英语学习·日积月累-156

inheritance
遗产  

例句：
The son received a large inheritance in his father's will.
根据他父亲的遗嘱，那个儿子得到了一大笔遗产。
 

knock off
迅速办理，匆匆写出
 
例句：
He says he can knock off a sonnet¹ on any occasion².
他说他能在任何场合马上写出一首十四行诗。

Let's hope for the best.
让我们往好处想吧。 

对话：
A: Darling, I'm fond of the skirt I saw in the store yesterday. I want to buy it, but I'm afraid it may be sold out.
B: Let's hope for the best. Maybe it's still there.

A：亲爱的，我很喜欢昨天在一个小店里看到的一条裙子。我很想买，可是我担心已经卖完了。
B：往好处想吧。也许它还在那儿。