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A good social status depends not so much on who you are but where you are and how much you know. 一个好的社会地位与其说是取决于你的身份，还不如说是取决于你的生活环境和知识水平。

2. It is common practice for sb. to do sth. ……做……是一种惯例

It is common practice for parents to be addicted to their cellphones when they have kids with them. 家长们在看小孩时埋头手机的现象很常见。

3. It is self-evident that... ……是显而易见的

It is self-evident that childhood experiences must have a profound effect upon our beliefs about ourselves. 显然，童年经历一定会对我们的自我信念产生深远影响。

4. feel honor bound to do sth. 觉得在道义上有责任做某事

The little boy feels honor bound to take care of his 80-year-old grandfather when his parents are absent. 小男孩觉得父母不在时，他应该照顾自己80岁高龄的爷爷。

5. be that as it may 即便如此

Perhaps there isn’t one single system that will work for everyone. Be that as it may, we all need order in our lives. 也许并不存在一个人人都适用的制度。尽管如此，我们的生活还是需要秩序的。

6. the conventional wisdom 人们普遍的看法，传统的信念

The conventional wisdom is that women are at a disadvantage in the labor market. 人们普遍认为女性在劳动力市场处于劣势地位。

7. suffice it to say 无需多说，只……就够了

Suffice it to say, garbage sorting is a right measure large cities take to protect the environment. 不用多说，垃圾分类是大城市采取的保护环境的正确一步。

8. paper over the cracks 掩盖分歧或困难

We need to discuss disagreements honestly without papering over the cracks. 我们应该开诚布公地讨论分歧而不是掩盖隐瞒。

9. go to great lengths to do sth. 竭尽全力做某事

Even ordinary people should go to great lengths to live every single day to the fullest. 即使是普通人，也应竭尽全力过好每一天。

10. keep tabs on sb./sth. 密切注意……

The police have been keep tabs on Jack since he got out of prison. 自从杰克出狱以来，警察一直在严密监视他。