重点讲解：
1.a bad lot
蠢材，坏蛋
例句：He is thought to have been picked ahead of his two older brothers solely because he is the least bad of a bad lot.
他在其两个哥哥之前被选为候选人单纯因为他是在一帮没出息的家伙里面稍微有才的一个。
2.have knives into one another
明枪暗箭
例句：They have their knives into one another, too.
他们彼此明枪暗箭、勾心斗角，
3.lazy devil
懒鬼
例句：He is a lazy devil and keeps his talent in a napkin, with his ability and a little energy he could set the Thames on fire.
他是一个懒鬼，把天资埋没了。只要发挥出他的才干，再加上一点干劲，他可以干出一番惊天动地的大事来。
4.long for
盼望；思慕；思念
例句：We long for days when we would be able to be openly with you, dear friends.
亲爱的朋友，我们都渴望公开与你们接触的那天到来。
5.all the credit
所有的功劳
例句：I can't take all the credit - there's a lot of work that goes on backstage, without which none of this would be possible.
我不能坐享所有的荣誉――要是没有幕后所进行的大量工作，所有这些都将是不可能的。