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1. show off：炫耀，顯擺，賣弄
典型例句：They run around and talk and show off too much.
他們到處跑來跑去，吹牛，夸耀自己。
She likes to show off her nice figure by wearing tight dresses.
她總穿緊身衣來炫耀她的好身材。
2. on the throne：在位，在執政
典型例句：The young king was uneasy on the throne.
這位年輕的國王對身居王位感到很不自在。
He had been on the throne for barely eight months when he authorized this.
他批準這項措施時，登基才8個月。
3. all the same：仍然，盡管如此
典型例句：I tried to walk upstairs quietly but they woke up all the same.
我試圖輕輕地上樓,可他們還是被吵醒了。
Henry is thought to be a good-for-nothing, but people like him all the same.
大家都覺得Henry是個無用的人,不過人們都挺喜歡他的。
4. at one’s coronation：在某人的加冕儀式上
典型例句：The queen's regalia at her coronation included her crown and scepter.
女王加冕時的王位寶器有王冠和權杖。
5. compensate for：彌補
典型例句：She used her good looks to compensate for her lack of intelligence.
她智力欠佳權以美貌彌補。
Nothing can compensate for the loss of time.
虛度光陰是無法補償的（光陰一去不復還）。
7. in public：公開地，當眾
典型例句：My little daughter likes reciting poetry in public.
我的小女兒喜歡當眾背誦詩歌。
I admire him admitting his mistakes in public.
我贊賞他公開承認自已的錯誤。
8. from the start：從一開始
典型例句：My brother and my boyfriend hit it off right from the start.
我哥哥和我的男友兩人一見如故。
Right from the start I was on Grandpa's side.
我一開始就偏向爺爺。
9. at the council：在議會上
典型例句：He made a speech at the council.
他在會議上發表了講話。
At the council he was taciturn and never opened his lips.
在會議桌上他沉默寡言，從沒張嘴巴。
6. exude the air：流露出這種神情
