吹嘘事实

state of the art───n.技术发展最新水平，当前发展状况，目前发展水平；adj.最先进的;最新水平的

promoter of the faith───信仰的推动者

promoter of the faiths───信仰的推动者

after the fact───事的；犯罪之后

ahead of the pack───保持领先

state of the arts───n.技术发展最新水平，当前发展状况，目前发展水平；adj.最先进的;最新水平的

Dome of the Rock───圆顶清真寺；岩石圆顶；金顶圣殿

Master of the Horse───最后做到罗马帝国的骑兵统帅

Master of the Rolls───（大法官法院的）案卷主事官

She loved driving very fast, and boasted of the fact that she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished for a driving mistake.───她喜欢把车开得很快，而且对自己在三十五年的驾车生涯中从未因违反驾驶条例而受罚这一事实颇为自鸣得意。

She loved driving very fast, and boasted of the fact that she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished for a driving offence.───但是，德纳尔穿上一身的迷彩服就会变成一个身材魁梧、勇气过人的军人——他是刚果“恐怖军团”的领袖，事实上，正如他对战友吹嘘的那样，我们的不败之师要让人闻之丧胆。