My old man has terminal cancer. 我老爸癌症晚期！
old man老头子；父亲
old folks:父母亲
terminal cancer终期癌

Happiness is hard to come by.要得到快乐不是一件容易的事。
Come by: 获取，得到；
I don't know how he came by so much money.我不知道他怎么搞到那么多钱。

pointer['pɔɪntɚ] n.出点子； 指针；指示器；教鞭；暗示
I hope at least my daughter was able to offer you some useful pointers我希望至少我的女儿为你提供了一些有用的建议。

sucker/ˈsʌkə/ n 容易上当的傻瓜;难以抗拒…的人
Everyone is a sucker at one time or another每个人都或多或少地有上当的时候。
I'm such a sucker for romance.我是个对浪漫没有抵抗力的人。

Mellow[ˈmeləʊ]
adj.
平和的；温和的；（瓜，果等）成熟的;（酒）芳醇的;（颜色或声音）柔和的
Let's go to a place that's more mellow, meaning someplace more calm and relaxing.让我们去一个不太闹，更安静和轻松的地方去吧
His voice was deep and mellow and his speech had a soothing and comforting quality.他的嗓音深沉柔美，他的演讲也带有种令人舒心宽慰的力量。

one-track mind，心思只能往一个方向想。那么也就是说，这个人的心很狭窄，除了自己的想法外容不得其它的观点；也可以指‘死脑筋’;
I told Jack not to pour all his money into one single stock. But having a one track mind, he didn't even pay attention to what I said.我告诉杰克不要把他所有的钱都拿来买一种股票。可是，他对我说的话根本没加注意，因为他一贯只相信自己，不愿听取别人的意见。
Gee, do you have one track mind or what?! No wonder I'm your only friend! 天啊，你是一根筋还是怎么着？！难怪你就我这么一个朋友！

sketchy['sketʃi]不完善的；粗浅的；草率的；可疑的，不可信
Details of what actually happened are still sketchy.究竟发生了什么事儿，还是很模糊。
You have to be careful around sketchy people like that.跟这种不可信的人在一起，你要多长个心眼。

luck out [lʌk aʊt]
运气特好，侥幸成功，逢凶化吉
Was he born to be successful, or did he just luck out? 是他命中注定会成功，还是仅仅交了好运？

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