1.regardless of 不管
The amount will be paid to everyone regardless of whether they have children or not.
不管有没有孩子,每个人都会得到相同的金额 。
2.poverty line 贫困线
A third of the population is living at or below the poverty line .
三分之一的人口生活在贫困线或以下 。
3.absent from 缺席
Jo was absent from the house all the next day.
乔第二天一整天都不在家 。
4.trickle down 流下
The tears were beginning to trickle down her cheeks.
眼泪开始沿她的面颊淌下来 。
5.modern-day 当代的
Hall is angry at what he sees as a caricature of the training offered to modern-day social workers.
在霍尔看来,当代社会工作者所受的培训被大肆夸大,他感到很气愤 。