juicy (流言或故事）生动的，绘声绘色的，（尤指）涉及隐私的

Tell me all the juicy details.

告诉我所有有趣的细节。

It provided some juicy gossip for a few days.

这制造了一些非常八卦的流言蜚语，足够说上几天的。

perfect match 绝配

They are such a perfect match.

他们真是绝配。

Moira was a perfect match for him.

莫伊拉和他简直是绝配。

lose track of 不了解.....的动态

It's easy to lose track of time here.

在这里很容易忘记时间。

I lost track of them after they got married.

他们结婚之后我就没了他们的消息。

high-profile (人或事件）引人注目的，备受关注的

The couple is pretty high-profile.

这对夫妻非常高调。

Football is a high-profile business.

足球是一个引人注目的产业。

mixed marriage 跨国婚姻

I've been in a mixed marriage for a decade now.

至今，我已经有了一段长达十五年的跨国婚姻。

Mixed marriages might bring many problems.

跨国婚姻可能带来许多问题。

bridge the gap减小隔阂，消除分歧

We hope this can bridge the gap between us.

我希望这能缩短我们之间的距离。

Learning a foreign language helps us bridge the gap between two different cultures.

学习外语有助于缩小不同文化间的差距。

vitriol 讽刺；刻薄的话

The vitriol he hurled at members of the press knew no bounds.

他对媒体的尖刻抨击没完没了。

The wife couldn't bear the vitriol from her husband anymore.

妻子再也忍受不了丈夫的尖酸刻薄了。

Stepford wife 对丈夫唯命是从的花瓶太太

I don't want to be a Stepford wife.

我不想做那种对丈夫唯命是从的花瓶太太。

She's gradually turning into a Stepford wife.

她正逐渐变成一味顺从丈夫的妻子。

chauvinist 大男子主义者

I am not a male chauvinist!

我不是大男子主义者！

Henry was the ultimate chauvinist.

亨利是一个极端男性至上主义者。

control-freak 控制狂

He must be a control-freak.

他肯定是个控制狂。

You're making me sound like a control-freak.

你把我说的像控制狂一样.

weigh down 使烦恼；使焦虑

The wife must be weighed down by all the pressure and control.

这些压力和控制肯定让这个妻子喘不过气来。

Don't let diet lapses weigh you down.

不要让节食不当成为压力。

bring on 使发展；导致（通常指坏事）

The failure of a marriage is often brought on by stress.

婚姻的失败常常是由压力导致的。

His troubles may bring on a serious illness.

他的小病可能会引起一场重病。