Live and let live宽以待人，互相宽容
Live and breath sth热衷于某事
Whereas, nevertheless然而
Behind the times落伍
Advance with the times与时俱进
Ups and downs 盛衰，沉浮
A budding relations处于萌芽关系
Harbor reservations 心存疑虑
Smile forms on one’s lips嘴角露出微笑
Forced smile强颜的欢笑
Decline one’s requests拒绝某人的要求
Pulled by a magnetic force被神奇的力量指引
On the grounds that因为
Inasmuch as因为
Much less， let alone更不用说
A tremendous amount of ，a majority of, a load of, a quantity of, quantities of大量的
Stay cool, calm and collected保持镇静，泰然
On the exterior……,on the interior…….
Set your priorities优先处理的事
On one’s behalf代替某人
In a jam , i
n a dilemma陷入困难
Be down on one’sluck走霉运
Don’t spoil your children 不要溺爱你的孩子
Pine for ，want渴望
Slimming exercise减肥，健美运动
Be starved of缺乏
Be hooked on/by被某事所吸引
Harden oneself against对……冷酷无情
Be/fell up to doing sth有能力做某事
Lean on依靠……
Hold down full-time jobs持有工作
Material possessions物质财富
Sour the parent-child relationship破坏家长与子女的`关系 Turn over a new leaf换一种生活方式
Be bound to do sth注定会做某事
Accept the occasional slips接受偶尔的失足
Her natural reserve她内向的性格
With reserve 毫无保留
For better or for worse 无论好坏，不管怎样
ill at ease不自在
attach much importance to 十分重视
attach most weight to 十分重视
confess to doing sth 承认做某事
perceive that, acknowledge that意识到……
maintain that……主张
lip services 口头承诺
burn the midnight oil在夜里辛勤工作
cling to any tiny trace of hope 不放过任何一丝希望
It goes to great lengths to prove sth竭尽全力做某事
take the fancy of ……引起…的注意
in a fashion 勉强，马马虎虎
bring down the house博得满堂喝彩
have a solid foundation有坚固的基础
Develop one’s logical reasoning ability and concentration逻辑思维能力
blossom on one’s own 自己成长
reckon with 处理
up to my ears in homework有很多作业要做
hit the books努力学习
my study habits rub off on sb 给别人树立榜样，影响别人 pull one’s weight努力
on impulse冲动，心血来潮
at the outset刚开始的时候
have a fruitful relationship富有成效的关系
furthermore， besides， what’s more，one more thing而且 fuel first fights引起打架
when it comes to……当谈到……
for one’s own sake因为某人自己的原因
as far as sb be concerned某人认为
knowledge accumulation知识积累
be supposed to 应该
to top it all更近一层的谈论
reduce the heavy burdens of ……减轻……的负担
kill time 消磨时光
ultimately最后
a surge of satisfaction一丝满意
in the first place 首先，第一
the labor market 劳动力市场
damage the labor market 损害劳动力市场
enhance one’s ability 增强某人能力
build up one’s confidence 增强某人自信
take one’s knowledge into practical uses 把知识用到实践中 broaden one’s college lives 丰富某人的大学生活
solve one’s financial crisis 解决某人的经济困难
meet with one’s extra needs 满足某人的额外需求
acquire the communication and negotiation skills you need 获得交流和协商能力
money-oriented 以金钱为中心
make sb more sophisticated 使某人更有社会经验
it’s true that …(英语加分句型)
For my part 就我而言
There is no doubt that…
There is no denying that…
Some people are of the opinion that..一些人认为
Many people claim that...很多人认为
sharp social contradiction in this period社会矛盾尖锐
conversely 相反地
a poverty gap 贫富分化
generous salary丰厚的薪水
influence the economic development影响经济发展
adjust tax 调整税收
balance urban and rural development统筹城乡发展
enhance quality education加强素质教育
Pay the price 付出代价
Memory stimulation 促进记忆
Comply with the rules遵守规则
Abide by the rules 容忍，忍受规则
