1、mission

(尤指赴他國的)使命，重要任務

Salisbury sent him on a diplomatic mission to North America.

索爾茲伯里派他到北美執行一項外交任務。

He has been on a mission to help end Lebanon's political crisis.

他已經被派執行一項旨在幫助結束黎巴嫩政治危機的使命。

駐外使團;出國代表團

the head of the mission in South Africa.

駐南非代表團團長

a senior member of a diplomatic mission.

外交使團的高級成員

使命;天職

He viewed his mission in life as protecting the weak from the evil.

他認為自己畢生的使命就是保護弱者不受邪惡勢力的欺凌。

There is an enormous sense of mission in his speech and gesture.

他的一言一行都帶著強烈的使命感。

2、get down

使沮喪；使憂郁

At times when my work gets me down, I like to fantasize about being a farmer.

有時當工作讓我沮喪時，我喜歡幻想自己是一個農場主。

俯身；跪下；趴下

She got down on her hands and knees on the floor.

她雙手撐地跪在地上。

'Get down!' she yelled. 'Somebody's shooting!'

“趴下！”她大聲喊道，“有人開槍！”

（費力地）吞下；勉強咽下

I bit into a hefty slab of bread and cheese. When I had got it down I started talking.

我咬了一大塊面包和奶酪，強咽下去之后開始說話。