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绝望的主妇 Desperate housewives S01E14

It's impossible to grasp just how powerful love is. It can sustain us through trying times, or motivate us to make extraordinary sacrifices. It can force decent men to commit the darkest deeds, or compel ordinary women to search for hidden truths. And long after we're gone, love remains, burned into our memories. We all search for love, but some of us, after we found it, wish we hadn't.

爱情的力量超乎寻常，它能支撑我们度过艰辛时刻，或激励我们做出超乎寻常的牺牲。它能驱使高尚的男人做出邪恶的事情，或逼迫普通女人去搜寻隐藏的真相。并且就算我们与世长辞，真爱依在，永刻心间。我们都在寻找真爱，但是有些人，在找到真爱后，却后悔不已。

★grasp

v. 抓牢，握紧；试图抓住；理解，领悟；毫不犹豫地抓住（机会）

n. 抓，握；理解，领会；力所能及，把握；权力，控制

grasp opportunities 抓住机会

grasp the overall situation 把握大局

She has a good grasp of the material.她对这个材料有很好的理解。

★ motivate

v. 刺激，使有动机，激发…的积极性；成为……的动机；给出理由；申请

They motivate others. 他们激励了他人。

How do you motivate yourself? 你怎样自我激励？

I can motivate you, encourage you, educate you and support you… but only YOU can change you. 我可以激励你、鼓励你、培训你、支持你……但是只有 你 能改变你自己。

同根词:

motivation n. 动机；积极性；推动

This is your willpower, motivation and courage. 这是你的意志力、动力和勇气。

Gratitude and motivation. 感恩和动机。

★ extraordinary

adj. 非凡的；特别的；离奇的；特派的

extra超过的–ordinary普通的，平凡的

He is a man of extraordinary willpower. 他是一个有非凡意志力的人。

Ordinary People Attain Extraordinary Success — You Can Too! 平凡的人能够获得非凡的成功––你也可以！

Ordinary people can do extraordinary things.平凡的人可以做出不平凡的事情。

★ sacrifice

n. 牺牲；祭品；供奉

vt. 牺牲；献祭；亏本出售

vi. 献祭；奉献

He is ready to sacrifice inclination to his country.为了祖国的利益他乐于牺牲个人所好。

Chinese parents would sacrifice all of their happiness for their children. 中国的父母会为了他们的孩子牺牲自己的幸福。

★ decent

adj. 正派的；得体的；相当好的

There isn't even a decent table in this room.房间里连张像样的桌子也没有。

What is a decent standard of living? 什么才是生活体面的标准？

He is a decent person.他是一个正派的人。