GRE词汇精讲

In the tacit agreement of husband and wife to keep their estrangement a secret they behaved as would have been ordinary.
在这一对夫妻之间有一种默契，要对他们破裂的关系保持沉默，尽量表现得像普通的夫妇一样。

Nae man can tether time or tide.
没有人能拴住时间或潮汐。

警方涉嫌与证人暗中串通。
It was suspected that the police had colluded with the witnesses.

Never cast a clout till May be out.
未过五月时，棉衣不可抛。

Small things done consistently, though undramatic, yield more than the large and sporadic.
始终如一坚持做的小事，即使平淡无奇，也会比零星做的大事收获更多。

When nonviolence is accepted as the law of life, it must pervade the whole being and not be applied to isolated acts.
一旦将非暴力视为生命的法则，它必须遍及整个生命，而非应用于孤立的行为。

I've never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision.
我从来没能计划好我的生活。我只是从这一时的犹豫不决摇摆到下一刻的犹豫不决。