Minimum rate

minimum ['mɪnɪməm]

n. 最低限度;最小量;最低消费;[数]极小值; adj. 最低的;最小的;最少的;

minim小+um名词后缀，表物→最小量

rate [reit]

n. 速度;比率;等级;（利息等的）费率; vt. 估价;值得;责骂;定级; vt.& vi. 认为，把…算作; vi. 被评价;被认为;被列入;申斥;

You're a real friend!

你是个真正的朋友！

I asked him to lend me a book , but he wouldn't.

我请他把书借给我，但是他不肯。

On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;

那天晚上在回家的路上，我低头一看，发现项链不再挂在我的脖子上了。我告诉了比尔。我们马上赶回王宫去寻找。我们询问了那儿的每一个人，问他们是不是拾到了一条项链。可是，真倒霉。我们找不到那条项链；它丢失了。