1.let-down 失望



The flat was really very nice, but compared with what we'd been used to, it was a terrible let-down.

这套公寓真的很不错，但比起我们以往住的地方，那就差太远了GUlZ2)]Dw%;.yE。

2.rip apart 撕扯

Underneath this image of normalcy, addiction threatened to rip this family apart.

在这一切正常的表象下潜伏的是将使这个家庭四分五裂的毒瘾P_AJv;[Gvb9Ym+bSA。

3.a couple of 一对

I used to smoke, but I gave up a couple of years ago.

我以前抽烟，但几年前就戒掉了+fpf]mep!]-UrE6o。