accounting [?'ka?nt??]

n. 會計;會計學;記賬; v. 記述，報告(account的現在分詞);

account計算+ing行業 →會計學

period ['p?r??d]

n. 時期;（一段）時間;學時;句號; adj. 具有某個時代特征的;（關于）過去某一特定歷史時期的;（家具、服飾、建筑等）某一時代的;

peri周圍，靠近+od道路→周期

convention [k?n'v?n??n]

n. 會議;全體與會者;國際公約;慣例，習俗，規矩;

con大家+vent來+ion表名詞→大家來到→起→集會

I have always worn a clip-on bow tie.

我都是用夾上去的領結。

Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist.

只有知識而無實踐，只能造就半瓢水的藝術家。

My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.

瑪蒂爾德，我親愛的朋友。讓我告訴你吧。你向我借的那條項鏈并不是一條真的鉆石項鏈。那條項鏈根本不值錢。項鏈中的寶石是玻璃做的。它最多值500法郎。