In return 作為（對某物）的付款或回報

　　What do we give them in return.

　　Conceive of 想像、認為

　　I laughed to myself at the men and the ladies. Who never conceived of us billion-dollar Babies（俚語：人）。

　　對于那些認為我們從不會成為腰纏萬貫的巨富的先生和女士們，我們總是暗自嘲笑他們。

　　Scores of 很多

　　Scores of young people.

　　Strike sb. as … 給某人留下印象

　　These conclusion strike me as reasonable.

　　我認為他們的話是合情合理的

　　Drop out 脫離傳統社會

　　Ever since 自從

　　In hopes of 懷著…希望

　　Every since civilization began， certain inspaniduals（人） have tried to run away from it in hopes of finding a simpler， more pastoral， and more peaceful life

　　Support oneself 自食其力

　　Run out of 沒有，用完，耗盡

　　Our planet is running out of noble savages and unsullied landscapes.

　　我們地球上高尚的野蠻人和未玷污的地方越來越少

　　the other way （round） 相反

　　come off 成功

　　These are the ones whose revolutions did not come off.

　　In need of 需要

　　It dawns on a familiar， workaday place， still in need of groceries and sewage disposal.

　　它灑在一個司空見慣，平凡庸碌的地方，一個仍然無法擺脫食品雜貨，污水處理的地方。

　　In short supply 供應不足，短缺

　　Break down 瓦解，崩潰

　　Broke down our resolve. 喪失了我們的決心

　　Out of work 失業

　　dawn on sb. 逐漸明白

　　It dawned on us rather suddenly that the number of passengers on the small spaceship we inhabit is doubling about every forty years.

　　Come down （from…） （to…）從一處來到另一處

　　Eat sth. up 吃光

　　In profusion 大量地

　　She had magnificent blonde hair， in profusion.

　　Take a shot 猜測

　　As a point of departure 起點

　　As doctors often do I take a trial shot at it as a point of departure.

　　作為醫生我經常根據猜測可能出現的總是進行提問

　　as yet 到現在為止

　　As yet， no man has set foot on Mars.

　　到目前為止還沒有人登上火星。

　　Get somewhere 有進展，取得一些成就

　　If only 只要

　　If only they wouldn‘t use the word “hurt” I might be able to get somewhere.

　　Up to sb. 取決于某人

　　So long as 只要

　　Fall in love with 愛上

　　After all， I had already fallen in love with the savage brat， the parents were contemptible to me.

　　Let out 發出（叫喊）

　　She let out a scream of terror.

　　她發出恐怖的叫喊。

　　Hold sb. down 控制住某人，壓制某人

　　I tried to hold myself down but I couldn‘t.

　　Open up 張開

　　She open up for an instant but before I could see anything she came down again and gripped the wooden blade between her molars.

　　Reduce sth. to 將…化為（變成）

　　She reduced spatula to splinters before I could get it out

　　Through with sb. 結束

　　We are going to through with this.

　　Go at sth. 努力做某事

　　He went at the job with a lot of energy. 他工作賣力

　　Tear sb/sth apart 嚴厲地批評…，徹底毀滅…

　　I could have torn the child apart in my own fury and enjoyed it.

　　Bred of … 由…造成

　　But a blind fury， a feeling of adult shame， bred of a longing for muscular release are the operative.

　　由于渴望釋放男人的體力而產生的不理智的憤怒，和成年人的羞辱而使我繼續下去，堅持到底。

　　On the defensive 采取守勢

　　She had been on the defensive before but now she attacked.

　　Fly at 沖上去攻擊某人

　　Tried to get off her father‘s lap and fly at me while tears of defeat blinded her eyes.

　　Come to light 為人所知

　　New evidence has recently come to light

　　At one‘s request 應某人之請求

　　An anonymous doctor claimed to have killed a 20-year-old cancer patient at her own request.

　　Rumble on 繼續下去

　　This started a debate that will rumble on into the autumn.

　　Hardly any 幾乎沒有

　　Get sth. over with 把不得不做的事做完（表示一種耐煩）

　　She‘ll be glad to get the exam over with.

　　考試結束后她就高興了。

　　Far gone 病重

　　The injured man was fairly far gone by the time the ambulance arrived.

　　Hold out 持續

　　How long can the distinction between killing and letting die hold out？

　　Stand to gain 以職謀權

　　A man stands to gain from the death of a certain child.

　　On request 一經要求

　　Only squeamishness demands a difference between passive and active euthanasia on request……

　　Intrude on 干涉，介入

　　It is not clear why the religious objections of others should intrude on his death.

　　Usher in 預示

　　By refusing to discuss euthanasia， they usher in something worse.

　　而拒絕討論安樂死，將預示著更大的災難。

　　Be supposed to 應該

　　Her role is supposed to be to vote the way her male chairman votes.

　　她們所做的也只是按照男主席的方式投一樣的票。

　　Break out of 改變生活方式

　　Run for … seat 競選…職位

　　When I tried to break out of that role in 1963 and run for the New York State Assembly seat from brooklyn‘s Bedford [5bedfEd] [5bruklin]

　　Build up 捧某人

　　Why invest time and effort to build the girl up？

　　Drop out 退出

　　Have kids 生孩子