the best of

• He is the best of husbands .
  他是一个杰出的丈夫。
• Jack was nimble and made the best of what start he had .
  杰克凭着身子灵巧，又先跑了一步。
• Even at the best of times the lift was seldom working .
  即使最顺利的时候，电梯也是很少开的。
• Whoever lay there, though, had the best of it .
  不管躺在坟墓里的是谁，他占据着最有利的地位。
• Which side had the best of it ?
  哪一边胜了？
• At sixty he still plays tennis with the best of them .
  他六十岁了，可网球打得和别人不相上下。
• Those that make the best of their time have none to spare .
  能充分利用时间者不会有多余的光阴。
• In spite of their quarrel , they remained the best of friends .
  他们尽管吵过架，却仍不失为最好的朋友。
• I don't trust that man. he tries to get the better of his customers .
  我不相信那个人，他想欺骗他的顾客。
• All is for the best in the best of the possible worlds .
  在理想的最美好世界中一切都是为最美好的目的而设。