fall
被打敗;淪陷;失守:
The coup failed but the government fell shortly afterwards.
政變雖然流產(chǎn),但是不久以后政府便垮臺(tái)了。
if only
但愿:
If only I were rich.
但愿我很富有。
promise (to do sth) | ~ (that...)
諾言;許諾;承諾:
She kept her promise to visit her aunt regularly.
她信守諾言,定期去看望姑媽。
price (of sth) | ~ (for sth / for doing sth)
代價(jià):
Criticism is part of the price of leadership.
捱批評(píng)是當(dāng)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)要付出的部份代價(jià)。
let sb down
不能幫助,不能支持(某人);使失望:
I'm afraid she let us down badly.
很遺憾,她讓我們大失所望。
message (from sb) (to sb)
(書(shū)面或口頭的)信息,消息,音信:
There were no messages for me at the hotel.
旅館里沒(méi)有給我的留言。