adobe
n[U]
1 brick made of clay and straw and dried in the sun 砖坯(用黏土与草所制, 晒乾而成)
[attrib 作定语]
adobe houses 土坯砌成的房子.
2 clay from which this type of brick is made 制砖坯的黏土.
I don't know if I should tell you. But I will. It was all because of your necklace, your beautiful diamond necklace.
我不知道该不该告诉你。不过,我想还是告诉你吧。那全都是因为你的那条项链,你那条漂亮的钻石项链呀!
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.