Conduit system

conduit ['kɑnduɪt]

n. [电]导管;水道，沟渠;

system ['sɪstəm]

n. 体系，系统;制度;身体;方法;

sy(syn-=together)+ste(to stand)→系统；体系；秩序；制度；方法

Let's buy some potted plants for the dining room.

我们需要买一些盆栽装饰饭厅。

One should not run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

不应两面讨好。

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。