Demand compensation

demand [di'mɑ:nd]

vt. 要求，请求;需要;[法]召唤;询问，盘问; n. 需求;需要;要求，请求;销路; vi. 需要;请求;查问;

compensation [,kɑmpɛn'seʃən]

n. 补偿，赔偿;修正;补救办法;

com(together)+pens(hang)+ation(名词后缀)→补偿；赔偿

I was late because I had a flat tire.

我来晚了，因为我的车坏了。

There's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.

海里的好鱼是取之不尽的。

My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.

玛蒂尔德，我亲爱的朋友。让我告诉你吧。你向我借的那条项链并不是一条真的钻石项链。那条项链根本不值钱。项链中的宝石是玻璃做的。它最多值500法郎。