1. show off:炫耀,显摆,卖弄
典型例句:They run around and talk and show off too much.
他们到处跑来跑去,吹牛,夸耀自己。
She likes to show off her nice figure by wearing tight dresses.
她总穿紧身衣来炫耀她的好身材。
2. on the throne:在位,在执政
典型例句:The young king was uneasy on the throne.
这位年轻的国王对身居王位感到很不自在。
He had been on the throne for barely eight months when he authorized this.
他批准这项措施时,登基才8个月。
3. all the same:仍然,尽管如此
典型例句:I tried to walk upstairs quietly but they woke up all the same.
我试图轻轻地上楼,可他们还是被吵醒了。
Henry is thought to be a good-for-nothing, but people like him all the same.
大家都觉得Henry是个无用的人,不过人们都挺喜欢他的。
4. at one’s coronation:在某人的加冕仪式上
典型例句:The queen's regalia at her coronation included her crown and scepter.
女王加冕时的王位宝器有王冠和权杖。
5. compensate for:弥补
典型例句:She used her good looks to compensate for her lack of intelligence.
她智力欠佳权以美貌弥补。
Nothing can compensate for the loss of time.
虚度光阴是无法补偿的(光阴一去不复还)。
7. in public:公开地,当众
典型例句:My little daughter likes reciting poetry in public.
我的小女儿喜欢当众背诵诗歌。
I admire him admitting his mistakes in public.
我赞赏他公开承认自已的错误。
8. from the start:从一开始
典型例句:My brother and my boyfriend hit it off right from the start.
我哥哥和我的男友两人一见如故。
Right from the start I was on Grandpa's side.
我一开始就偏向爷爷。
9. at the council:在议会上
典型例句:He made a speech at the council.
他在会议上发表了讲话。
At the council he was taciturn and never opened his lips.
在会议桌上他沉默寡言,从没张嘴巴。
6. exude the air:流露出这种神情