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be at risk：岌岌可危

18. 坚持不懈 persevere in doing | 19. 岌岌可危 be at risk | 20. 年老体弱 old and weak

The old lady screamed at sight of the thief：那老太太一见到小偷就尖声喊叫起来

at the sight of 一看见就... | The old lady screamed at sight of the thief. 那老太太一见到小偷就尖声喊叫起来. | know by sight见过面,面熟

make efforts at the last moment：平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚

活到老,学到老 never too old to learn | 平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚 make efforts at the last moment | 每逢佳节倍思亲 When festivals arrive, we will miss family more that before.

Athlete's foot covers that：脚气就会那样

Stress explains everything except the itchy feet.|压力可以解释一切症状除了脚癣 | Athlete's foot covers that.|脚气就会那样 | Waiters work 12 hours a day in old sneakers.|服务生每天穿着帆布鞋工作12小时

atomic clock：原子钟

现已发现,与动力钟(Dynamical clock)相比,原子钟(Atomic clock)所记录的时间比较慢. 在圣经的缄言(The Testimony of the Bible)中,有关与宇宙形成的记载. 兹引述如下:据统计,在旧约(The Old Testament)中,共有12处谈到上帝拉伸了天空.

Opposites Attract：互补

Old habits die hard.积习难改 | Opposites attract.互补 | Out of the frying pan into the fire.跳出热锅,掉进火中. 每况愈下

Auntie Mame：欢乐梅姑

大法师续集 Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) | 欢乐梅姑 Auntie Mame (1958) | 老人与海 The Old Man and the Sea (1958)

Staph aureus：金黄色葡萄球菌

解脲脲原体 Ureaplasma urealyticum | 金黄色葡萄球菌 Staph. aureus | 旧结核菌素 old tuberculin

He treated me like a pal at first. He was avuncular：一开始他把我当作是个好伙伴 像是长辈一样

It's three o'clock in the afternoon. I meant t... | He treated me like a pal at first. He was avuncular.|一开始他把我当作是个好伙伴 像是长辈一样 | He teased me about being a waster. I called him an old...

15 is an awkward age：15 岁是个尴尬的年纪

middle age 中年 | 15 is an awkward age. 15 岁是个尴尬的年纪. | He died of old age. 他终其天年.

sloyd：手工艺教育

slowworm 蛇蜥 | sloyd 手工艺教育 | slub 搓捻

Pete Postlethwaite：皮特.鲍斯特莱斯威特

卡迈伦.戴兹 Cameron Diaz | 皮特.鲍斯特莱斯威特 Pete Postlethwaite | 亨利.托马斯 Henry Thomas