VOA慢速英语:Short Story: 'Luck' by Mark Twain

in honor of为了向…表示敬意
例句：A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.
宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。

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

cover with用…遮盖住, 用…填满
例句：The field is covered with snow.
田野一片积雪。

3. Therefore, I wanted to find out more about our hero as soon as I could.

find out发现, 看穿, 揭发, 找出;查明
例句：We must find out the truth of the matter.
我们必须弄清楚事情的真相。

4. I knew of course that when examined again he would fail and be thrown out.

throw out撵走；(突然或出乎意料地)解雇，开除
例句：She has been thrown out of our firm.
她已经被我们公司解雇了。

5. If you will believe me, he came through very well on the day of the examination. 

come through度过
例句：The city had faced racial crisis and come through it.
该城曾面临种族危机，但现已度过难关了。

6. Then, the Crimean War broke out.

break out (战争、打斗等不愉快事件)突然发生, 爆发
例句：The Second World War broke out in September 1939.
第二次世界大战爆发于1939年9月。

7. Nervously, I waited for the worst to happen.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：I've been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
我等车已等了半个小时了。

8. I must go with him and protect the nation against him as far as I could. So, I joined up with him. And anyway we went to the field.

protect against保护, 保卫
例句：You need warm clothes to protect you against the cold.
你需要暖和的衣服来御寒。
join up (使)合拢; (使)联合
例句：They joined up with us to spend the remainder of the holiday.
他们来跟我们一起共度余下的假期。

9. I kept saying to myself that when at last they found out about him, it will be like the sun falling out of the sky.

fall out of从…掉了下来
例句：In his sleep he let the book fall out of his hand.
他睡着时书从手中掉了下来。

10. He has filled his whole military life with mistakes.

fill with (使)充〔挤〕满
例句：His eyes filled with tears as he looked lovingly at her.
他深情地望着她, 眼里充满了泪水。