survivor
幸存者;生還者;挺過困難者
the sole / only survivor of the massacre
那場大屠殺的唯一幸存者
The plane crashed in an area of dense jungle. There were no survivors.
飛機墜落在一個叢林茂密的地區。無人生還。
take a shortcut
近路;捷徑
You can take a short cut across the field.
你可以抄近道從田里穿過去。
take it from me that...
(informal) used to emphasize that what you are going to say is the truth
我敢擔保;我說的肯定沒錯
Take it from me—he'll be a millionaire before he's 30.
不信你等著瞧,他到不了 30 歲就會成為百萬富翁。
bugger
(表示親昵或同情,尤用于男子)小伙子;老頭兒;漢子
Poor bugger! His wife left him last week.
可憐的家伙!他妻子上周離開了他。
He's a tough old bugger.
他是個鐵漢子。
cry over spilt milk
(BrE) (US cry over spilled 'milk)
to waste time worrying about sth that has happened that you cannot do anything about
枉為無可挽回的事憂傷;作于事無補的擔憂
As the saying goes — it's no use crying over spilt milk.
常言道覆水難收,后悔也于事無補。