1、portable

轻便的；手提式的；便于携带的

There was a little portable television switched on behind the bar.

柜台后面有一台开着的便携式小型电视机。

I always carry a portable computer with me.

我总是随身携带一台手提电脑。

手提式电视机；袖珍收音机；笔记本电脑

We bought a colour portable for the bedroom.

我们买了一台便携式小彩电放在卧室里。

2、confess

承认，供认，坦白(自己做错的事)

He had confessed to seventeen murders.

他供认了17起谋杀案。

Her husband confessed to having had an affair.

她丈夫承认有过外遇。

(向上帝或神甫)忏悔，告解(罪过)

You just go to the church and confess your sins.

你干脆去教堂忏悔自己的罪过吧。

Once we have confessed our failures and mistakes to God, we should stop feeling guilty.

一旦我们向上帝告明了自己的过失和错误，就不该再觉得内疚。

我承认，我必须承认(用来对自己的过失等略表歉意)

I confess it's got me baffled.

我承认这把我难倒了。

I must confess I'm not a great enthusiast for long political programmes.

我必须承认自己对时间很长的政治节目不是很热衷。