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.
这套公寓真的很不错,但比起我们以往住的地方,那就差太远了
。2.rip apart 撕扯
Underneath this image of normalcy, addiction threatened to rip this family apart.
在这一切正常的表象下潜伏的是将使这个家庭四分五裂的毒瘾
。3.a couple of 一对
I used to smoke, but I gave up a couple of years ago.
我以前抽烟,但几年前就戒掉了
。