A little old woman with a wrinkled face as brown as a berry told us fortunes for ten pence.
一位身材矮

Better a fortune in a wife than with a wife.
娶个富家女不如讨个巧媳妇。

A great fortune is a great slavery.
财多多受累。

extort a confession from a person by torture.
以拷问逼供

A flood can be a great opportunity for a hair wash!
发洪水确实是洗头的好机会。

await a favourable opportunity wait for a chance bide ones time.
等待时机

an opportunist a political speculator a soldier of fortune an adventurer
投机分子

He had abandoned wish of saving him, and was no longer disposed to retard the more serious part of the torture.
他不再想挽救他, 不打算再拦阻对他施用更严酷的刑罚了。

We must not abandon either the rule of law or the ban on torture.
我们绝对不能废除法治或者对酷刑的禁令。

Eventually, exhaustion forced the unfortunate man to abandon the chase.
最终，这个不幸的人精疲力竭，只好放弃了追踪。

May he hear your prayers and be reconciled with you, and not abandon you in time of misfortune.
愿他俯允你们的祈祷, 怜恤你们, 在患难中不离弃你们!

Now again you abandon me, and are returning home. I do not know if hereafter I may expect to have another opportunity of seeing you.
今又弃寡人而归，不识可以继此而得见乎？

These unfortunate young man found an abandoned trailer park for the night.
这群不幸的年轻人发现了一个被遗弃的拖车公园适合过夜。

There were also numerous incidents involving intimidation, abduction, torture and extrajudicial killings.
还发生了多起恐吓，绑架，酷刑和法外杀戮事件。

Fortunately, the journalist abducted last month is still alive, but we don't have other information about it.
庆幸的是，上周被绑架的记者还活着，但除此之外，我们就一无所知了。

She was tortured by her abductors.
她受到了绑架者的折磨。

Stock markets and real estate markets are doing well but thats momentum investing. It is not a great new opportunity, says Mr Abed.
不是什么了不起的新机会，阿比德先生说。

It would be truer to say that behind every great fortune there is a psychological aberration.
也许这样说更加贴切, 每笔财富都有一个心理失常人。

But I Burenxinkan abhorrent that she was tortured by the shadow of the way.
但是，我更不忍心看她被那个可恶的阴影折磨的样子。

An opportunity to maximize our acting ability.
一个能够充分发挥演技的机会。

Compare others only fast, ability grabs anticipate opportunity.
唯有比别人快, 才能抢占先机。

He is able to smile at misfortune.
他能对不幸一笑置之。

Fortunately, we were able to avoid an accident.
我们幸而逃过了一场灾难。

Unfortunately, in the event, he was not able to attend.
但不巧的是，他未能出席。

He is fortunate to be able to pay for care.
他很幸运可以负担医护费用。