Reference work

reference ['rɛfrəns]

n. 参考;参考书;提及，涉及;证明人，介绍人; v. 引用;参照;

re再次+fer带来，拿来+ence名词后缀 → 再次拿来用的 → 参考；引证

work [wɝk]

vt.& vi. 使工作;使运作;操作;使产生效果; n. 工作，操作;著作;工厂;行为，事业; vt. 使工作;操作;经营;使缓慢前进;

They've always got an opinion.

他们总有自己的看法。

The lone sheep is in danger of the wolf.

孤独的羊难免遭狼的危险。

My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.

玛蒂尔德，我亲爱的朋友。让我告诉你吧。你向我借的那条项链并不是一条真的钻石项链。那条项链根本不值钱。项链中的宝石是玻璃做的。它最多值500法郎。