则。

Transformational grammars are more restrictive.

转换生成语法局限性更大。

Grammatical errors are always obvious to me, spelling mistakes stand out.

语法错误对我来说总是非常明显，而拼写错误也很显眼。

He was known for his poor grammar and punctuation.

他不通语法和乱用标点是出了名的。

He was a kid really, not more than eighteen or nineteen.

他实际上还是个孩子，最多不过十八九岁。

Relax, kid, we're not about to roust you. We just want some information.

别紧张，孩子，我们不会为难你的。我们只是需要一些信息。

You take care of your end, kid, I'll take care of mine.

你管好你的事，孩子，我会管好我的。

She played the role of a meek, innocent, shy girl. I don't know who she was trying to kid.

她装作一个温顺、天真、害羞的女孩。真不知道她想骗谁。

It's lousy to be the new kid.

作为新人的滋味总是不大好受。

A kid I used to be friends with turned against me after being told that I'd been insulting him.

曾和我很要好的一个小孩听人说我一直在辱骂他以后就和我翻脸了。

I think he's a rather mixed up kid.

我认为他是一个思想有障碍的孩子。

I could kid myself that you did this for me, but it would be a lie.

我可以欺骗自己你这样做是为了我，但那终究是谎言。

When I was a kid, about six or seven, she would often let me steer the car along our driveway.

在我小时候，大概六七岁时，她经常让我在自家的车道上开车。

In presidential campaigns, foreign policy is treated with kid gloves.

在总统竞选活动中，外交政策问题会被小心对待。

I'm glad you read the riot act to Billy. He's still a kid and still needs to be told what to do.

我很高兴你警告比利不许胡闹。他还是个孩子，仍然需要有人告诉他该做什么。

You're a bright enough kid, I'll give you that.

我得承认，你是个挺聪明的孩子。