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1 breadwinner 养家糊口的人
2 childrearing 养小孩
3 alike 同样的adj eg. We looked very alike.我们长得很像。
相同地；相似地adv e.g. The language of Darwin was intelligible 明白易懂to experts and non-experts alike.
4 underappreciated 不受重视，怀才不遇adj eg. Aspiring filmmakers, are you feeling overlooked , underappreciated, and undiscovered? 雄心勃勃的电影制片者, 你们是否觉得受人忽视 、 不被欣赏、遭到埋没?
5 housekeeping 家务，家政n
6 spouses 配偶n，和..结婚v
7 childcare 照料孩子n
8 conscript 征兵,征募vt 被征入伍者n 被征入伍的adj e.g. He was conscripted into the German army.他应征加入德国军队
9 thwart 阻挠vt 横梁n e.g. The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from the prison.警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图
10 vicarious 间接体验的adj e.g. He got a vicarious thrill out of(from) watching his son score the winning goal.他看着儿子射入获胜的一球，也同样感到欣喜若狂。
11 theft 偷窃n burglary入室盗窃n
12 shameless 无耻的adj
13 drudgery 苦工，单调沉闷的工作n eg.People want to get away from摆脱 the drudgery of their everyday lives.人们想摆脱日常生活中单调乏味的工作。
e.g. He spent his life in pointless,tiresome drudgery.他的一生都在做毫无意义的烦人的苦差事。
14 strain 拉紧，受到强大的压力
15 free from 使摆脱 e.g. Even the wise are not always free from error.智者千虑，必有一失
16 place on 放在..上，重视 e.g.What may be worse, the stress being placed on them may be taking its toll on their children and spouses.
17 take its toll 带来损失,造成伤害 e.g.His hard work will eventually take its toll on his health.他的工作辛苦，最终一定会对他身体会造成伤害
18 discriminate against歧视 e.g. No law in China contains clauses that discriminate against women.任何一部中国法律都不存在对妇女的歧视性条款
19 at stake 濒于险境，处于成败关头 e.g. At stake is the success or failure of world trade talks.世界贸易谈判处于成败的重要关头
20 make ends meet使收支相抵 eg. They've got to watch every penny to make ends meet.他们得精打细算才能维持下去.
21 stutter 结巴vt 口吃n eg.I was trembling so hard, I thought I would stutter when I spoke.我抖得厉害，感觉说话舌头会打结
22 impulsive 冲动的adj senator参议员
23 cry one's eyes out 痛哭 My son cried his eyes out when he discovered his bike had been stolen.
24 help with
帮助某人做某事.. e.g. It will help you with your communication skills. He's helping with odd jobs干杂活。
用..来帮助 e.g. I asked the bank to help me with a loan.
25 under the assumption假设下 primarily主要的adv e.g. Women still operate under the assumption that childrearing is primarily their function.
26 under the load 重压之下 e.g. They groaned呻吟，折磨v under the load of taxes.他们在赋税的重压下受折磨
27 overwork 过度工作v，n e.g. Her illness was induced by overwork.她的病是操劳过度引起的
28 fall on扑向，落到 e.g. More of the housekeeping burden falls on their shoulders than on their husbands'.
eg.The hungry children fell on the food.
29 matter to 对...重要 e.g. The car matters a great deal to me.那辆车对他来说事关重大
30 out of 脱离 e.g. A great spurt喷出nv of blood came out of the wound.鲜血从伤口喷涌而出
由于 e.g. Out of the need of the masses.由于人民群众的需要
31 ethical 伦理的，道德的 e.g. The prime minister has a blind spot on ethical issues.这位首相无视道德问题
32 level 瞄准，矛头指向 verbal 言语的 e.g. He leveled a verbal assault against his Democratic opponents.他猛烈抨击其民主党对手
33 one another 互相 e.g. The two countries do little trade with one another.两国之间很少有贸易往来。
35 faint 微弱的，晕倒
36 thrill 激动，狂喜nv eg.I can remember the thrill of not knowing what I would get on Christmas morning.我还记得自己不知道圣诞节早晨会得到什么礼物时内心有多么激动。
eg.The electric atmosphere both terrified and thrilled him.极度紧张的气氛让他既害怕又兴奋。
37 fraud 欺诈n eg.He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.他因为诈骗和欺诈入狱服刑两年。
骗子，赝品n eg.all those fashion frauds who think they are being original by raiding the tired old styles of the '60s.所有那些抄袭 60 年代的过时风格却自认为具有原创性的时尚造假者