1. betray one’s duty:背板某人的職責,盡到某人的職責
e.g. He admitted that he hadn't betray his duty.
他承認他沒盡到自己的責任。
e.g. He has to betray his duty before he dies in comfort.
他要履行好自己的職責后才能安然死去。
2. save one’s money:省錢,節約錢
e.g. I shall have to save my money toward the my son’s education.
我將不得不為了兒子將來的教育存錢。
e.g. Mary has saved his money for my college tuition since she was 13 years old.
瑪麗13歲開始就存錢,為了繳納自己上大學的學費。
3. in black:穿著黑色衣服
e.g.The photo shows her dressed in black.
在這張照片里, 她穿著黑衣服。
e.g.Madame Lamotte was in black with touches of lilac colour.
拉摩特太太穿的黑衣服,加上一點淡紫的點綴。
e.g.All of the mourners were dressed in black.
所有哀悼的人都穿著黑衣服。
e.g.They were all dressed in black.
他們全穿著黑衣服。
4. the sort of:那種......
e.g. That's just the sort of thing I want.
那正是我所需要的那種東西。
e.g. He's not the sort of man who would go back on his word.
他不是那種會食言的人。
e.g. The sort of goods advanced in prices.
這種貨的價格上漲了。
e.g. He cultivates the sort of people who can be useful to him in his business.
他結交對他的事業有用的人。
5. in one’s favor:對某人有利
e.g. He could swing things round again in his favor.
他能把事情逆轉過來,使之重新對自己有利。
e.g. He cajoled his friends into deciding in his favor.
他勸誘朋友們作出對他有利的決定。
e.g. The arguments are overweighted in his favor.
議論偏向對他有利。
e.g. The case went in his favor.
他官司打贏了(這案件判決他勝訴)。