Account

To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine.
要准确详尽地叙述那段历史根本用不着我这杆妙笔生花的笔。
注：意思是“杀鸡焉用宰牛刀，我是大文豪，没有时间写那些东西”。

When I arrived in Paris fourteen years ago I had only one piece of luggage. I left with 34 pieces of luggage. I still had only one pieces of luggage; my wife’s clothes accounted for the others.
十四年前我到巴黎时，只带着一个箱子，现在我离开时带着34个箱子，我自己仍然只有一个箱子，其它箱子里面都是我太太的衣服。
注：他仍然算一个成功人士，太太的满足就是丈夫的成就。

So far I haven’t heard of anybody who wants to stop living on account of the cost.
到目前为止我还没有听说过谁因为费用问题而想要停止生活。
注：在中国有一些，有因为孩子上不起学自杀的。

There’s no accounting for taste, as the women said when somebody mentioned that her son was wanted by the police.
人和人的口味是不一样的，（例如）当女人说有人告诉她警察想要（通缉）她儿子时。
注：want：想要；通缉。

BANK MANAGER. Can I be of service to you?
GROUCHO. Yes --- steal some money from one of your rich clients and credit it to my account.
银行经理：我能为您做什么吗？
GROUCHO（人名）：好的，——从你们有钱的客户那偷点儿钱，存到我的帐户里。
注：我觉得那样不太好。

The love game is never called off on account of darkness.
爱情游戏从来不会因为天黑而取消。
注：恋人经常哪黑去哪儿。