1.regardless of 不管
The amount will be paid to everyone regardless of whether they have children or not.
不管有沒有孩子,每個人都會得到相同的金額 。
2.poverty line 貧困線
A third of the population is living at or below the poverty line .
三分之一的人口生活在貧困線或以下 。
3.absent from 缺席
Jo was absent from the house all the next day.
喬第二天一整天都不在家 。
4.trickle down 流下
The tears were beginning to trickle down her cheeks.
眼淚開始沿她的面頰淌下來 。
5.modern-day 當代的
Hall is angry at what he sees as a caricature of the training offered to modern-day social workers.
在霍爾看來,當代社會工作者所受的培訓被大肆夸大,他感到很氣憤 。