Be beset with

be [bi]

v. 是;有，存在;做，成为;发生; aux. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质;

beset [bɪ'sɛt]

vt. 镶，嵌;困扰;包围;[航]被冰块包围;

be(upon)+set→包围；围困(=to set upon）

with [wɪð]

prep. 和，跟;随着;关于;和…一致;

How's Ellen?

Ellen，怎么样？

It slipped my mind.

我忘了。

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。