1. work hard 發奮努力
People tend to work hard at this stage of life.
人在這個人生階段往往發奮努力。
2. go through the same thing 經歷一樣的東西
Everyone we know at our stage of life is going through the same thing.
每個人在我們這個階段都會經歷一樣的東西。
3. blame the pressures of this stage of life 責怪這個階段壓力大
Some people blame the pressures of this stage of life.
4. fit into your current stage in life 適合你現階段的生活
Another key point is to know how the job will fit into your current stage in life. 另外一個關鍵點是得知道這個工作是否適合你現階段的生活。
5. be in transition to adulthood 處在向成年階段轉型的過渡期
feel lost 感到迷茫
Being in transition to adulthood requires teenagers to think and make choices independently, so they might sometimes feel lost. 青少年處在向成年階段轉型的過渡期，這一階段需要他們進行獨立思考並獨立做出選擇，因此他們有時候會感到迷茫。
6. wheeling-and-dealing 爾虞我詐
He abhors the wheeling-and-dealing associated with conventional political life. 他憎惡傳統政治生活中的爾虞我詐。
7. leads a rich and varied life 過著豐富多彩的生活
She leads a rich and varied life. 她過著豐富多彩的生活。
8. sedate = quiet, especially in a way that lacks excitement 寧靜的；不熱鬧的
be mundane 枯燥的 = ( often disapproving) not interesting or exciting 單調的；平凡的
Her life was sedate, almost mundane. 她的生活很平靜，幾乎有些枯燥。
9. be drawing to a close 正走向終點
His life was drawing to a close. 他的生命正走向終點。
10. have made such a mess of my life 把自己的生活弄得一團糟
I've made such a mess of my life. 我把自己的生活弄得一團糟。
11. has an optimistic view of life 樂觀地看待人生
He has an optimistic view of life. 他樂觀地看待人生。
12. spend one's working lives doing sth. 把他們的職業生涯都花在...上
Interior designers spend their working lives keeping up to date with the latest trends. 室內設計者們把他們的職業生涯都花在追趕最新潮流上。
13. have been ...all one's working life 整個職業生涯中一直是..
She has been an accountant all her working life . 她在整個職業生涯中一直是會計師。
14. married life 婚後生活
They were very happy throughout their married life . 他們婚後生活一直很幸福。
15. start a new life 開始了新的生活
They emigrated to start a new life in Canada. 他們移民加拿大開始新的生活。