重點講解:
1. pay off
償清,還清(債務);
eg. It would take him the rest of his life to pay off that loan.
他得用余生來還清那筆貸款。
eg. The man was pressed to pay off his debt.
那人被逼還債。
2. be in a jam
陷入困境;
eg. They were in a real jam, Bob thought glumly.
他們確實遇上麻煩了,鮑勃悶悶不樂地想。
eg. We must help Ernest because he is in a jam.
我們得幫助厄內斯特,因為他陷入了困境。
3. bet on
打賭;下注;
eg. Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races.
職業賽馬騎師禁止對賽馬結果下注。
eg. I bet £10 on a horse called Premonition.
我在一匹名叫“預兆”的賽馬上下了10英鎊的賭注。