1．I am impatient to see him
How to understand this sentence ? 3
2.his mother was killed by his sister Mary in a fit of insanity.
Is the red part a phrase ? What does it mean? <文> 132
3. During this period of time, many great changes took place in administrations. The two major parties, Whigs and Tories , kept office in quick turn.
What does the red part mean? 文 147
4． This triumph of the long struggles of the abolitionists was not won without recalcitrance on the part of the slaveowners, esp. in those Jamaica, notwithstanding the fact that they were compensated for their losses.
What does it mean? 文 147
谢谢大家的耐心解答，但大家似乎只对经济类的问题有兴趣，文学类的问题大家没兴趣吗？
1．I am impatient to see him
How to understand this sentence ?
我急着想见他。
2.his mother was killed by his sister Mary in a fit of insanity.
Is the red part a phrase ? What does it mean? <文> 132
一般的字典都会有吧，查字典
他姐姐玛莉乘着疯劲杀了自己妈妈/他姐姐玛莉疯了，上杀了母亲/他姐玛莉脑子坏了杀了自己母亲/他姐玛莉失去理智杀了母亲。。。
3. During this period of time, many great changes took place in administrations. The two major parties, Whigs and Tories , kept office in quick turn.
What does the red part mean? 文 147
走马灯轮流坐庄
以上供参考，其实翻译靠自己多实践。