1.haled from the rack
逃过一劫
2.imprisonment
n. 监禁,关押;坐牢;下狱
with long imprisonment
长久拘禁
例如:
The court doomed the accused to life imprisonment.
法庭判决被告无期徒刑。
His courage earned him imprisonment and exile.
他的勇气令他遭受了监禁和流放。
3.the end of
…的最后
例如:
By the end of her speech I was really browned off.
直等到她的讲话结束,我实在厌烦透了。
We tacked ourselves to the end of a long movie queue.
我们跟在一长排买电影票的行列的最后。
4.plain ignorant
草包、无知
5.work for
效劳;为…工作;为…效力
例如:
Why do you want to work for us?
为什么你希望来我们公司工作?
The boss dangled a trip to New York in front of her to get her to work for him.
老板以纽约之旅吸引她为他工作。
考考你:
翻译:
1.尽管我像一个逃过一劫的犯人,我的手脚因为长久拘禁异常苍白。
2.她的肚子有毛病,不能生小孩。
上期答案:
1.I would listen to the house breathing,so fare my limbs with long imprisonment.
2.No matter the season, supper was served promptly at 5:30.