anecdote: 轶事,趣闻
How we tell the tale can either energize the most mundane anecdote or dampen even the most rousing spellbinder.
我们说故事的方式既可以让最平淡的轶事生动有趣,也可以让最煽情的传说沉闷乏味。
put by: 把…放在一边
I hope you were never put by my long silence.
我希望你不会因为我好久不给你写信而感到不愉快。
My grandmother puts by her fresh vegetables.
我的祖母把她的新鲜蔬菜搁在一边存下来
make things right again【使事情重新变好起来,弥补过失】
To make things right again, you should take it.
如果有机会从头再来,你应该抓住机会.
n. 混杂,[音]混成曲 adj. 混杂的