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1. He perhaps lived a couple of hours until the cold got him.
Meaning: Perhaps he lived for several hours before the cold killed him. get: kill someone 杀死
The disease got her in the end. 她最终死于疾病。
2. You used to kid me that I loved the truck more than you because I spent more time with her.
Meaning: You used to make fun of me, saying that I loved the truck more than you because I spent more time with the truck.
kid: v. say something that is not true, especially as a joke （尤指作为玩笑）戏弄；取笑
Don't get mad, I was only kidding.
别生气，我刚才不过是开个玩笑。 You won $5,000? You are kidding. 你赢了5,000美元？骗人！
3. She's seen me through tough times and tough places.
Meaning: During those hard times and at those hard places, the truck has always been with me, giving me support and satisfying my needs. see (sb.) through (sth.): give help or support to somebody during a difficut time 帮助度过难关；支持某人
Her courage saw her through the hard times. 她的勇气助她度过难关。
The coat should see her through the winter. 有那件大衣，她应该能过冬了。
4. Remember all those days when I was saving up to buy this truck? Meaning: Remember all those days when I was saving money for buying this truck?
save up: save money for future use; not spend 存钱；储蓄 save up for a new car 攒钱买一辆新车
5. I was too wrapped up in my problems to think of yours.
Meaning:I paid all my attention to my own problems, and I did not think much of your problems.
be wrapped up in: spend so much time doing something or thinking about it that one doesn't notice anything else 注意力完全集中于 We are completely wrapped up in this work.
我们把全部精力都用在这件工作上。
He was so wrapped up in his own thought that he didn't realize how late it was.
他陷入沉思，没意识到天色已经很晚了。
6. I'm thinking about the missed anniversaries and birthdays.
Meaning: I'm thinking about the anniversary celebrations and birthday parties that I failed to be present at.
miss: vt. fail to be present at; arrive too late for something 未出席；未赶上
The boy missed classes this morning. 这男孩今天上午没来上课。
We missed the train by 10 minutes. 我们因10分钟之差没赶上火车。
7. I'm thinking of all the times I thought of calling you just to say hello and somehow I didn't get around to. get around/round to: finally do something after dealing with other matters; find the necessary time to do something 终于能做（某事）；找出时间做（某事）
I finally got around to talking to her for half an hour. 我终于抽出时间和她谈了半小时。
I've never got round to calling her in the past week. 在过去一周中我没找出时间给她打电话。
8. I'm thinking of the peace of mind I had knowing that you were at home with the kids, waiting for me.
Meaning: Knowing that you were at home with the children, waiting for me, I felt calm in my heart. Now I am thinking of that kind of calmness and freedom from troubling thoughts I had enjoyed.
9. ...but somehow they don't seem very important to me right now. Meaning: ...but for some reason that is not clear, those things don't seem to be important to me at this moment.
somehow: adv. for some reason that is not clear 不知什么原因 Somehow, I didn't answer this easy question. 不知什么原因，我竟没有回答这个容易的问题。
I think you are right but somehow I'm not completely sure. 我想你是对的，但不知为什么我不是很有把握。
10. You won't be here when I end this trip.
Meaning: You won't be here when I come to the end of this trip. （It is also the end of the journey through my life.）
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11. ...I'm scared to make the final run alone.
Meaning:...I am frightened that I have to finish the last part of my journey through life all by myself.
run: n. (singular) a distance or a period of time one travels by car, train, etc. （乘汽车、火车等的）旅行的距离或时间
It is about two hours' run by train from Shanghai to Hangzhou. 从上海到杭州乘火车大约有两小时的行程。
12. I guess that's all about it, honey.
Meaning: My dear wife, I guess that's all I want to tell you. Ⅲ Using the right words
1. If you polish the essay, we will publish it in the magazine 2. Shoppers hurry along the pavement at the weekend. 3. The company faces tough competition. 4. She made a lot of sacrifices to make sure he succeeded in his job. 5. She’s so wrapped up in herself that she scarcely calls me. 6. Our neighbor said she would complain to the police if we made any more noise.
7. These changes concern everyone who has children of school age. 8. Today is the 50th anniversary of the poet’s death