The road toll is higher during holiday periods.

在節(jié)假日期間路橋費比以往要貴。

After a successful career in business,he was appointed ambassador.

在生意的成功以后，他被指定為大使。

Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a necklace of yours? Pierre, my husband, was working in a government office. We'd been invited to a ball at the palace so I needed to borrow some jewellery.

10年前的一個下午，我到你家借過一條項鏈，你還記得嗎？我的丈夫比爾當(dāng)時在政府的一個部門工作。我們被邀請參加一個宮庭舞會，所以我需要借一點珠寶首飾。