Before the mast
在桅桿前,当水手
🧩 词语组成解析
before
[bɪ'fɔr]
prep. 在…之前;先于，优于;当着…的面;与其…;
conj. 在…之前;在…以前;比…早些;与其…;
adv. 先前，从前;在前，在前方;
be构成一些介词+fore前面→在前面
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;
mast
[mɑ:st]
n. 桅杆;栓柱;橡树果实;
vt. 在…上装桅杆;
🗣️ 情景例句
I am calling for the A company.
我是代表A公司打电话来的。
Fortune to one is mother, to another is stepmother.
命运对一种人如亲娘，对另一种人却是晚娘。
feel that they have not received adequate treatment unless they are able to carry home with them some tangible remedy in the shape of a bottle of medicine,
觉得没算得到充分的治疗，如果不能带回一些看得见、摸得着的药物回家的话，如一瓶药水、