I used to be a damsel in distress.

我是处于忧伤中女孩。

A European investment banker says turtles often cling to quaint Western notions like transparency, meritocracy and ethics, which puts them at a disadvantage in China's hyper-Darwinian economy, where locals are more willing to do whatever the boss or client wants.

一位欧洲投行家说海龟锢于西方理念，比如透明、营管理、道德，这使他们在中国这样一个奉行超达尔文主义环境中处于不利地位，比之下，本土雇员更愿意做老板或客户需要任何事情。

However, Larry often helps to bring out the best in me.

但是，拉里帮助我展示最好一面。

Sometimes it seems that reconciliation stands little chance in the face of war and discord.

在战争和纷扰中，达成和解显得是那么难。

He's had so many colds and sore throats recently.

他最近感冒，并且喉咙痛。

This is what he got for spending time with his seven-year-old sister, Annie loved pretend stuff. But Jack was eight and a half. He liked real things.

这就是杰克同他七岁妹妹玩耍时现情景。安妮喜欢玩假装游戏。而杰克已八岁半了，他喜欢实实在在东西。

Now that's a word that's been on my mind a lot recently.

我最近思考" 坚韧" 这个概念。

Overtime work is often onerous, though it is well paid.

加班工作报酬很好，但是很繁重。

Often cruel and deceitful. Sadly, so are we.

他们很残忍，尔虞我诈。可惜我们也是这样人。

The bride and the bridesmaids usually carry bouquets.

新娘和女傧捧着花束。

Don’t worry, you are most welcome to join our party, and as I always say " the more, the merrier" .

别担心，你是参加我们派对最受欢迎人，正如我说" 人越多越热闹。"

And then you know, the pollution, of course, coming out of when you have mega cities, right, the air -- I see my kids playing, you know, every day when it's a bad weather, it just pains me to see that.

你知道吗，在那些人口稠密特大型城市，空气质量令人堪忧，每天我看到我孩子在那种环境里玩耍，特别是天气不好，非令我心痛。

String quartets, jazz bands, chamber orchestras and folk groups are commonly organized within the colleges, as are literary magazines, newsletters, and photo journals.

学生们组合成弦乐四重奏乐团、爵士乐队、室内管弦乐队及通俗组合，这就像文艺杂志、内部简讯和图片期刊一样普遍。

So, we normally use fair or dark.

所以，我们说浅色或是深色。

In America, where a car is usually essential to get to work, many borrowers would sooner lose their house, which explains why in the years after the crisis, mortgages were more likely to go bad than car loans.

在美国，汽车对于上班族来说是必不可少，许多贷款人可能很快失去他们房子，这解释了为什么在危机之后几年，住房抵押贷款比汽车贷款更加容易恶化。

The international media was often just as uncritical.

国际媒体也不加批判。

In particular, they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments, which are often uneasy with federal action and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chicken's habitat.

特别地，他们呼吁联邦政府与西部各州政府进行更紧密合作，因为这些州政府对联邦政府举措感到不安。同时联邦政府也要和土地所有者进行紧密合作，这些人控制着约95%小草原松鸡栖息地。

I remember my aunt Mary used to say if you swallow a cherry stone, a tree would grow out of your mouth.

我记得我玛丽婶婶过去说如果你吞下了一个樱桃核，你嘴里会长一棵树。

And for that reason, we —at Vox— often get comments like these.

因为这个缘故，我们在节目中收到这种意见。

And I've talked about responsibility a lot.

也用到“责任”这个词。