1.let-down 失望
The flat was really very nice, but compared with what we'd been used to, it was a terrible let-down.
這套公寓真的很不錯,但比起我們以往住的地方,那就差太遠了
。2.rip apart 撕扯
Underneath this image of normalcy, addiction threatened to rip this family apart.
在這一切正常的表象下潛伏的是將使這個家庭四分五裂的毒癮
。3.a couple of 一對
I used to smoke, but I gave up a couple of years ago.
我以前抽煙,但幾年前就戒掉了
。