重点讲解：
astonish
vt. 使惊讶
My news will astonish you.
我的消息会令你十分惊讶。
A matter of repeated occurrence like this will not astonish people.
重复出现的事物不会使人吃惊。
It astonish me that no one have think of this before.
以前谁也没想到这一点，是我感到惊讶。
burden
n. 负担；责任；船的载货量
vt. 使负担；烦扰；装货于
The developing countries bear the burden of an enormous external debt.
发展中国家背负着巨额外债的负担。
We decided not to burden him with the news.
我们决定不拿这个消息去烦他。
That is your privilege, and your burden.
那是你们的特权，更是你们的负担。
bustle
vi. 喧闹；忙乱；充满
vt. 使忙碌；催促
n. 喧闹；活跃；裙撑；热闹的活动
My mother bustled around the kitchen.
我母亲在厨房里忙得团团转。
The sidewalks are bustling with people.
两侧的人行道上人来人往。
The world around can be pretty funny and humorous; you only have to learn to recognize fun among all the hustle and bustle of the modern life.
只要你能学会在喧嚣和忙碌的现代生活的寻找生活的乐趣，你会发现我们周围的世界相当有趣和幽默。
triumph
n. 胜利，凯旋；欢欣
vi. 获得胜利，成功
Her sense of triumph was short-lived.
她喜悦的感觉是短暂的。
All her life, Kelly had stuck with difficult tasks and challenges, and triumphed.
凯利在一生中遭遇了种种艰巨任务与挑战，但成功了。
They partook of our triumph.
他们分享我们的胜利。

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翻译

1.现实的状况只是短暂的，而未来的发展总会有教人讶异之处。

2.她不久就习惯城市生活的喧闹繁忙。

3.事实上，我每月的养老金比我的花销还要 多，所以我一点负担都没有。

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