重点单词：

1. blankly: 茫然地，毫无表情地

eg. I sat inside for a while, just staring out the windshield blankly.
我在驾驶室里坐了一会儿，只是茫然地盯着挡风玻璃看。

2. philosophically: 哲学的；达观的，泰然自若的

eg. It's a much better place, philosophically, mentally, and sexually.
无论从哲学上、精神上还是性上说，它都是一个好地方。

词组学习：

1. put it this way: 这样表达

eg. One woman put it this way, "If you made a mistake, be a man and admit it."
有一位女士这样说，“如果你犯错误，请有点儿男士的风度，主动承认。”

2. much as: 非常象，和……几乎一样

eg. We want to succeed and do well just as much as you want us to.
我们想要获得成功，我们想要尽量表现得好就像你想要的那样。

3. take down: 拿下

eg. You take down a bunch of cookbooks, plan the week's meals and make a shopping list.
你记下了一大堆食谱，计划本周的食物和购物清单。