All around the world, extremely wealthy people live a rather protected lifestyle and are insulated from the suffering lives of the poor all around them. 4. irrespective of不受某事物影响；不问某事物 不分种族、信仰或肤色，法律适用于所有的人。 意群提示 (apply to / irrespective of / creed)
The laws apply to everyone irrespective of race, creed or color. 5. have authority over具有对…的管辖权
对成年人而言，他们有权管理自己的情绪和欲望。 意群提示 (have authority over / emotions and desires) For adults, they have authority over their emotions and desires. 6. have a high/low / good /bad opinion of sb. / sth.
对（某人或某事）有（很高、很低、很好、很坏的）评价 许多英国人对这些政客们的评价很低，觉得他们没有奉献精神。 意群提示 (have a low opinion of / not dedicated)
Many British people had a low opinion of the politicians and felt that they were not dedicated.
Functional patterns
1. The fact is that sb. do things that seem provocative…, even … to sb. 用于表达“其他人对某人做事情的看法”。
事实是，中国父母的做法，对固执己见的西方人来说，令人愤慨，难以想象，甚至是违法的。The fact is that Chinese parents do things that seem provocative, unimaginable, even illegal, to opinionated Westerners. (Para. 2, L1) 典型例句
事实是，职业医闹的做法，对辛劳的医生来说，令人愤慨，不够理智，甚至是违法的。
意群提示 (hired hospital violators / provocative / irrational)
The fact is that hired hospital violators do things that seem provocative, irrational, even illegal, to the hard-working physicians. 2. That’s why the solution to sth. is always to do sth. 用于表示“对某人/事的应对措施”。原句译文
这就是为什么对表现欠佳的孩子，父母总是会施以惩罚和辱骂。 逆译练习
That’s why the solution to substandard performance is always to punish and shame
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