The talented Mr. Hamptons somehow got hold of a shredded speech by the unbreakable Lydia Davis.这位汉普顿有才青年搞到了一份拼接好的不死之身莉迪亚·戴维斯的演讲稿碎片

get hold of:抓住； 掌握

Wherever did you get hold of that idea?

你那想法究竟是从哪里来的?

She would help him get hold of a weapon.

她还会帮助他搞到武器。

she planned to take down Conrad and Victoria at the Open Arms gala她计划在"无私关爱"晚会上扳倒康拉德和维多利亚

take down:把 ... 搞垮

Early in the morning they took down the tents.

一大早他们就把帐篷拆掉。

Peter thought he was a good wrestler,but I took him down.

彼得自以为是角力能手，但我挫了他的锐气。

Well, as I recall, we were a little bit busy that night.据我回想,我们俩那晚都有点忙

a little bit:有点儿； 一点儿

I'm a little bit tired. Let's take a short rest.

我有点累了。让我们休息一会儿。

We have to modify our plan a little bit.

我们得对我们的计划稍加修改。

Wait. You should invest with him.等等,你应该给他

invest with:授予

The governor has been invested with full authority to act.

总督已获全权进行处理。