English Collection

Sometimes it is not the content of the stories themselves but just knowing you have control by choosing to read or listen that provides the calming effect.
universality and timelessness
make believe 假装
strand of = part of
a tremendous appetite（a strong desire for sth…） for…
Even photojournalist are experimenting cell phones because their near invisibility makes it easier to capture unguarded moment.[^①]
the course of history
Amid such geographic disarray ,the Grimms believed that shared language and cultural traditions could be the connective yarn[^②] of a people,their people.

[^①]:Something done in an unguarded moment is done when you think no one is watching.

[^②]:yarn 除了有（棉、毛等的）纱，纱线，纺线；（尤指难以置信的）还有故事，奇谈的意思，而Grimms 兄弟正好就是用故事来唤醒人们的民族意识，这个词在这里特别准确且双关。

trivially == easily
genie out of the bottle

The idiom "the genie is out of the bottle" means that something has been done, said, revealed, or initiated that cannot be undone, taken back, or contained. Once the "genie" (which represents a force, idea, secret, technology, or action) is released, its effects are irreversible, and the situation cannot be returned to how it was before.
bent on doing 一意孤行
resolutely oppose 坚决反对
The Chinese people do not provoke trouble, but they will not flinch from trouble either.
It is one of the secrets in that change of mental poise which has been fitly named conversion, that to many among us neither heaven nor earth has any revelation till some personality touches theirs with a peculiar influence, subduing them into receptiveness.
——George Eliot, Daniel Deronda
hop into/out of bed 一头钻进被窝，猛然起床
Their mass transit system is unparalleled, especially their high speed trains, which are affordable, comfortable, and plentiful.
I will be highly obliged if the undersigned could be informed about the outcome.
Since I was competing with a global pool of applicants, I was forced to up my game.
deck out == dress up
par excellence; ( only used after the noun it describes仅用于所修饰的名词之后)better than all the others of the same kind; a very good example of sth最好的；最优秀的；典型的；卓越的; She turned out to be an organizer par excellence.结果表明她是一个非常出色的组织者。
“Sense” in “in the sense that “ means “a way in which sth. can be ture or real” It is usually used to introduce an interpretation of a statement.

e.g. The area is remote in the sense that few people live on the roads leading to it.
Sth has been around since time began.自有时间以来就有……
come to terms with 妥协
xxx occupies a key role in… xxx很重要
walk the talk
show responsibility
tackle == cope with == deal with == settle == address
fulfill == achieve == complete
core values of socialism
pose a challenge
smart power grids 智能电网
in line with
to that end 为此、因此
favorable conditions
carbon emission intensity 碳排放强度
a white paper 白皮书
surpass == exceed
discard == discharge == 扔弃
feasible report
compromise(V.) == damage
drastically
mostly == mainly == principally == primarily == predominantly
dramatic == drastic
end product == 终端产品，成品
parent product == 母产品
end of pipe 管末处理法
It goes without saying == It is no denying the fact 不言而喻
retain/shoulder/bear/take the responsibility
a win-win choice == mutually beneficial
An increasing/raising/growing attention has been paid to
in itself == in essence; lead to == cause 带来、导致； given == considering 考虑到、鉴于
adopt/take/implement/introduce measures/regulations/policies
loot == plunder == maraud =? sack
flex one’s muscles
The Great Schism was a huge blow to the Church.
succumb to one’s habitual weakness for prevarication 受阻于某人一贯以来的拖延/搪塞
total name drop 装逼展示人脉
strip bars == strip club 脱衣舞俱乐部
commercial phone-sex operations 文爱（语音版）
massage parlors 按摩会所
hostile、benevolent 敌对的、慈善的
moral underpinning 道德基础
rigid rules 僵死的规则
platform 政党的纲领
alternative timeline 平行世界线
make a mockery of democracy 嘲弄民主
tentacle 触手
the rabbit hole of 兔子洞（rabbit hole）这个短语来源于路易斯·卡罗尔（Lewis Carroll）的经典童话《爱丽丝梦游仙境》（Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland）。在故事中，爱丽丝跟着一只白兔跳进了一个兔子洞，结果发现自己进入了一个充满奇特、颠倒和不可思议事物的奇幻世界。常用来指：①进入一个奇特、陌生或出乎意料的境地②陷入一个复杂、深入且难以脱身的情况或话题③一种沉浸式的、时间流逝感模糊的体验
almighty clash 巨大分歧
ice cream cone 冰淇淋蛋筒
get in the way of… 妨碍…
hideous injustices perpetrated by… 犯下骇人听闻的不公
not the other way round 而不是相反：表示某种情况或关系不是相反的，强调顺序或优先级。
beyond challenge 无可争议的、毋庸置疑的
fashion-beauty complex 时尚-美妆情结 Oedipus complex 俄底浦斯情结
hit close to home 触及内心：形容某件事或某个话题让人感到非常亲切或敏感或紧密相关
self-appointed and pompous professors 固步自封和自以为是的教授们
work up 激起，激发：指通过思想或身体努力引起某种情感或反应。
hook up 提供帮助：指为某人提供帮助、支持或资源。
Oh boy 口语中的语气词
count on 依靠，指望：指对某人或某事有信心，相信他/它会提供帮助或支持。
poke a little bit deeper into this idea 再深入探讨一下这个想法
enjoy and savour your life.
get the ball rolling
take one’s toll on sb
be laid off 被裁员
a tinge of resentment 一丝怨恨
tap into
the ancient elegance of the lost and extinguished style
a brisk business
but at any rate
spring up 雨后春笋般的涌出
Bankers also backed or personally paid for the building of masterworks in the classical style–that is, in the style of the restrained, stately design of the pre-Christian Roman Empire. back在这是资助的意思
a pointed nose 尖鼻子
draw out of 拉出、抽出（抽签等）
plunge sb into sth.使经历、使陷入（不快的事）
in real terms 实际上 in nominal terms 名义上
a hedge against sth 对某事的预防手段
operating profit 营业利润；毛利
blank and disengaged expression
entrench retrench
not least 尤其特别
evergreen 经久不衰的
in full swing | having reached a very lively level在热烈进行中；处于兴盛阶段
Debt, money, faith and state all go hand in hand.
If you think about it, nothing is reproduced with greater ease than the faith of the haves that they deserve what they get.
be in sb’s good ˈgraces | ( formal ) to have sb’s approval and be liked by them为某人所赞同（或喜爱）；得到某人的欢心
So, in broad strokes, here is the general picture.
Then add hordes of unemployed former serfs begging on the streets for a piece of bread, for work, for anything at all.