1. Examples abound¹.

例子举不胜举。

2. Free time is at a premium² for him.

他很少有空。

3. I stopped short of telling him, but only just.

我差点告诉他。

4. Draw/pull up a chair and sit before me.

拉把椅子过来。

5. It takes true grit³ to do it.

做这件事需要真正的勇气。

6. It’s my idea of sheer bliss⁴.

我认为这才是真正的幸福。

7. Stop badgering me.

别磨我了。

8. Sorry for that. I didn’t mean to snub.

我绝非有意怠慢。

9. Don’t overtax yourself.

别累着自己。

10. To be candid⁵, it’s your fault.

坦率地说，是你的错。