1. in time 迟早，最终；经过一段时间之后

        In time they came to accept the harsh facts.

        他们最终接受了这个严酷的现实。

2. before long 不久以后

        Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.

        不久,轰鸣声完全消失了,于是这只船开始慢悠悠地漂浮在水面上。

3. come true 实现；成为现实

        If you hold on, your dream will come true one day.

        只要你坚持，你的梦想终有一日会实现。

4. break out （战争）爆发

        World War II broke out in 1939.

        第二次世界大战是1939年爆发的。

5. take one’s own life 自杀

        She took her own life because of despair.

        她因绝望而自杀。

6. lay out 为（尸体）做殡葬准备；摆出，展开

        Early in the morning, shopkeepers laid out their merchandises.

        大清早店主们摆出了他们的货品。

Notes

(1) Cleopatra ([kliE5pAtrE]) (69-30 B.C.): queen of Egypt

(2) but her legend has never died: the story about her has been passed down through the centuries

(3) She shared power with her younger brother, Ptolemy ([`tClImI]): She ruled Egypt together with her younger brother.

(4) had it not been for Julius Caesar: without the help of Julius Caesar

(5) in time: sooner or later

(6) take the crown: 继承王位

(7) Marcus Antonius ([`mB:kEs 9An`tEJnjEs]) or Mark Antony ([5mB:k 5AntEnI]): Roman general, friend of Caesar and one of the three men who ruled the Roman empire after Caesar died

(8) Lepidus ([5lepidEs]): a general Roman politician

(9) Octavian ([Ck`teIvjEn]): a nephew of Caesar

(10) Asia Minor: large peninsula in West Asia, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean 小亚细亚

(11) Plutarch ([`plu:tB:k]) (46-120 A.D.): Greek biographer and moralist

(12) Parthia ([`pB:WIE]) (now part of Iran): an ancient country in West Asia

(13) Cleopatra had taken her own life: Cleopatra had killed herself

(14) that he be brought to her: that he should be brought to her

(15) Cleopatra made ready to die by her own act: Cleopatra made up her mind to kill herself.

(16) William Shakespeare (1564-1616): ([ `wIljEm `FeikspiE]) English poet, playwright and actor-manager, one of the giants of world literature

Translation

1. She might have remained in exile had it not been for Julius Caesar.

        若不是尤利乌斯•凯撒，她或许仍流放在外。

2. He liked her and, in time, would come to love her.

        他喜欢她，总有一天会爱上她。

3. Antony might have won against Octavian except for two things.

        若不是有两个原因，安东尼或许能战胜屋大维。

4. Some say Antony had fallen into habits of luxury that dulled his mind.

        有人说安东尼已养成奢侈享受的习惯，这削弱了他的智慧。

5. Cleopatra quickly set up a meeting with Octavian.

        克里奥佩特拉迅即安排了与屋大维的会面。