The woman wasted her words to say a good word for herself.

这女人白费口舌为自己说情。

No, Barbro was clever enough; she said a good word for Axel, and declared that he had known nothing of her having borne a child till after it was all over.

不，巴布罗足够聪明；她为阿克塞尔说了几句好话，并说在一切结束之前，他都不知道她生了孩子。

I am sure Mr Bingley will be very glad to see you, and I will write to give him my permission to marry one of the girls, though I must say a good word for my little Lizzy.

我相信宾利先生会很高兴见到你， 我会写信同意他娶其中一个女孩， 不过我必须为我的小丽萃说几句好话。

Carroll looked in when we were smoking our pipes o' Saturday night at Casson's, and he told us about it; and whenever anybody says a good word for you, the parson's ready to back it, that I'll answer for.

星期六晚上我们在卡森家抽烟斗时，卡罗尔看过来，他告诉了我们这件事；每当有人为你说好话时，牧师都会准备支持，我会负责的。