重點講解：
1.a bad lot
蠢材，壞蛋
例句：He is thought to have been picked ahead of his two older brothers solely because he is the least bad of a bad lot.
他在其兩個哥哥之前被選為候選人單純因為他是在一幫沒出息的家伙里面稍微有才的一個。
2.have knives into one another
明槍暗箭
例句：They have their knives into one another, too.
他們彼此明槍暗箭、勾心斗角，
3.lazy devil
懶鬼
例句：He is a lazy devil and keeps his talent in a napkin, with his ability and a little energy he could set the Thames on fire.
他是一個懶鬼，把天資埋沒了。只要發揮出他的才干，再加上一點干勁，他可以干出一番驚天動地的大事來。
4.long for
盼望；思慕；思念
例句：We long for days when we would be able to be openly with you, dear friends.
親愛的朋友，我們都渴望公開與你們接觸的那天到來。
5.all the credit
所有的功勞
例句：I can't take all the credit - there's a lot of work that goes on backstage, without which none of this would be possible.
我不能坐享所有的榮譽――要是沒有幕后所進行的大量工作，所有這些都將是不可能的。