流利阅读DAY55

Day 55

1.take their own lives?夺去生命


2.A and B have helped.

有辅助的作用

(拟人)


3.overbearing/ˌoʊvərˈberɪŋ/

adj. 专横傲慢的,咄咄逼人的


4.account/əˈkaʊnt/

n. 描述,故事

e.g.

oral accounts

written accounts


5.driven to 被逼到


6.in-laws配偶家庭成员


7.succeed做某件事如愿以偿


8.grip/ɡrɪp/

n. 束缚;控制力

e.g.

Get a grip on yourself.冷静一下控制一下


9.bearable/ˈberəbl/

adj. 可以忍受的

e.g.

unbearable


10.means/miːnz/

n. 手段;工具

e.g.

a means to an end

Mobile payment has made many traditional means of payment obsolete.


11.have sth to hand某东西在手边,很容易拿到

have sth handy


2.contemplate/ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt/

v. 考虑,打算

e.g.

contemplate taking one's own life

Suicide is impulsive and often attempted without much contemplation. (n.)

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