Semantic generation

semantic [si'mæntik]

adj. <语>语义的，语义学的;

generation ['dʒɛnə'reʃən]

n. 一代人;代（约30年），时代;生殖;产生;

gener出生，产生 + ation 表示行为状态、过程 → n.一代，一代人；产生

He told me to call him about my project,

他叫我打电话给他， 跟他谈我的作品计划，

Is it big or small, daddy?

爸爸，它是大的还是小的？

My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.

玛蒂尔德，我亲爱的朋友。让我告诉你吧。你向我借的那条项链并不是一条真的钻石项链。那条项链根本不值钱。项链中的宝石是玻璃做的。它最多值500法郎。