a strained silence
■Her education hovered somewhere between the fourth and fifth-grade levels.
造句：In the early days, few people had access to education. Her father's education hovered somewhere between the fifth and sixth-grade levels.
Things didn't go the way I planned.
I feel a relentless desire to ask people to verify whether they were seeing what I was seeing.
her eyes glossy, her lips pursed
prod me for a response
groping for the words he needed to hear.
I heard myself say no
gaped at me in disbelief
her eyes shone with excitement
laugh out loud
testify to sb. that
withdraw from my friends/ into myself.
That's uncalled for.那是没必要的。
paralyzed with indecision
in pursuit of losing myself in swarms of travellers, allowing myself to be wiped clean of all personality and character
■brace
brace myself for a wave of humiliation
brace myself for her rage
造句：Embarking on the new area, I have braced myself for unforeseen obstacles.
invade my thoughts
snap photos/pictures
fix their hair
halt their own conversations
felt alienated from myself
with Dad's voice still ringing in
my ears.
造句: When I am in turbulent waters, I don't follow their advice, leading to unfavorable results, with their voices ringing in my ears.
dodge, parry
this new wound festered
■ be wedged between my parents.
drive a wedge between sb to make the relationship between two people or groups worse造成〔两个人或团体〕之间的不和:
•Their divorce has driven a wedge between the two families
drove a wedge between Bree and her friends...
this drives a wedge between the European Union and U.K.
另外，这些事件使欧盟和英国之间出现了裂痕。
让Bree和朋友之间产生了隔阂
on edge
■come to terms with their own ignorance and partiality
■reconcile myself with the fact that…
I couldn't reconcile his world with mine.
■My mind was consumed with a
wrenching need to get out of that
room.
eg: When the blow was delivered , my mind
obsess over the beauty of them
long for the isolation of my room
I felt the old instinct at work in me.
how grating to my ears
A grating sound is harsh and unpleasant. 刺耳的
■the primary breadwinner
be incensed
drop in unanounced
reminiscent
reminisce about
drift in and out of consciousness
it dwarfed +n使相形见绌
be dwarfed by，pale
what was at stake
had torn me from one world.
■
forced myself to befriend other students, clumsily introducing myself again and again until I had a small circle of friends.
obliterate barriers
If something obliterates an object or place, it destroys it completely. 摧毁
■My life had diverged from my sister's, and it felt as though there was no common ground between us.(＃变化#关系)
造句：As the time went by, the relationship drifted.
My life had diverged from hers, and it felt as though there was no common ground between us.
make a fleeting effort
■enlist the help of
■She felt distant from me.
She refused to meet my gaze.
have no frame of reference for my life.
My mother was overwhelmed with holiday orders.
Navigate the turbulent waters between his normal wife and his abnormal parents.
You sometimes use waters to refer to a situation which is very complex or difficult. [adj N]
the man brought in to guide him through troubled waters...
被请来帮助他渡过难关的人
The British Government may be in stormy economic waters.
英国政府可能陷入了动荡的经济困境中
陷于困境;遇到麻烦；If you are in hot water, you are in trouble
If you are in deep water, you are in a difficult or awkward situation.
You certainly seem to be in deep water...
你看起来无疑是陷入了困境
If an argument or theory does not hold water, it does not seem to be reasonable or be in accordance with the facts. [V inflects]
This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.
这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。
■be (all) water under the bridge informalused to say that what happened in the past should be forgotten是过去的事了，已成往事
■oblivious to the expectation that… renounce doctors
The business was a roaring success.
■eat into the profits of…
incongruous
cajole, coax
exchange his future for mine
emancipate oneself from…
be liberated from irrational fears and beliefs.
from addictions, superstitions, and all other forms of self-coercion.
external obstacles or constraints
feign indifference
The world had turned upside down.
eyes wide, mind buzzing
lecture on/in sth.讲授…
lecture sb.训诫
My fears came out with it.
I wished he would bring it up but he didn't.
we haunted public parks
My memories of the university faded quickly.
seemed like a dream, something I'd conjured.
■For years he'd lived in my mind as a last resort, a lever I could pull when my back was up against the wall.困境
造句：For years she'd lived in my mind as a last resort, a lever I could pull when my father backed me into the corner.
had been my lifeline
■That failure sat uneasily in my mind.
造句：Recently, most of them have done a remarkable job, but it seemed that my goal has failed to materialize.That failure sat uneasily in my mind.
My loyalty to my father had increased in proportion to the miles between us.
Dad's determination was etched into his face.
be on the verge of confessing the whole thing.
My ears , accustomed to the silence of the peak, felt battered by them.
defend oneself from the strange noise that constantly invaded.
Give me a high five for that.
It was the price I had to pay to earn one's support.
■Suspended between fear of the past and fear of the future, I recorded the dream in my journal.
in the absence of skill or knowledge
make a vague effort
see his face alight in crimson.
struggle in English.
… business dwindles
His grief was etched into every line of his face...
他一脸悲伤。
xxx was starved for sleep
Every line etched on her face told a story of personal anguish.
她脸上的每条皱纹都讲述了一次痛苦的经历。
sob hysterically
heavy tears rolled down her cheeks.
despair seized her
Her pain now was tinged with resentment.
give a cry of despair
gave her an inquiring glance
gave… a searching look
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