1、mission

(尤指赴他国的)使命，重要任务

Salisbury sent him on a diplomatic mission to North America.

索尔兹伯里派他到北美执行一项外交任务。

He has been on a mission to help end Lebanon's political crisis.

他已经被派执行一项旨在帮助结束黎巴嫩政治危机的使命。

驻外使团;出国代表团

the head of the mission in South Africa.

驻南非代表团团长

a senior member of a diplomatic mission.

外交使团的高级成员

使命;天职

He viewed his mission in life as protecting the weak from the evil.

他认为自己毕生的使命就是保护弱者不受邪恶势力的欺凌。

There is an enormous sense of mission in his speech and gesture.

他的一言一行都带着强烈的使命感。

2、get down

使沮丧；使忧郁

At times when my work gets me down, I like to fantasize about being a farmer.

有时当工作让我沮丧时，我喜欢幻想自己是一个农场主。

俯身；跪下；趴下

She got down on her hands and knees on the floor.

她双手撑地跪在地上。

'Get down!' she yelled. 'Somebody's shooting!'

“趴下！”她大声喊道，“有人开枪！”

（费力地）吞下；勉强咽下

I bit into a hefty slab of bread and cheese. When I had got it down I started talking.

我咬了一大块面包和奶酪，强咽下去之后开始说话。