1."We must go, " said Sir John. --"It shall not be put off when we are so near it. You cannot go to town till tomorrow, Brandon, that is all. "

【句子翻譯】“我們一定要去，”約翰爵士說(shuō)，“事到如今，不能推延啦。布蘭登，你可以等到明天再進(jìn)城，就這么定啦。”

【難句解析】put off “推遲”；

She keeps putting off going to the dentist.
她老是拖延著不去看牙病。

2."I wish it could be so easily settled. But it is not in my power to delay my journey for one day!"

【句子翻譯】“我但愿能這么容易就定下來(lái)?？墒俏覠o(wú)權(quán)推遲行期，哪怕一天也不行！”

【難句解析】settle“安定，安頓，確定下來(lái)”；in one's power“在某人的掌握之中”；

I sincerely hope that you will settle the matter to your mutual satisfaction.
我衷心希望.你們將這件事情解決至雙方都滿意.

It is not in my power to do that.
做那事非我力所能及。

I will do everything in my power to assist you.
我會(huì)盡全力協(xié)助你。

3."I cannot afford to lose ONE hour. "

【難句解析】“我一個(gè)小時(shí)也耽擱不得。"

【句子翻譯】afford to“付得起，能承擔(dān)”；

We can afford to overlook minor offences.
我們可以不計(jì)較小過(guò)。

You can ill afford to criticize others when you behave so badly yourself.
本身行為不正，則不宜批評(píng)別人。

4.He was afraid of catching cold I dare say, and invented this trick for getting out of it. I would lay fifty guineas the letter was of his own writing.

【難句解析】我敢肯定，他害怕感冒，于是就耍了這個(gè)金蟬脫殼之計(jì)。我愿拿五十個(gè)幾尼打賭，那封信是他自己寫的。

【句子翻譯】I dare say“我敢說(shuō)”；get out of sth.“擺脫某事”；

I dare say he will arrive tonight.
我想他今晚會(huì)到達(dá)。

She'll need luck to get out of a tight corner like that.
她要靠運(yùn)氣才能擺脫那樣的困境。