Reception-rooms

reception [rɪ'sɛpʃən]

n. 接待;欢迎;招待会;接待处;

re回，向后+cept拿，握住+ion名词后缀 → 接收

rooms

n. 空间；房间（room的复数）

He won't pay attention to anybody.

他不会认真倾听别人的话。

I grew up right here in this neighborhood.

我恰好在这附近长大了。

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。