anecdote: 軼事,趣聞
How we tell the tale can either energize the most mundane anecdote or dampen even the most rousing spellbinder.
我們說故事的方式既可以讓最平淡的軼事生動有趣,也可以讓最煽情的傳說沉悶乏味。
put by: 把…放在一邊
I hope you were never put by my long silence.
我希望你不會因為我好久不給你寫信而感到不愉快。
My grandmother puts by her fresh vegetables.
我的祖母把她的新鮮蔬菜擱在一邊存下來
make things right again【使事情重新變好起來,彌補過失】
To make things right again, you should take it.
如果有機會從頭再來,你應該抓住機會.
n. 混雜,[音]混成曲 adj. 混雜的