【語法和句型】

1. Yet 79 percent of them said they would splurge to cheer themselves up.
而79%的受訪女性表示，她們將瘋狂購物以便換個好心情。

cheer up 表示“ (使)高興起來， (使)振作起來”，例如：

Cheer up! It can't be as bad as all that.
振作起來!情況不會那么糟。

When I get despondent my roommate cheer me up.
當我沮喪時，我的同室室友給我鼓勁。

2. Of the 700 women surveyed, 40 percent said depression was an excuse to overspend
在參與調查的700位女性中，40%的人稱壓抑是瘋狂購物的借口

an excuse to表示“ ……的借口”，例如：

He seemed to be groping around for an excuse to leave.
他似乎在找離去的借口。

3. The problem is likely not confined to women.
并非只有女性受此困擾。

confined to 局限于

Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
只有在有知識的內部圈子里才能被理解。