Sit at the stern
掌权, 管理政事
🧩 词语组成解析
sit
[sɪt]
vt.& vi. （使）坐;
vi. 坐落;处在;（在…中）任职;（议会、委员会、法庭等）开会;
vt. 使就座;
at
[æt]
prep. （表示位置）在;在（某时间或时刻）;以，达; 向，朝;
n. 阿特（老挝辅币单位，100 阿特 = 1 基普）;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
stern
[stə:n]
adj. 严厉的，严峻的;坚定的，不动摇的;严肃的;
n. 船尾，艉;末端;斯坦恩，英语男子名;
🗣️ 情景例句
I wish Robbie and Alexandra had come to this meeting.
我真希望Robbie和Alexandra已经来参加开会。
I wonder what happened to him.
我不知道他出什么事了。
In this way he was able to find out where they lived, how many chidren they had, and where they died and were buried.
就这样，他了解到祖先的住处，有多少孩子，死在何处，葬在哪里。