span 持續(xù)

Their marriage spanned 74 years.

他們的婚姻持續(xù)了74年。

His acting career spanned 55 years.

他的演藝生涯長達(dá) 55 年。

puppy love 早戀，青少年的初戀

match 相配，般配

Puppy love means the feelings of love that a young person has for somebody else and that adults do not think is very serious.

Puppy love 指的是年輕人對其他人有的愛情的感覺，但是成年人覺得這不夠成熟。

Jo and Ian are a perfect match for each other.

喬和伊恩真是天造地設(shè)的一對。

The curtains and carpet are a good match.

窗簾和地毯非常相配。

brusque 話少但是無禮的

unpolished 未經(jīng)打磨的，不精致的，不夠體面的

She asked for a cup of coffee and received a brusque reply: “We don't have any.”

她想要杯咖啡，得到了個粗魯?shù)幕貜?fù)，“沒有了”。

His manner was self-assured and brusque.

他的舉止自負(fù)而且粗魯。

wed 結(jié)婚

That November, they wed in front of 2,000 people at Westminster Abbey.

那年十一月在威斯敏斯特教堂，他們在2000人面前結(jié)婚了。

coronation 加冕

outrank 地位高于，級別高于

At the queen’s coronation in 1953, he kneeled before her and swore to be her “l(fā)iege man of life and limb.”

1953年，在女王的加冕典禮上，他跪在女王面前，宣誓成為“誓死效忠的臣子”。

Let's not forget this was the 1950s when it was extremely rare for a husband to be outranked by his wife.

我們別忘了，這是在20世紀(jì)50年代，當(dāng)時男人地位不如女人是非常罕見的。

owe somebody a debt 欠某人的情

I, and his whole family and this and many other countries, owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim or we shall ever know.”

我和我們整個家族、國家還有很多其他國家，都欠他一份恩情，遠(yuǎn)比他聲稱的或是我們應(yīng)知道的要多得多。