1. I was sitting on thorns.

我如坐針氈。

?sit on thorns 如坐針氈，焦急不安，坐臥不寧

2. The years have mellowed me.

歲月讓我成熟。

3. You can’t welch on your promises.

你不能說話不算數(shù)啊。

?welch on 賴賬;不履行(諾言、義務(wù))

e.g. He left the town in order to welch on all his debts. 他為了賴賬離開了這座城鎮(zhèn)。

4. Evil deeds are done in the name of good.

多少惡行打著正義的旗號(hào)!

?evil deeds 邪惡的行為;邪行

5. We fear for your safety.

我們擔(dān)心你的安全。

?fear for 為……擔(dān)心，為……擔(dān)憂

e.g. All mothers fear for their children when they first leave home. 所有的母親都為初次出門的孩子們擔(dān)憂。

for fear 由于害怕，以免

>>詞序不同，意思不同<<

6. That’s his express purpose.

他明顯為了這個(gè)。

7. You go. I’ll stick around.

你走吧。我再呆會(huì)兒。

?stick around 逗留;在附近徘徊;呆在原處(等待)

e.g. We'd love you to stick around for dinner. 我們想留你吃晚飯。

例句出自>>迪斯尼動(dòng)畫英語《獅子王》：我要一份幼獅三明治<<

8. I’m not being facetious.

我不是故意打岔。

9. Get your second wind!

重整旗鼓!

?second wind 喘氣后恢復(fù)正常的呼吸;恢復(fù)元?dú)?/p>

e.g. We can go on after your guys get a second wind. 你們休息一下，體力恢復(fù)后，咱們繼續(xù)吧。

10. She glossed it over.

那事她一帶而過。

?gloss over 掩蓋，掩飾，粉飾

e.g. One should not gloss over one's shortcomings. 不要隱諱自己的缺點(diǎn)。