1.Well begun is half done,as the saying goes.
常言道,好的开端是成功的一半.
好的开端是成功的一半,三种常用表达方式：
1）Well begun is half done.
2）A good beginning is half done.
3）A good beginning is half success.
2、The police grilled him for over an hour.
警方盘问了他一个多小时.
Grill:question intensely and severely (esp.of the police) 盘问
3、He had done his homework before he delivered the speech.
在演讲之前,他做了充分的准备工作.
Deliver:VERB作(讲座);发表(讲话) deliver (a speech,oration,or idea);
4、The odds are in your favour (ie You are likely to succeed) because you have more experience.你经验丰富,成功的机会居多.
odds n [pl] probability or chance (that a certain thing will or will not happen) 可能性; 机会
5、10年前我做梦也没有想到今天我会拥有自己的汽车.
Ten years ago it was beyond my wildest dreams that I could afford a car.
beyond one's wildest dreams 大大超过所望的（地）,大大出乎意料的（地）