A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.
然而就在前不久，他開上了公共汽車，也并不為此而感到后悔。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 35 Stop thief
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 不管到什么程度;無論如何;然而;可是;
conj. 不管怎樣;
?? how + ev =age （年齡，時代） + er [名詞后綴],表示人,行為的主動者，做某事的人 → ad.然而；不管怎樣
"But I am very much believable, however, you'll get him to come."
我相信你不管怎樣都能把他請來.
近義：instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, rather, regardless
n. 駕駛員，司機;驅動器，驅動程序;驅逐者，驅趕者;（高爾夫球）球棒;
?? driv駕駛+er表示人→駕駛員,司機
"That stupid lorry driver has gone and jammed our car in."
那個笨手笨腳的卡車司機走了,卻把我們的車堵在這兒了.
近義：chauffeur, motor, propeller, thruster, booster, propellant
adj. 短的，短暫的;矮的;短缺的;短期的;
adv. 突然;唐突地;簡短地;橫貫地;
n. 短褲;短路;缺乏;
vt. 故意少給…的零頭，騙取;
vi. 短路;
?? 削頭”（諧音）削了頭人還能不 矮嗎？ 網友：雙木成林 補充：縮的（諧音），這樣就成短的；矮的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義：abridgment, abbreviation, little, minute, small, squat
反義：lengthened, lengthy, imprudent, intrepid, manful, mettlesome
v. 變為，成為（ become的過去式 ）;
"She was made her father's attorney when he became ill."
她在父親生病時代理父親的事務。