be hostile to/towards
Many of those disgruntled people are actively hostile to Obamacare.But they might be even more hostile to any effort to kill the law.
满腹闹骚的民众可能对奥巴马医疗改革充满敌意，但是他们可能对任何要废除该法案的举动更为不满。
disgruntled=dis（diss）+gr（官人）=disgruntled不满
be linked to
That’s because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking necessary for making investments for the future.
那是因为快乐与一种长远的思维方式有关，而这种长远思维是对未来进行投资所必须的。
拓 link…with…将…与… 联系起来
A be related/relative to B A和B相关
A be correlative with B A和B相关
be packed with
This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most"happiness bang for your buck."
这本薄薄的小书涵盖了许多建议，这些建议可以帮助工薪阶级也可以帮助幸运儿们最大程度享受“金钱带来的快乐。”
slim苗条的=s（死）lim（limit极限）=一直死死往极限靠=slim苗条的
volume 体积；卷
wage=未结=wage工资
slave=s（死）la（拉）ve（魏姨）=salve奴隶
as well as =and=不是和xx一样好
buck 钱；纨绔子弟=不可（谐音）给纨绔子弟钱
lottery=lot许多+te（特别大的奖）=lottery彩票
A be packed with=A be filled with B=A be full of B
in addition to
This will help to grow your internal network,in addition to being a nice break in the work day.
这将有助于扩大你的内部关系网络，而且也是在工作日的一个美好的休息时刻。
break =b（不）reak（read）=不读书=break休息
be apt to
The digital services tax is apt to arouse criticism at home and abroad.
数字服务税容易引起国内外的批评。
be apt to do=be inclined to do=be prone to倾向于
assign sb.to do sth
The student union of your university has assigned you to inform the international students about an upcoming singing contest.
你们学校的学生会让你通知学生关于即将举行的唱歌比赛的事情。
upcoming 即将到来
拓 assign sth.to sb将…分配给某人
stick with
Human nature being what it is,most people stick with default settings.人性就是这样，大多数人都坚持使用默认设置。
拓 stick to=persevere with =persist in=insist on=cling to=adhere to坚持
每一个（per）人都很难（severe），每一个人（per）的姐妹（sister）都在坚持，所以你厚着脸皮在姐妹中（insist）粘着（stick、adhere）那些优秀的人，抱着（cling）她们大腿也是在坚持。
tease out
tease 梳理；取笑
It is really important to understand and try and tease out what is the human connection with fire today.
理解并尝试梳理出当今人类和火的关系是非常重要的。
tease out=茶叶在外面全死了=需要梳理一下种植思路=tease out梳理
rise above
We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the high-speed trend.
我们仍有摆脱诱惑、扭转高速发展趋势的想象力。
拓 overcome 克服
wipe out
Many historical buildings were wiped out in the endless chaos of war.
在无穷的混乱中，许多历史建筑遭到了摧毁。
chaos =吵死=chaos混乱
拓 demolish =demo（模型）lish（历史）=历史的模型中无数东西被不断摧毁=demolish摧毁
strip sb.of sth
Downloading and consuming culture requires great skills,but failing to move beyond downloading is to strip oneself of a defining constituent of humanity.
下载和消费文化需要高超的技巧，但如果不能超越下载，就等于剥夺了人类一种决定性的成分。
defining 决定性
constituent 组成部分