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1. show off：炫耀，显摆，卖弄
典型例句：They run around and talk and show off too much.
他们到处跑来跑去，吹牛，夸耀自己。
She likes to show off her nice figure by wearing tight dresses.
她总穿紧身衣来炫耀她的好身材。
2. on the throne：在位，在执政
典型例句：The young king was uneasy on the throne.
这位年轻的国王对身居王位感到很不自在。
He had been on the throne for barely eight months when he authorized this.
他批准这项措施时，登基才8个月。
3. all the same：仍然，尽管如此
典型例句：I tried to walk upstairs quietly but they woke up all the same.
我试图轻轻地上楼,可他们还是被吵醒了。
Henry is thought to be a good-for-nothing, but people like him all the same.
大家都觉得Henry是个无用的人,不过人们都挺喜欢他的。
4. at one’s coronation：在某人的加冕仪式上
典型例句：The queen's regalia at her coronation included her crown and scepter.
女王加冕时的王位宝器有王冠和权杖。
5. compensate for：弥补
典型例句：She used her good looks to compensate for her lack of intelligence.
她智力欠佳权以美貌弥补。
Nothing can compensate for the loss of time.
虚度光阴是无法补偿的（光阴一去不复还）。
7. in public：公开地，当众
典型例句：My little daughter likes reciting poetry in public.
我的小女儿喜欢当众背诵诗歌。
I admire him admitting his mistakes in public.
我赞赏他公开承认自已的错误。
8. from the start：从一开始
典型例句：My brother and my boyfriend hit it off right from the start.
我哥哥和我的男友两人一见如故。
Right from the start I was on Grandpa's side.
我一开始就偏向爷爷。
9. at the council：在议会上
典型例句：He made a speech at the council.
他在会议上发表了讲话。
At the council he was taciturn and never opened his lips.
在会议桌上他沉默寡言，从没张嘴巴。
6. exude the air：流露出这种神情
