语出《宋史·牟子才传》：乃赐御笔曰:「朕久思见卿，故有是命，卿其勿疑，为我强起。」

意思是：

于是赐给牟子才皇帝的毛笔，说：我早就想着要见你，因此才下了这个命令把你请来，你千万不要怀疑，认为我是强制性的把你抓到这里来。

1.The speaker cleared his throat to claim the attention of the audience.

演讲者清了清自己的嗓子希望引起观众的注意

2.On New York’s Eve, all the boys and girls of the town sang and danced to their hearts’ content

这句话应该是new year吧

在新年前夕，镇上的所有男孩女孩都用自己的歌声和舞蹈来表达自己的心情。

3.He asked the question out of curiosity rather than out of his desire for knowledge.

他问问题与其说是出于渴望得到知识，不如说是出于强烈的好奇心。

4. She spoke with an obvious note of jealousy in her voice.

她说的话里带有明显的嫉妒含义。

5. They tried their best to talk her into giving up the lawsuit, but in vain.

他们尽可能的劝说她放弃诉讼，但是徒劳无功。