citizen
公民

例句：
She's a British citizen but lives in Canada.
她是英国公民，但是居住在加拿大。

put the years in
常年累月地从事某工作

例句：
She had put the years in, and was entitled to some reward for her hard work.
她常年累月地努力工作，理应得到一些奖励。

don't get me wrong
别误会我

对话：
A: Jack, why are you so fussy about me?
B: No, I'm not. I can't complain about you.
A: But I resent your criticism.
B: Don't get me wrong. What I do is for your own good.

A：Jack，你为什么对我这么挑剔？
B：我没有，我对你没什么可抱怨的。
A：可是我不喜欢你的批评。
B：别误会我。我所做的一切都是为了你好。