她不得不正视有关她家的几桩尴尬事。

She was forced to face up to a few unwelcome truths about her family.

《牛津词典》

店主知道了他们订婚的事，便免费请他们喝了几杯香槟酒。

The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

在他即将启程之际，他以他完成了一件事而深以为豪：他能在坎大哈西部延伸的高速路上驾驶几英里。

As he prepares to leave, he boasts about one accomplishment: he was able to drive for miles along a stretch of highway west of Kandahar city.

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So, what I want to do now is, with that background in mind, I want to take this up and just open up the first few pages.

所以我想要做的事，记着这个背景，我想要打开几页小说。

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There are some simple things that you should always look at when you're looking for bugs.

当你在找错误的时候,需要注意几件简单的事。

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It's a twisted ladder and there's a couple of things to notice about this familiar structure.

它犹如扭曲的梯子,对于这众所周知的结构有几件事必须注意

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