| lofty plans/lofty ideas/lofty attitude <br> ——例句：Many people admire William for his lofty ideas.<br>lofty attitude<br>——例句：His lofty attitude made his colleagues stay away from him. | 崇高的理想/想法/计划/高尚的/高傲的（形容词）<br>——中文例句：许多人因为William崇高的理想而崇拜他。<br>高傲的态度<br>——中文例句：他高傲的态度让他的同事都跟他保持距离。 |
| birth defect<br>——例句：Prenatal care can help reduce the chances of birth defect.<br>——例句：The girl was born with multiple birth defects. | 先天缺陷（名词）<br>——中文例句：产前检查有助于降低先天缺陷的机会。<br>——中文例句：这个女孩出生时有多种先天缺陷。 |
| love is blind<br>——例句：Love is blind means you care about someone so much that you don't notice their flaws. | 爱是盲目的（短语，常用语）<br>——中文例句：“爱是盲目”意味着你太在乎某个人，以至于你看不到他们的缺点。 |
| live life to the fullest<br>——例句：The explorer lived life to the fullest and went on many dangerous adventures.<br>——例句：After defeating cancer, she decided to live life to the fullest and appreciate every moment spent with friends and family. | 充实地生活/活得精彩（短语）<br>——中文例句：探险家充分地生活，进行了许多危险的冒险。<br>——中文例句：战胜癌症后，她决定充实地生活，珍惜与朋友和家人共度的每一刻。 |
| go nowhere/going nowhere<br>——例句：Because of the rain, we went nowhere and just stayed in the house.<br>——例句：We discovered we were going nowhere with a plan, so we had to think of a new plan.<br>——例句：The meeting was going nowhere, so we decided to take a break. | 没有进展，毫无结果，毫无成效（短语）<br>——中文例句：因为下雨，我们哪儿也没去，只是呆在家里。<br>——中文例句：我们发现计划没有进展，只好想新计划。<br>——中文例句：会议毫无进展，我们决定休息一下。 |
| that's (not) the case/in that case/if that's the case<br>——例句：If that's the case, please get me some bread.<br>——例句：That's not the case with Delphine and her husband. | 情况/事实/要是这样的话/情况并非如此（句型）<br>——中文例句：如果是这样的话，请帮我买点面包。<br>——中文例句：德尔芬夫妇并不是这样。 |
| bless someone/blessings<br>——例句：They bless the children by giving them a wonderful, loving environment to grow up in.<br>——例句：They wanted to bless the kids there. | 祝福某人，赐福，给予幸福（动词/名词）<br>——中文例句：他们通过给孩子们提供充满爱的环境来祝福他们成长。<br>——中文例句：他们想祝福那里的孩子们。 |
| along the way<br>——例句：I've worked at studio classroom for many years and I've picked up some great skills along the way.<br>——例句：The Galvans had to learn along the way as they set up this orphanage. | 在过程中；在路上（短语）<br>——中文例句：我在空中英语教室工作多年，也在工作过程中学会了很多技能。<br>——中文例句：在建立孤儿院的过程中，Galvan夫妇也不断学习。 |
| foster home/foster care<br>——例句：Guillaume first met David while playing at the boy's foster home.<br>——例句：That's why they started Bethel, a foster care program focusing on blind children. | 寄养家庭/寄养护理（名词）<br>——中文例句：Guillaume是在这个男孩的寄养家庭第一次见到David的。<br>——中文例句：这也是他们创办Bethel，一个专注于盲童的寄养机构的原因。 |
| be hooked (on)<br>——例句：As soon as David ran up to him, Guillaume was immediately hooked.<br>——例句：（孩子们）were hooked on Guyome's music. | 被深深吸引；爱上了；沉迷于（短语）<br>——中文例句：当David跑向他时，Guillaume立刻被吸引住了。<br>——中文例句：孩子们被Guyome的音乐所吸引。 |
| path to（某地）<br>——例句：The French couple's first step was moving from Canada to Hong Kong, their first step towards serving orphans was adopting David. | 通往……的路，进入……的路径（短语）<br>——中文例句：这对法国夫妇的第一步是从加拿大搬到香港，迈向服务孤儿的第一步是收养David。 |
| jazz pianist<br>——例句：Guillaume, a jazz pianist, first met David while playing at the boy’s foster home. | 爵士钢琴家（名词）<br>——中文例句：吉勇是一名爵士钢琴家，他第一次在这个男孩的寄养家中弹钢琴时遇到了David。 |
| staggering<br>——例句：Billy had accumulated a staggering fortune by the age of 30.<br>——例句：The company made a staggering 50% increase in sales last year. | 惊人的，巨大的，令人难以置信的（形容词）<br>——中文例句：Billy在30岁之前就积累了惊人的财富。<br>——中文例句：这家公司去年销售额大幅增长了50%。 |
| autistic<br>——例句：Ben is autistic, and he seldom interacts with others.<br>autism<br>——例句：Both of Jon's children suffer from autism. | 自闭症的（形容词）；自闭症（名词）<br>——中文例句：Ben是自闭症患者，他很少和别人互动。<br>——中文例句：Jon的两个孩子都患有自闭症。 |
| overwhelmed<br>——例句：Delphine was overwhelmed at first, but she soon found ways to help the kids. | 难以承受的，压倒性的，无法应付的（形容词）<br>——中文例句：Delphine起初感到应接不暇，但很快就找到帮助孩子们的方法。 |
| exclamation point/exclamation mark<br>——例句：There was an exclamation point, indicating strong emotion.<br>——例句：If you use too many exclamation points, your friends will stop paying attention. | 惊叹号（名词）<br>——中文例句：那里有一个感叹号，表示强烈的情绪。<br>——中文例句：如果你用太多感叹号，你的朋友就不会再在意了。 |
| in search of<br>——例句：In search of India, Columbus set off on his journey.<br>——例句：In search of the perfect pair of shoes, the girl went to three different malls. | 寻找，寻求（短语）<br>——中文例句：为了寻找印度，哥伦布开始了他的旅程。<br>——中文例句：为了找到最合适的鞋子，那个女孩逛了三家不同的商场。 |
| set off on（a journey）<br>——例句：In search of India, Columbus set off on his journey. | 出发，启程（动词短语）<br>——中文例句：为了寻找印度，哥伦布踏上了旅途。 |
| that's why<br>——例句：I needed to buy food for the party tomorrow, and that's why I went to the grocery store.<br>——例句：Traffic was terrible this morning. That's why I was late. | 那就是……的原因，这就是为什么（句型）<br>——中文例句：我需要买东西为明天的聚会准备，所以去超市了。<br>——中文例句：今天早上交通很差，这就是我迟到的原因。 |
| take on (a challenge)<br>——例句：They took on the challenge. | 承担，接受（挑战等）（动词短语）<br>——中文例句：他们接受了这个挑战。 |
| otherwise<br>——例句：They have helped a lot of blind orphan children that otherwise would not have received such wonderful care. | 否则，否则的话（副词）<br>——中文例句：他们帮助了许多本来得不到这样美好照顾的盲人孤儿。 |
| last a lifetime<br>——例句：A good friend lasts a lifetime. | 持续一生，永恒（短语）<br>——中文例句：好朋友是一辈子的。 |
| be proud to...<br>——例句：I am so proud to have you in my life. | 以……为傲，为……而自豪（句型）<br>——中文例句：我为你在我的生活中感到骄傲。 |
