【词汇讲解】

1.endeavour  奋力,尽力

如：On account of your health, you must endeavour to shift off the care of your children. 
由于你身体不好, 你必须尽量避免为孩子们操心。

I shall endeavour to accommodate you whenever possible. 
只要有可能, 我将尽力帮你.

2.takeaway （英)外带食物

3. nag  v. 不断地唠叨恼人, 说话唠叨

如：Some children complain that their parents nag at them. 
一些孩子报怨他们父母老是数落他们。

Don't nag me! 
别在我面前唠叨！

4.grumpy 性情乖戾的, 脾气暴躁的

如：Don't worry about his grumpy expression, his bark is worse than his bit. 
不要担心他的语言粗暴, 他说话严厉, 但并无恶意。

I can see she is a woman of her word. Most people would have made this weather an excuse not to come so far to visit a grumpy old man. 
可以看出她是个守信用的人。遇到这种天气, 大多人会以此为借口, 不来看望一个脾气不好的老人。

5. devastatingly adv. 破坏性地, 讥讽地