1. prepare for 準備

例句：But I've been thinking a lot about the life that you have ahead of you, about my life so far as I reflect on what I've learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the trials that you will face in the coming years。
但是我已經(jīng)苦思冥想了好久，關(guān)于你即將面臨的人生以及我的生活，我反思我所學(xué)會的；思考一個父親的職責，力圖讓你為未來歲月中即將面臨的困難做好充分準備。

2. take its toll on sb 摧殘某人

例句：You are young, and life has yet to take its toll on you, to throw disappointments and heartaches and loneliness and struggles and pain into your path.
你還很年輕，生命還尚未開始摧殘你，沒有在你的人生道路上布置失望，傷心，孤獨，掙扎和苦痛。

3. wear down 磨損;損耗;使疲勞;使厭煩

例句：You have not been worn down yet by long hours of thankless work, by the slings and arrows of everyday life。

你還沒有被漫長的乏味工作，被日常生活的打擊搞得筋疲力盡。

4. at a wonderful stage of life 處在人生一個美妙的階段

例句：For this, be thankful. You are at a wonderful stage of life. You have many wonderful stages of life still to come, but they are not without their costs and perils。
因此，謝天謝地吧。你正處在人生一個美妙的階段。還有很多美妙的階段會來到你面前，但是都不是唾手可得的，你都得付出代價，經(jīng)歷風險。

5.deal with 處理

例句：There's not much you can do about these people except to learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who actually care about you, who make you feel good about yourself.
對這種人你除了學(xué)會和其接觸無計可施，同時你也要學(xué)會擇友，選擇那些對你友善的，那些真正關(guān)心你的，那些令你對自己感到很好的人做朋友。