Abuse of power

abuse [ə'bjus]

n. 滥用;恶习;侮辱;恶言; vt. 滥用;虐待;辱骂;

ab相反，变坏，离去+use用→用坏→滥用

of [əv]

prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成; aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];

power ['paʊɚ]

n. [机]动力，功率;力量;政权，权力;强国，大国; vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量; vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进; adj. 权力的;机械能的，电动的;用电力（或动力）发动的;

Yeah, Grandpa,

对呀， 爷爷。

He has a brilliant career before him.

他的前途灿烂。

Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a necklace of yours? Pierre, my husband, was working in a government office. We'd been invited to a ball at the palace so I needed to borrow some jewellery.

10年前的一个下午，我到你家借过一条项链，你还记得吗？我的丈夫比尔当时在政府的一个部门工作。我们被邀请参加一个宫庭舞会，所以我需要借一点珠宝首饰。