Language Focus 一、Text生词 no matter how/what/whether:无论怎样/什么/是否 e.g. No matter how much you protect your children, they will still make mistakes. 无论你怎么护着孩子，他们总还是会犯错。 No matter how much he wanted to give her a helping hand, she could not bring herself to accept it. 无论他多想帮她一把，她都不愿接受。 No matter what you may say, he will not believe you. 你怎么说他都不会信。 I only want to tell you a secret: No matter whether we’ll see each other or whether you’ll forget me, I love you. 我只想告诉你一个秘密：我爱你，无论咱俩会不会再见，无论你会不会忘了我。 refer to: mention 提到 1
e.g. He failed to refer to his plans for the future in his email. 他邮件中没提到对将来的打算。 mystery: n. sth. that is not fully understood or difficult to explain 神秘的事物；谜 e.g. How the plan works still remains a mystery to me. 我始终不明白这个计划如何实施。 slip away: disappear or die 消逝 e.g. Funny, isn’t it, how things just slip away without you noticing? 物换星移而人所不察，岂不有趣？ insight:n. the clear understanding of a complex situation 洞察，深刻的见解 e.g. With new research, scientists have gained a deeper insight into the process of aging. 新的研究使科学家对衰老的过程有了更深的理解。 cannot help but: be forced to 不得不 2
