2125. The flu （influenza） vaccine actually suppresses your immune system. Any medicine has side effect. If you can, you should steer clear of this hyped-up answer to avoiding the flu. 流感疫苗实际上会削弱你的免疫系统。是药三分毒。你要尽可能不用这些炒作的答案来防止流感。

steer clear of

2126. People over 55 who receive a flu shot every year for five years increase their risk of Alzheimer’s tenfold. 55岁以上的人，如果连续五年打防止感冒针，患老年痴呆症的几率要增加十倍。

2127. Flu vaccinations contain a full dose of mercury, the most toxic substance known to man.防感冒的疫苗内含有汞，这是种对人体毒性最大的物质。

2128. Despite this, you and your loved ones don’t have to be sitting ducks for this winter’s cold and flu season. 尽管如此，在这冬季流感季节，你和你所爱的人并不必坐以待毙。sitting duck,坐以待毙，a sitting duck president 即将卸任的总统。

2129. He’s out there in the trenches, spreading the truth about simpler, cheaper, and safer ways to prevent disease. 他一个人在那里战斗，要告诉大家一些更简单、花费更少、更安全的方法来预防疾病。out there in the trenches, 在战壕里。

2130.Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so "Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don’t." 人生苦短，不要早晨起来时充满了遗憾，所以“对你好的，就爱他们，对你不好的，就为他们祷告。”

2131. Parents of other players complained that the coach was unfairly mollycoddling the team’s star player. 众选手的父母都在抱怨，说教练太偏心只照顾球队里的尖子球员。mollycoddle 偏心，宠爱，溺爱，娇生惯养的男人、男孩。mollycoddle由两个单词组成，一个是molly，一个是coddle，coddle的意思是慢慢用温火煮鸡蛋，后发展出宠爱的意思，同义词为pamper。molly是Mary的昵称。

No matter what pacifist "flubdubs and flapdoodle mollycoddles" might say, the President [Teddy Roosevelt] knew that if there were a general war then America could well be drawn into it. 不管那些和平主义者有多少空话大话梦话，罗斯福总统知道只要世界发生大战，美国就很可能会要卷入进去。flubdub, flapdoodle, 都是些不切实际的空话大话。

2132. utilize and use: 有些人越来越多地使用utilize来代替use。这两个单词虽然是同义词，但并不完全是一个意思。utilize是很好地使用，全面利用。Can I use your pen to write a note? 我能用你的笔留个言吗？He likes to use others for his own end.他老是利用他人牟利。The businessman is fully utilizing his wealth to influence government officials. 那个商人总是尽可能地利用他的财富来影响政府官员。

2133. The U.S. government is careening toward a "debt payment shock" in the not-too-distant future.在不久的将来，美国政府就会不可避免地面临偿还债务的恐怖。另一个“不久的将来”说法是：in the near future。

2134.I think I have overworked, underpaid, and under-appreciated.It is not fair. 我想我工作超时，工资超低，无人欣赏。这太不公平。

2135.Some officials can make millions of dollars without lifting a single finger.有些政府官员啥事也不干就能赚百万千万。without lifting a finger, 一个指头都不愿动，啥事也不干。注意，不要说moving a finger。You can generate more traffic to your blog without you even lifting a finger. 你可以啥事也不做，就能提高你博客的点击率。比较without breaking a single sweat, 不费吹胡之力。

2136. “着迷”的几个口语说法：a. What makes women go gaga over a guy?男人得有什么样的气质才能使女人着迷？go gaga over 对某事某人疯狂。b. He is potty about her. 他对她着迷。c. Mothers all go gooey over their babies. 是母亲都对自己的孩子着迷。

2137. brace 这个词应该记得。现在小孩都带牙套，就是此词。可以单数，也可以复数：I just got my braces.It is not easy at all.我刚戴上了牙箍，真的不方便。Everyone has to wear braces for different lengths of time, but most people usually wear braces for about 2 years.knee brace 膝盖支架.I have to wear a knee brace.动词是“支撑”的意思，也作要做好准备以防不测：President Barack Obama is bracing for a tough sell of his apparent decision to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan. 奥巴马总统得做好准备，推销不受欢迎的决定，向阿富汗增派数万军队打破战争的僵局。

2138. In July 2008, gold, oil, and many other commodities were at the highest levels ever recorded.In a few short months, just about every commodity plummeted: 30%, 40%, 50%, and more.The $64 trillion question for investors is: Will the commodity boom continue, or will it stall out? A huge new commodities boom is probably just ahead — with potentially tremendous profits for those who invest in the right way. 2008年7月，黄金、原油以及很多其它期货都达到了有史以来最高价位。但几个月过后，几乎所有的期货都猛跌，跌了30%，40%，50%或更多。投资者要面临的一个64万亿的问题是，期货的繁荣还会继续吗？或许一个新的期货繁荣马上就要降临，对那些能做出正确投资决定的人来说，将会获得巨大的收益。

2139. First and foremost, you need to have inner confidence.最为重要的是，你要有内在的自信。

2140.I sincerely desire to see clearly my shortcomings, my faults, my sins. I earnestly pray to be humble, obedient and loving , to be worthy to walk with Thee. 我真切地期盼能清楚地认识到我自己的缺点、错误以及我的罪。我真诚地祷告成为一个谦卑、顺服以及有爱心的人，成为一个值得与你同行的人。

2141. Party crashers were allowed into a White House State Dinner without being on the guest list is an embarrasement to the Homeland Security. 晚宴蹭饭者能未被邀请而获许进入参加白宫的国宴叫国土安全局尽失颜面。

2142. The children worked for a pittance at the factory in subhuman conditions. 这些儿童在非人的条件下为这家工厂打工，工资微乎其微。pity 与pittance同享词源。It"s a pity when you haven"t anything but a pittance. 你只有微薄的家产真是太可怜。与pity还有一个同源的词是piety，虔诚的。

2143. less是个常用词，但也容易常常出错。less用于不可数名词：less bread, less thought, less intelligence，如果是可数名词，则用fewer:fewer people, fewer hours, fewer是few的比较级，而less则是little的比较级。能够用little时，才能用less，little hope, less hope, and so on. You need to make fewer errors. 这里不应该用less。