citizen
公民
例句:
she's a british citizen but lives in canada.
她是英国公民,但是居住在加拿大。
put the years in
常年累月地从事某工作
例句:
she had put the years in, and was entitled to some reward for her hard work.
她常年累月地努力工作,理应得到一些奖励。
don't get me wrong
别误会我
对话:
a: 1, why are you so 2 about me?
b: no, i'm not. i can't complain about you.
a: but i resent your criticism.
b: don't get me wrong. what i do is for your own good.
a:jack,你为什么对我这么挑剔?
b:我没有,我对你没什么可抱怨的。
a:可是我不喜欢你的批评。
b:别误会我。我所做的一切都是为了你好。