Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient.幸福在于自给自足。 语言点：self-sufficient a.自给自足的；独立自主的

An annual celebration will be held at Pudong Library. 一年一度的庆典将在浦东图书馆举行。 语言点：annual a.一年一度的

The show was taken off its prime-time slot because the ratings dropped.因为收视率下降，这个节目被移出了黄金时间档。 语言点：prime time （电视、广播等的）黄金时间

Many women still work under a glass ceiling, unable to earn as much as their male colleagues. 许多女性在工作中仍然面临着无形的障碍，无法获得和男性员工相同的

In our celebrity-obsessed times, the boundaries between fame and fashion are becoming increasingly blurred. 在如今这个唯名人是从的时代，名望与时尚之间的界限

I make a point of avoiding people like her. 我打定主意要避开像她这样的人。 语言点：make a point of doing sth. 打定主意做某事

You look killer in that dress - he's not going to know what hit him. 你穿这条裙子简直太迷人了——他会神魂颠倒的。 语言点：killer 动人的，迷人的，给人留下深刻印象

Much to my dismay, my friend had to take a rain-check on our dinner date. 让我失望的是，我的朋友竟然提出改日再和我共进晚餐。 语言点：dismay 使失望；使幻想破灭
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He thinks about her night and day - I've never seen someone so love-struck! 他日夜思念着她——我从没见过这么痴情的人。 语言点：love-struck 热恋中的；痴情的

I've never met anyone so shallow in my entire life! 我这辈子从没遇到过这么肤浅的人！ 语言点：shallow 浅薄的，肤浅的

I like to wake up bright and early, while the rest of the world is still sleeping. 我喜欢一大早起床，这时整个世界都还在沉睡。 语言点：bright and early 一大早

I think she suffers from low self-esteem. 我认为她的自卑害惨了她。 语言点：self-esteem 自尊

Disgusted with his behaviour, I turned on my heels and strode out of the office. 厌恶了他的行径，我转身大步走出了办公室。 语言点：turn on one's heels 转身离去
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You have to let your hair down every once in a while. You know, live a little! 你偶尔也要让自己放松一下，享受一下生活嘛！ 语言点：let one's hair down 放松下来，做

Our research has been constrained by lack of funding. 我们的研究由于缺乏资金而受到限制。 语言点：constrain vt.限制；束缚
lack of sth. 缺乏；不足

Some sorts of jobs turn us into clock-watchers who wait for each agonizing minute to pass. 某些工作把我们变成了熬时间的人，祈求着难熬的每一分钟快些过去。 语

Whoever we are, we are likely to put off doing whatever we find dull. 无论何人，对于那种令人痛苦、极为沉闷的工作，我们总是会一拖再拖。 语言点：put off 推迟，拖延

A baby communicates its needs by crying. 婴儿用哭声来表达需要。 语言点：communicate v.表达，传达

John is brimming with ambition and ready to fight his way to the top. 约翰野心勃勃，决心奋斗到最高层。 语言点：brimming with 充盈；满溢
fight one's way 奋斗着前

You want to know what I really think? I think you could do so much better than him. 你想知道我的真实想法？我觉得你能做得比他好得多。 语言点：better good的比较

I've been dying to see that film - it got some promising reviews!我真想去看那部电影——评论文章都对它大加赞赏！ 语言点：be dying to do sth. 热切渴望做某事

In many cultures, where people go to college and what degrees they hold are serious matters that affect job prospects and social standing. 在众多文化里，人

Temperament depends on our genes and our upbringing. 性格取决于我们内在基因以及成长经历。 语言点：temperament n. 性格；气质；脾气
upbringing n. 养育；培养

Happiness can come from the outside and from within. 幸福感既源自外部也源自内在。 语言点：within n. 里面，内部 ad. 在内部；内心里，思想上

When my mother saw that the hero and the heroine were finally reunited, tears filled her eyes. 我妈妈看到男女主人公最终重逢时，眼里充满了泪水。 语言点：reunite