Dated earned surplus

dated ['detɪd]

adj. 有日期的;陈旧的; v. 过时( date的过去式和过去分词 );使…显老;显示出…时代（或年龄）;鉴定…的年代;

earned

a. 挣得的

surplus ['sɝpləs]

adj. 过剩的;多余的; n. 剩余额;公积金;顺差;盈余;

sur超过，在上面+plus多余→多出很多→多余的

I'm really sorry to hear about that.

听到这个消息真让我感到难过。

May I ask the reason for your remittance?

可以请问汇款的原因吗？

On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read

“有些书是应当尝尝滋味的，有些书是应当吞食下去的，有少数书是应当咀嚼和消化的。”这个忠告很好，它表明可以用不同的方法来阅读不同类型的书。