重点单词：

1、constant

adj. 不变的；恒定的；经常的

n. [数] 常数；恒量

She suggests that women are under constant pressure to be abnormally thin.

她提出女性受持续的压力之下要异常苗条。

2、marriage

n. 结婚；婚姻生活；密切结合，合并

n. (Marriage)人名；(英)马里奇

In a good marriage, both husband and wife work hard to solve any problems that arise.

在一桩美满的婚姻中，夫妻双方共同致力于解决出现的任何问题。

3、desire

n. 欲望；要求，心愿；性欲

vt. 想要；要求；希望得到…

vi. 渴望

I had a strong desire to help and care for people.

我有一股强烈的帮助和关心别人的愿望。

重点短语：

1、laugh at

嘲笑；因…而发笑

In his childhood,he learned how to laugh at difficulties.

在童年时，他学会了如何漠视困难。

2、end up with

结束；以…而结束；以…告终

You should end up with something similar to what I have below.

操作结束后，你应该会得到与下图相似的结果。

考考你（翻译）：

1、通货膨胀是一种持续的威胁。

2、35岁时我的婚姻破裂了。

3、她再婚了，想跟新任丈夫生一个孩子。

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、He admired the way she had coped with life.

2、No one admitted responsibility for the attacks.

3、His mother had been told by an angel that she would bear a son whose life would be dedicated to God and whose hair must never be cut.