Approximate amount

approximate [ə'prɑksɪmət]

adj. 约莫的，大概的;极相似的;[植]相近但不连接的; vi. 接近于;近似于; vt. 靠近;使接近;使结合;

ap不断+proxim接近+ate表动词→不断靠近→接近的，近似的

amount [ə'maʊnt]

n. 量，数量;总额;本利之和;全部效果，全部含义; vi. （在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面）等于;等同，接近;合计，总共;发展成为;

mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#词根助记：a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到总量=总量

You said you have family in New York.

你说你在纽约有亲人。

No matter what she says, don't get angry.

不论她说什么，你也不要生气。

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。