小短语（1）

live upon sth         
靠sth谋生，依靠sth生活
I lived upon my mother's milk. 可译为: 我曾靠母亲的乳汁生活。

well off
处境好的
So was your father's side more well off? 可译为: 那么你父亲那边更富有一些了？

stand still
一动不动

in time
及时


think a great deal of
对...有很高的评价，
同义：think highly of
反义：think poorly of

be/get/become used to sth/doing sth
习惯于..

used to do sth
过去常常做某事; 过去常常; 过去经常做某事;
Used to encourage sb to do sth he is hesitating to do
用以在某人迟疑时鼓励他去做某事

not nearly
远非，完全不

feel like doing sth
想要做某事; 想做某事;
never feel more like doing sth
从来没这么想做某事

fond 喜爱的