Interpretation of contract

interpretation [ɪn'tɝprɪ'teʃən]

n. 解释，说明;翻译;表演，演绎;理解;

inter在…之间，相互+pret预先+ation名词后缀→相互之间预先了解→翻译，解释

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];

contract ['kɑntrækt]

n. 合同;契约;协议;

con共同+tract拉→共同拉回去→收缩；对大家都有制约→合同

Can you work out what these squiggles mean?

你能辩认出这些潦草的字迹是什么意思吗？

The petroleum region is centered largely in the north.

那里的石油区大部分集中在北部。

Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.

我和比尔借了一笔钱，买下了那条项链。在后来的10年时间里，我们两人为了偿还这笔借款不分昼夜地干活。这就是为什么我现在看起来这样老的原因。好了，过了这些年之后，我们终于还清了全部借款。