Slip of the thumbs

slip [slip]

vi. 滑，滑脱;犯过失，出错;（时间）不知不觉地过去;（健康状况等）变差; vt. 使顺利滑动;摆脱;放松，松开; n. 跌倒，失足;纸条;失误，口误;事故; adj. 滑动的;可拆卸的;打有活结的; abbr. 串行线路接口协议(Serial Line Interface Protocol);

of [əv]

prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成; aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];

the [ðə]

art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;

thumbs

n. 拇指( thumb的名词复数 ); （手套的）拇指部份

She grabbed the chance to travel abroad.

她抓住机会到国外旅行。

A wise man thinks all that he says,a fool says all that he thinks.

聪明人想了才说，愚笨的人想着就说。

Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.

我和比尔借了一笔钱，买下了那条项链。在后来的10年时间里，我们两人为了偿还这笔借款不分昼夜地干活。这就是为什么我现在看起来这样老的原因。好了，过了这些年之后，我们终于还清了全部借款。