Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.
我和比尔借了一笔钱,买下了那条项链。在后来的10年时间里,我们两人为了偿还这笔借款不分昼夜地干活。这就是为什么我现在看起来这样老的原因。好了,过了这些年之后,我们终于还清了全部借款。
高一英语课文 Unit 18 The necklace

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necklace ['nɛkləs] 词频4
n. 项链;
💡 neck脖子+lace花边 → n.项链
"a necklace of wooden beads"
一条木珠项链
近义:necklet, choker
money ['mʌni] 词频1
n. 钱;财富;薪水;款项;
💡 如果乱花 钱,家长会“骂你”(谐音)
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
近义:assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies
next [nɛkst] 词频1
adj. 紧接在后的;次于的;贴近的;紧邻的; adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的; n. 下一位;下一个; prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
议程表上的下一项是宣传预算。
近义:oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming 反义:prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently
night [naɪt] 词频1
n. 夜;晚上;(举行盛事的)夜晚;
"I don't like going out alone at night."
我不喜欢夜晚单独外出。
近义:nighttime, nite, evening, nightly, nocturnal, pm 反义:daylight, daytime
back [bæk] 词频1
n. 背,背部;背面,反面;后面,后部;(椅子等的)靠背; vt. 使后退;支持;加背书于;下赌注于; vi. 后退;倒退; adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的; adv. 以前;向后地;
"Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought."
在干旱时期配给农民的水量减少。
近义:second, support, endorse, illustrate, document, backtrack 反义:impel, inch, save, loop, sheer, slew

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