1. 分手/被分手

• dump 甩，抛弃

He dumped me because he thinks I don't deserve him.

他把我甩了因为他觉得我配不上他。

I was dumped.

我被甩了。

• split up 分手；使断绝关系

Actually we split up last year.

事实上，我们去年就分手了。

I used to think nothing could ever split us up. I was wrong.

我曾以为没有什么能把我们分开。我太天真了。

2. 考公上岸

• civil service exam 公务员考试

不少外媒也直译为guokao。

More than 2.12 million sit Sunday's 'guokao' exam, where applicants have just a one-in-68 chance of getting coveted 'iron rice bowl' jobs.

212万人参加了周日的“考公”，只有1/68的机会可以上岸，获得令人梦寐以求的“铁饭碗”。

• life-long job 铁饭碗

有人会翻译成'iron rice bowl' job是逐字翻译，想直白的表达一份工作很稳定，可以用life-long job或secure job。

He has a life-long job.

他端的是铁饭碗。

• secure （尤指经过努力）获得，取得，实现

找到工作你可以用land a job, get a job, 但是secure能够表达“经过了不懈努力才得到”的意思。

He secured himself a place at law school.

他终于上岸（成功进入）法学院。

3. 意中人

• Mr. Right / Miss Right 理想的伴侣

How can I meet my Mr. Right?

我怎么才能找到自己的意中人？

• beloved 心爱的人

It was a gift from her beloved.

那是她心爱的人送的礼物。

4. 嫌弃

• embarrass 使尴尬

You are embarrassing me. Stay away from me.

你让我尴尬，离我远点。

• despisement 蔑视，看不起

I saw the look of despisement on her face.

我看到她一脸鄙视的样子。

• I-am-better-than-you look 一脸嫌弃

I've had enough of his I-am-better-than-you look.

我受够了他的一脸嫌弃。

• put up with 忍受，包容

Thank you for putting up with me all these years. I know I'm not easy to deal with sometimes.

谢谢你这么多年不嫌弃我（包容我），我知道我有时候很难搞。

5. 及时止损

• cut one's loss 止损

He decided to cut his losses and sell the shares before they sank further.

他决定及时止损，在股价跌得更低之前卖掉。

• sunk cost fallacy 沉默成本谬论

“沉默成本谬论”指，当你前期在某件事中投入了大量成本，即使这件事已经注定没有好结果，但你依旧一厢情愿地对其继续投入。

You may be staying too long in your relationship due to sunk cost fallacy.

也许你在一段关系中很长时间不愿分手是因为沉没成本谬论。