Altar-pieces

altar ['ɔ:ltə]

n. 祭坛，圣坛;圣餐台;

pieces

n. 匹头, 毛束；件片块个工件零件

He told me to call him about my project,

他叫我打电话给他， 跟他谈我的作品计划，

Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.

水滴天天滴不停，石头最坚也磨损。

Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.

我和比尔借了一笔钱，买下了那条项链。在后来的10年时间里，我们两人为了偿还这笔借款不分昼夜地干活。这就是为什么我现在看起来这样老的原因。好了，过了这些年之后，我们终于还清了全部借款。