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我把數字核對了一遍又一遍
and I tried to fault it and I couldn't.
我想找出紕漏，但是找不到。——《先知》
fault n./v. 錯誤，挑錯
【語法用法】
1.短語at fault表示“不知所措的”，be at fault表示“出毛病”，in fault表示“有過失的”，to a fault表示“過分的”，注意不可與指“不好”的詞連用，如careless。
She is cautious to a fault.
她過分謹慎了。
2.find fault with表示“責備，挑剔”，屬于固定搭配。
He found fault with my composition.
他挑剔我的作文不好。
3.fault后可加that從句。
It was my fault that I had written the wrong address.
寫錯了信的地址，那是我的錯。
I watched them pull the capsule out of the ground
capsule: 膠囊
我看著他們把時間囊從地下抽出來
and hand that sealed envelope to my kid.
然后從里面抽了個信封給我兒子。——《先知》
sealed: 封口的
seal v. 密封
The envelope was firmly sealed.
這個信封封得很嚴實。
You must seal up the envelope before mailing the letter.
你在寄信前必須先將信封密封。
John: I'm not sure I understand why that would be a problem for you.
我實在不能理解為什么問名字很麻煩
Man: Yes, sir, we're afraid that that's privileged information.
“是的，先生，這些都是保密的信息。”——《先知》
privileged: 有特權的
She comes from a privileged background.
她出身特權階層。
A helping person is in a privileged position.
提供幫助的人有一定的特權。
John: I appreciate the offer, but we're fine.
謝謝你的好意，但是不需要
And, believe it or not, Caleb and I have got a good thing going here.
信不信由你，Caleb和我在一起很開心。——《先知》
appreciate: 欣賞，賞識，感激
I deeply appreciate your concern.
我非常感激你的關心。
Very few people really appreciate his works.
沒人賞識他的作品。
Announce A: And at the ASX 200 index in Australia,
澳大利亞ASX 200指數中
one of the bigger losers today so far in the recession,
其中一大輸家連日來暴跌
down about 1.5%...
下跌了1.5%左右…——《先知》
recession: 倒退，（經濟）不景氣
A few days later, there was a gradual recession of flood waters.
幾天之后,洪水逐漸消退。
In the recession, our firm went through a bad time.
我們公司在經濟衰退時期歷盡艱辛。
