Toxic substance

toxic ['tɑksɪk]

adj. 有毒的;中毒的;因中毒引起的; n. 毒物;毒剂;

tox毒+ic...的 → 有毒的

substance ['sʌbstəns]

n. 物质，材料;实质，内容;[神]灵;（织品的）质地;

sub下面+st站立+ance表名词→站在下面的东西→物质；本质

Robbie, there's a phone call for you.

Robbie，有你的电话。

Oh, that's not good.

哦，那可不好。

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。