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1. He's been sponging off his parents for years, and hasn't worked a day in his life.
他几年来一直啃老，没上过一天班。
2. I made her feel taken care of and she made me feel strong.
我让她感觉到被呵护，她让我更坚强。
3. What forces Chinese white-collars to flee first-tier cities?
中国白领为何逃离一线城市？
4. The crowded metropolises often bother me.
我不喜欢喧嚣的大都市。
5. I drained my life savings to buy a home.
为买房我花光了毕生积蓄。
【口语积累】
1. 啃老 to live off one's parents
live off指的是“依赖某人生活”，live还可以用sponge来替代，sponge off/on sb指的就是“白吃白拿，蹭饭”，美语中也可以用mooch来表达，与sponge同义，但更具讽刺意味。我们还可以说某人是一个freeloader，指的是“免费享受别人好吃的人”。
He's been living off his parents since he dropped out of college.
自从他辍学后就一直依靠父母生活。
He's been sponging off his parents for years, and hasn't worked a day in his life.
他几年来一直啃老，没上过一天班。
She's been mooching off her parents since she graduated from college.
大学毕业后她就一直当“全职女儿”啃老。
He's a freeloader who still lives with his parents at 35 and doesn't pay rent.
他是个“啃老族”，35岁还和父母住在一起，也不交房租。
2. 情绪价值 emotional value
英文中说“提供情绪价值”可以用give/provide emotional value，接受到了对方提供的情绪价值，自己就会feel valued/appreciated（感觉被重视），feel loved（感觉到被爱），feel taken care of（感觉被呵护）等等。
It sounds like your partner is providing a lot of emotional value in your relationship.
听起来你的伴侣在你们的恋爱关系中提供了很多情感价值。
Providing emotional value is a two-way street.
提供情感价值是双向的。
My partner always knows how to make me feel better when I'm down.
在我感到沮丧时，我的伴侣总是知道如何让我感觉更好。
A gentle arm on my shoulder makes me feel loved.
肩上的一个温暖臂膀让我感觉到被爱。
I made her feel taken care of and she made me feel strong -- right up until the day she left.
我让她感觉到被呵护，她让我更坚强——直到她离开的那天。
3. 一线城市 first-tier cities
相对应的，二线城市就是second-tier cities，三线城市就是third-tier cities，但是注意，这些表述都是“中国特色表达”，仅仅用来指国内的城市，国外并不会用它们来指代自己的城市。英语中大城市一般就是major cities，megacities，metropolises等。
What forces Chinese white-collars to flee first-tier cities?
中国白领为何逃离一线城市？
China now has 15 new first-tier cities in addition to the country's original big four of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.
除了四大一线城市北京、上海、广州、深圳，中国现在又有了15个新一线城市。
She is a country girl who dreams of the big city and bright lights.
她是一个乡村女孩，梦想着大城市和霓虹灯。
We're sticking to the megacities.
我们坚守在大城市。
The crowded metropolises often bother me.
我不喜欢喧嚣的大都市。
4. 掏空钱包 drain one's bank account
drain在这里表示“耗尽”，drain one's bank account就是“把银行账户里的钱都用尽了”，或者说suck one's bank account dry，表示“吸干”的意思，很形象。除此之外，还可以用deplete one's funds，deplete也是“耗尽”的意思，funds指的是“资金”，以及比较常见的表达：spend all of one's money（花光所有的钱），use up all of one's savings（用完所有的储蓄）等。
I drained my life savings to buy a home.
为买房我花光了毕生积蓄。
I spent so much money on that shopping spree that I almost sucked my bank account dry.
那次购物狂欢我花了很多钱，差点把银行账户掏空了。
She went on a luxury vacation, but it depleted her funds.
她去了一次豪华度假，但是掏空了自己的钱包。
John used up all of his savings to start his own business.
约翰用尽了他的所有储蓄来创业。
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