2251.I think therefore I am. 这是句家喻户晓的名言，有人指出，完整的说法是，I doubt, therefore I think. I think therefore I am. 可以说，这句话概括了西方哲学认识论的核心。今天中国人能有怀疑精神、独立思维的人是少之又少了。那些官僚讲话都要使用“和谐”一词，否则不会做文章。有人模仿这句型说，I love, therefore I am. 我爱故我在。（不会付出爱的人是没有什么价值的。）女生说：I shop, therefore I am. 我买故我在。或者说：I cry, therefore I am.我哭故我在。还有个研究生女生说，I think, therefore I am single. 我思故我嫁不出去。
2252.Juggling work and family is difficult on the best of days. 每天要平衡做好工作与照顾好家庭真是件不容易的事。the best of days 大部分日子里。比较上面的“平衡”。
2253.Marrying an American citizen is a guaranteed ticket to immigrating to America. 与美国公民结婚是移民美国最佳的门票。
2254.You are really something. 你真厉害。
2255.There are so many highs and lows, peaks and valleys in my life. My faith helps me smooth them out. 我一生中充满了起伏跌宕，是信心帮助我战胜了挑战。比较前面学过的iron out, hammer out 短语。
2256.Niujin just goes straight to oblivion. 牛津消失得无影无踪。The party appeared oblivious to (or of) the mounting pressures for political reform.在政治改革的巨大压力前这个政党完全在装聋作哑。She is oblivious to the risks she ran into. 她丝毫意识不到她陷入的危险。The two were in love, the beauty was oblivious. 情人眼里出西施。两人相爱，美不重要。
2257.She stole my heart and my wallet. 她偷走了我的心，还偷走了我的钱包
2258.When we are together I stay awake all night. When I’m on my own I cannot sleep. 我两相聚时我彻夜难眠，我孤独一人时，我整夜失眠。
2259.One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love. 有个词可以将我们从重担与痛苦中彻底解放，这个词就是爱。free somebody of something, 用from也不错。
2260.Because of the one child policy, many well-meaning parents tend to be overprotective and over-involved. These well-intentioned parents produce dependents and entitled children who don’t know how to make their own decisions, take care of themselves, or face difficult situations. These children end up blaming everyone else for their problems. 因为一胎化政策，许多好心的父母似乎对儿女太过呵护，事事都得插手。这些用心良苦的父母造就出来的却是批依赖性很强、要什么就得有什么的下一代，这些孩子自己没有主见，不能自理，逃避困难，最后总是把自己的过错都归咎到别人身上。well-meaning与over-intentioned一个意思；over-protective，过分保护，over-involved, 孩子们的事都要管，entitled 觉得本该得到，有权享受。We are not entitled to the freedom of speech if we don’t fight for it. 如果我们不为言论自由而战，我们并非本来就有权来享受这自由的。
2261.logjam 也可写作log jam, 一些木头堵塞了河道，引申为堵塞、僵局，Democrats want to break logjam on tax dispute and reach for the final deal on the health care bill.民主党人想要打破僵局，结束税务辩论，并就全民医疗保险取得最后的妥协。
2262.bottleneck, 瓶颈，也是僵局。We would have been done with this project two months ago if Dante wasn"t such a bottleneck. 如果不是谭特这么拖拖拉拉，我们两个月前就该完成这个项目了。Things have a way of getting themselves entangled in painfully frustrating bottlenecks.有些事不知道为什么老是会陷于僵局，叫人痛苦不堪。
2263.gridlock，Gridlock can occur if there is infighting within a company, with two groups competing to gain control of the company. 一家公司如果发生内斗，也就是两个派别要争夺公司的控制权，这时候，公司就会陷入僵局。gridlock又叫deadlock。
2264.choke point, 咽喉地形，阻塞点。Oil is China’s choke point. 石油握着中国的命运。
2265.blockage，We will discuss how to overcome blockage in negotiation. 我们将讨论如何打破谈判中的僵局。
2266.There are four roadblocks to the recovery/success.恢复/成功过程中有四个障碍。It"s easy to become irritated with God when you hit a roadblock. 当遭遇到人生障碍时，我们会变得与神过不去。
2267.personal, 这是用途很广的词。He wants to develop a personal relationship with the boss. 他想要与老板直接搭上关系。Don’ t take it personal. I am just doing my job. 我不是要整你个人，我只是在履行公务。Niujin takes criticism too personally. 牛津没有雅量接受批评。Learning in our school is personal. 我们学校实行面对面的教学。I will take care of that personally. 我会亲自处理这事的。PC 就是Personal Computer的缩写。He is my personal trainer. 他是我的私人教练。Personal Identity 个人身份认同。
2268.That is a good question. 这个问题不错。实际上，回答问题的人并没有答案，这句话不过是用来搪塞，好拖延时间。
2269.Some people never do anything to help, but are gifted at finding fault with the way others do the work. 有些人绝不会动手来帮忙，却有本事在一旁专门给那些干活的人挑错。be gifted at 有本事做什么事。find fault with挑错。
2270.On February 3. 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was ratified, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race. 1870年2月3日，美国宪法第十五修正案获得通过，该款赋予每个公民-不管肤色如何，以投票权。（可怜啊，我从来不知道投票的滋味。）
2271.I am onto something while looking for a new house. 我在找房子时，发现了一些有趣的东西。Mary wonders if Jane is onto something when she comes to see her. 玛丽在想静恩来看她是不是别有企图。Chinese Finance may be on to something.中国人的经营之道或许有道理。Everybody is onto your game -- why don"t you admit you lied?大家都知道你的诡计，你还是承认搞了鬼吧。
2272.He is a game changer. 他是改变格局的人。一个人能改变比赛规则肯定是很有影响力的人了。
2273.What are you thinking of? 这句话听起来好像是“你在想什么？”实际上意思不是如此。如果一个人做事极为离谱，你就说这句话，意思是，你脑子有毛病吧，你疯了。
2274.Obama just completed the first year of his term. Most people agree that gets a F grade for accomplishment. 奥巴马刚刚完成了第一年的任期，大多人认为他是一事无成。美国学校成绩分为A.B.C.D.F五种，A为优，F为不及格。She gets a F grade for being a mother. 她是个不及格的母亲。
2275.Man, you are writing Science Fiction. I only deal with reality. 老兄，你在写科幻小说，而我是个实实在在的人。
2276.Government, leave us alone.政府，休得管闲事！这是美国人的口头禅。美国人不相信大政府，不相信什么事都需要政府去插手，人民一定要有独立的空间。
2277.What is the salary range for this job? 这工作的报酬范围是多少？也可以说pay range for the job.
2278.What is about China that speaks to you? 中国最吸引你的是什么？