Discourse marker

discourse ['dɪskɔrs]

n. 论述，交谈;正式的讨论; vi. 演说;谈论; vt. 叙述;讨论;

dis 分开、离、散 + course课程 → 离散的课程 → 演讲

marker [mɑ:kə;'mɑ:kə,mɑ:kə]

n. 标识，标记;记号笔，阅卷人;防守队员;特征;

Let's tie the knot.

我们结婚吧。

Speak little of your ill luck and boast not of your good luck.

少说失意事，莫夸好运道。

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。