1) 他把正常收入的五分之一用来买书。一个月买10本书，不 久就积累了一个像样的图书馆。 (set aside, regular income, accumulate)
He set aside one fifth of his regular income for books. By buying ten books a month, he soon accumulated a good library.
2) 在认识到自己不适合教书以后，他认真考虑改变职业一 事。 (be suited for, give thought to
After realizing that he was not suited for teaching, he gave serious thought to changing his career. 3) 他拥有进取心的性格类型，喜欢分析问题和探索新事物。 (enterprising personality type, analyze, explore)
With his enterprising personality type, he enjoys analyzing problems and exploring new things 4) 与不同背景的人互相影响之后，他似乎改变了自己的人生 观。( interact with, background, perspective on life)
After interacting with people of different backgrounds, he seems to have changed his perspective on life.
5) 他现在欠债很多，无法摆脱，所以任何不必要的开支他都 免了。(feel stuck, refrain)
He is now deep in debt and feels stuck, so he refrains from any unnecessary expense. 6) 我哥哥因为不得不对付一帮他确实不喜欢的人而感觉很痛 苦。( miserable, deal with, a bunch of )
My brother feels miserable because he has to deal with a bunch of people that he really doesn’t like.
7) 很多人大学毕业以后还感觉到有压力需继续学习。这样的 生活也使人有成就感。(feel pressured, fulfilling)
Many people feel pressured to go on learning even after graduating from college. Such a way of life is also fulfilling.
8) 你不可养成每天玩电脑游戏一小时以上的习惯，否则你会让 老师和父母恼火的。( make it a practice to…, aggravate)
Don’t make it a practice to spend more than one hour per day playing computer games. You will aggravate both your parents and your teachers.