The talented Mr. Hamptons somehow got hold of a shredded speech by the unbreakable Lydia Davis.這位漢普頓有才青年搞到了一份拼接好的不死之身莉迪亞·戴維斯的演講稿碎片

get hold of:抓住； 掌握

Wherever did you get hold of that idea?

你那想法究竟是從哪里來的?

She would help him get hold of a weapon.

她還會幫助他搞到武器。

she planned to take down Conrad and Victoria at the Open Arms gala她計劃在"無私關愛"晚會上扳倒康拉德和維多利亞

take down:把 ... 搞垮

Early in the morning they took down the tents.

一大早他們就把帳篷拆掉。

Peter thought he was a good wrestler,but I took him down.

彼得自以為是角力能手，但我挫了他的銳氣。

Well, as I recall, we were a little bit busy that night.據我回想,我們倆那晚都有點忙

a little bit:有點兒； 一點兒

I'm a little bit tired. Let's take a short rest.

我有點累了。讓我們休息一會兒。

We have to modify our plan a little bit.

我們得對我們的計劃稍加修改。

Wait. You should invest with him.等等,你應該給他

invest with:授予

The governor has been invested with full authority to act.

總督已獲全權進行處理。