to be sure of a 「sweet life」, a greek bride may carry a lump of sugar in her glove on wedding day.
为了确保婚后生存的甜蜜,希腊新娘在完婚那一天,可在手套里塞一块糖。
a lump of sugar is an aggregation of sugar crystals.
方糖是糖晶体的聚合体。
the girl takes a lump of sugar from the box .
这个小姑娘从盒子里拿了一块方糖。
in february of 1909, a mere two weeks after starr had lauded the company’s prospects again, the $100, 000 redondo pier and motor sunk 「like a lump of sugar when dropped into water.」
在1909年2月,仅在斯塔尔发布公司的前景展望后的两周,造价达10万美元的雷多诺码头和发电机「像一块落入水中的糖」消失了。