Strict construction

strict [strikt]

adj. 精确的;绝对的;严格的，严谨的;[植]笔直的;

construction [kən'strʌkʃən]

n. 建筑物;建造;解释;建造物;

con共同+struct建立+ion表名词 → 建设

That's a secret ... between us women.

这是个秘密……我们女人的秘密。

An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.

驴子能负重，但不堪超过力之所及。

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。