1. to a large degree 很大程度上
How happy and positive one wants to feel is often to a large degree a choice.
你的快樂和積極程度往往很大程度上取決于你自己的選擇u5HwG!l~]h+Ajo。

2. make peace with 與……講和
She was trying to make peace with her next-door neighbors.
她試圖與隔壁鄰居和解;OBLsxDettMA0SYK3@9y。

3. if not 倘若沒有……
And anyway, the marketing idea behind it had been around for decades, if not centuries, before safety razors were invented.
實際上，安全剃刀被發明之前，這一策略背后的營銷理念已經存在了很久，沒有幾百年，也有幾十年)U5!_,hbnd0]O。

4. jolted by 對……感到震驚
Jolted by the devastating earthquake, the Japanese auto industry is still in paralysis.
目前，大地震導致日本整個汽車業都陷入了癱瘓k3ezwI3&RULiXtqcS。