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she earned a 95 average, and finished the top of class of 150
她平均成绩95分，是班上150名学生中最高的
she did it while completing the 4-years of high school in 2
她在两年的时间里完成了四年的高中学业
she did it while homeless, her mother was dead, her father was a drug addict living in shelters
期间她无家可归，她母亲死了。她吸毒的父亲在收容所里
and any way I describe this can't do just to her accomplishment
不论我怎么表述，也概括不了她的成就
so I'll just introduce to you our 6th NYT scholarship winner -- Liz Murray
所以我将直接请出我们第六届纽约时报的奖学金获得者 -- 丽思.马里
everything's changed, My life will never be the same.
所有的事都改变了，我的人生不会像从前了
and I don't know what else to say except for thank you
我也不知道该说什么，除了谢谢
thank you very much
非常感谢
Liz Liz, how did you do this?
丽思，你是怎么做到的？
How could I not do it?!
我怎么做不到呢
my parents showed me with the alternative was
我的父母教会了我可能
did you ever feel sorry for yourself?
你为你的过去感到抱歉吗？
sorry?
抱歉？
sleeping in the subway. eating out of dumpsters
睡在地铁，吃在垃圾桶旁
that had always been my life and I really
那总是我生活的一部分，我...
I feel that I got lucky, because any sensive security was pulled out from under me
我感到幸运是因为所有的安全感都抛在了脑后
so I was forced to look forward. I had to... there was no going back
所以我迫使自己向前，我必须这样...没有后路
and I reached a point where I just thought
当我我意识到这点，我想
oh I'm gonna work as hard as I possiblly can and see what happens
“我必须竭尽所能的工作 看会发生什么"
and now I'm going to college. and the NYT is going to pay
现在我要上大学了，纽约时报支付我学费
so you were lucky! but is there anything you change, if you were able?
那你是幸运的，但如果可以的话，你会去改变什么
Yeah, I'd give it back. all of it. If I could have my family back.
我愿意换回一切，如果能让我的家庭回来

妙语佳句

Defence
n.辩护；防御；防御工事；后卫

The land was flat, giving no scope for defence...
这一地区非常平坦，根本没法进行防御。
Twenty eight percent of the federal budget is spent on defense.
28%的联邦预算用于国防。
The immune system is our main defence against disease...
人体的免疫系统是抵御疾病的主要屏障。

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Prevent…from
使…不，防止…做

Lock or unlock your phone to prevent from unwanted checks.
锁定或解锁手机，以防止不必要的检查。

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Except for
除…之外；若不是

The building itself is empty except for a few trees.
除了几棵树，整个建筑已经空无一物。

剧情百科

考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.

1.Started it when my daughter was born with a heart _____.
我女儿生下来的时候有心脏缺陷，那我就开始写了。
2.Mastering english is _____ contact the language frequently to a large extent.
掌握好英语很大程度上要归因于大量接触该语言.

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.Their role is local (defence), not law enforcement.
他们的作用是地方防卫，不是执法。
2.How to (prevent from) producing new froth?
如何防止新泡沫的产生？