Strait and narrow

strait [stret]

n. 海峡;（常用pl.）窘迫，困境;危难; adj. 困难的，窘迫的;<古>狭窄的;严格的;

strait(draw tight)→狭窄的；海峡；狭窄处

and [ənd, ən,ænd]

conj. 和，与;而且;于是，然后;因此;

narrow ['næro]

adj. 狭隘的;狭窄的;（种类或数目）有限的;仔细的，精确的; vt. 限制，限定;（使）变窄;变得更窄;收缩; n. 海峡;狭路，隘路;狭窄的水道; vi. 变窄;

Okay. Thank you.

好的，谢谢。

If you can find another pair of tickets we'll have enough for a dozen people.

如果你能再找到两张，我们就可以有十二个人去了。

I have got some wonderful news to tell you. I have been offered a scholarship at a university in Australia for my further education. One hundred and twenty-five students took exams for it, and I was one of the five to be chosen. However, my parents are tr

我有一些非常好的消息要告诉你。我得到了澳大利亚一所大学提供给我进修的一笔奖学金。为了获得这笔奖学金，125个学生参加了考试，而我是5个被选上的人中的1个。然而，我父母试图阻止我到那里去学习。他们说澳大利亚太远了，他们将一整年见不到我，我会很孤独的。他们建议我改