VOA慢速英语:Short Story: “Luck” by Mark Twain

1. I was at a dinner in London given in honor of one of the most celebrated English military men of his time.

in honor of纪念...;祝贺...;向...致敬
例句：It's only a party in honor of my birthday.
这只是为了庆祝我的生日而举行的晚会。

2. There he sat, the man himself, in person, all covered with medals.

in person亲自，当面
例句：You may apply for tickets in person or by letter.
需票者可亲自来申请亦可来信索取.

3. Everybody answered the questions well, intelligently, while he – why, dear me – he did not know anything, so to speak.

so to speak  (插入语)可以说;所谓
例句：The Sun sets, so to speak, in the middle of the sky.
可以这样说，太阳从中天落下。

4. Well, all through his studies, I stood by him, with the feeling a mother has for a disabled child.

stand by帮助;与...合力;支持；站在…旁边
例句：might have two families to stand by me instead of one.
我可以得到两个而不只是一个家族的支持。

5. So, I joined up with him.

joined up with 参加，入伍
例句：I'm going to join up with our brave lads in grey.
我要加入咱们穿灰军装的勇敢的小伙子们的队伍。

6. Until now, nobody knew it but Scoresby and myself. He has been followed, day by day, year by year, by a strange luck..

day by day 一天天
例句：She is getting better day by day.
她的健康状况一天天好起来。

day after day日复一日
例句：He was doing the same thing day after day.
他天天做同样的事。