介绍:
So I worked at a feverish pace, and I braced myself for cancer. I could feel its breath. I knew it was coming. I waited for it the way a condemned man waits for the executioner.
at a feverish pace
at a quick pace because there is no much time. (hurry)
brace youself for..
to mentally or physically prepare yourself for something unpleasant that is going to happen
a condemned man /kənˈdemd/
a condemned person is going to be punished by being killed
executioner /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃənər/
someone whose job is to execute criminals.
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