one’s blooded family某人的血緣家庭
blended families組合 / 混合家庭
family rules家規(guī)
family violence家庭暴力
follow (family) rules遵循家規(guī)
take a chance冒險,投機(jī)
give birth to生(孩子),產(chǎn)(仔);產(chǎn)生
birth / biological / natural parents親生父母
adoptive parents養(yǎng)父母
raise children養(yǎng)育孩子
get a pension領(lǐng)取養(yǎng)老金
grant a pension to… 給……發(fā)放養(yǎng)老金
pass away去世
take care of the old照顧老人
grow up to be good for nothing長大后一事無成
draw up a (business) plan起草[擬訂](商業(yè))計(jì)劃
make a (profitable) investment做(有益的)投資
invest in sth. 在……上投資
complete an/the order form (online/ by telephone) (在網(wǎng)上/打電話)下訂單
receive the order收到訂單
sign a contract 簽合同
articles of the contract合同條款
finalize a contract定合同
turn failure into success轉(zhuǎn)敗為勝
inherited property遺產(chǎn)
lower the cost of sth. 降低某物的成本
cut down on one’s (living) expenses減少某人的(生活)開支
get a discount for the inconvenience因遭受不便而得到折扣
can afford to buy 買得起
a piece of property一塊地產(chǎn)
(big) gaps between rich and poor(大的)貧富差距
make a good money賺一大筆錢
cut down (its production) expenses減少(其生產(chǎn))支出
a (new) policy on pensioners’ welfare(新的)養(yǎng)老金政策
develop business opportunities發(fā)展生意機(jī)會
a circular business循環(huán)經(jīng)濟(jì)