绝望的主妇第一季第七集学习专栏
S01E07 Part03练习素材及答案：
Get someone over the hump：it means helping someone overcome a difficult point or challenge, allowing them to make progress and move forward. It refers to the “hump” as a metaphorical obstacle that must be crossed to achieve success or relief. （帮助某人克服一个困难点或挑战，从而使他们能够取得进展并继续前行。“驼峰”比喻为必须跨越的障碍，以实现成功或解脱。）
1、在挣扎了几周之后，导师的建议终于帮助他渡过了难关，将他从困境中拉了出来，让他看到远处的一线曙光。
After weeks of struggling with the project, the mentor’s advice finally got him over the hump, pulling him out of the rut and allowing him to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
2、资金的注入让这家企业度过了难关，使它维持生计足够长的时间，得以重新站稳脚跟，并开始取得进展。
The financial boost got the business over the hump, allowing it to stay afloat just long enough to get back on its feet and begin making headway.
3、团队在开发的中途陷入困境，直到一个突破性的想法让他们渡过了难关，帮助他们扭转局面并逐渐缩小与竞争对手的差距。
The team was stuck in the middle of development until a breakthrough idea got them over the hump, helping them turn the corner and gain some ground on their competitors.
Hit the wall：it means to reach a point of physical, mental, or emotional exhaustion where progress becomes difficult or impossible. It often refers to athletes running out of energy, but it can also apply to other contexts like work or personal challenges when someone feels completely drained. （达到身体、精神或情感上的极限，进步变得困难或不可能。这个短语常用于描述运动员耗尽体力，但也适用于工作或个人挑战，当一个人感到完全疲惫时。）
1、当作家接近小说的最后章节时，他遇到了瓶颈，创意枯竭，只觉得自己兜兜转转，无法将想法付诸实践。
As the writer approached the final chapters of his novel, he hit the wall, his creativity running dry, and he found himself wandering in circles, unable to bring his ideas to fruition.
2、在法律战的中途，律所的战略开始分崩离析，关键证人相继倒下，让他们获胜的机会蒙上了一层阴影，他们就此陷入了僵局。
In the middle of the legal battle, the firm hit the wall as their strategy began to fall apart at the seams, and their key witnesses fell by the wayside, casting a shadow on their chances of winning.
3、在项目的最后阶段，她疲惫不堪，热情逐渐消退，开始原地踏步，拼命试图保持表面光鲜。
She hit the wall during the final stages of the project, her enthusiasm fizzled out as she began treading water, desperately trying to keep up appearances.
Chase ghost：to pursue something elusive, imaginary, or unattainable, often wasting time and energy on something that doesn’t exist or has no chance of being achieved. It can also refer to obsessing over unfounded fears or worries. （追求难以捉摸、虚幻或无法实现的事物，常常浪费时间和精力在不存在或毫无可能实现的事情上，也可以指过度执着于毫无根据的恐惧或担忧。）
1、他们在原地打转，追逐不存在的幻象，他们的努力陷入混乱，在追求难以实现的目标中迷失了全局。
They were running in circles, chasing ghost that didn’t exist, their efforts spinning into chaos as they lost sight of the bigger picture in their quest for unattainable goals.
2、在股票市场捕风捉影可能会花费巨资，尤其是当投资者操之过急，没有做好功课就贸然进行风险交易时。
Chasing ghosts in the stock market can cost an arm and a leg, especially when investors jump the gun on risky deals without doing their homework.
3、调查小组浪费了几个月的大海捞针，他们的资源慢慢地开始流失，一次次陷入死胡同，始终无法抓住他们迫切想要的真相。
The investigative team wasted months chasing ghosts, their resources slipping through their fingers as they ran into dead ends, never quite grasping the truth they so desperately sought.
今日引语推荐（The Wings of the Dove）
“There was a moment when she saw clearly that to live fully meant to embrace both joy and sorrow, for they were intertwined like the roots of a tree. Without one, the other could not flourish. It was in the acceptance of pain, as much as in the pursuit of happiness, that life found its deepest meaning.”
“她清楚地看到了一个时刻：要活得充实，就必须同时拥抱欢乐和悲伤，因为它们像树根一样交织在一起。没有一者，另一者就无法茂盛生长。正是在接受痛苦的过程中，和追求幸福的过程中一样，生命才找到了它最深刻的意义。”
“In the grand scheme of things, she realized, all the battles fought and the victories won amounted to little more than fleeting moments of satisfaction. The real journey was internal, the quiet cultivation of patience, of resilience, of grace in the face of adversity. It was not the outer conquest but the inner peace that defined the true victor in life’s ceaseless war. ”
“在宏大的生命格局中，她意识到，所有的斗争和胜利不过是短暂的满足。真正的旅程是内在的，是耐心、坚韧和面对逆境时优雅的默默修养。并非外在的征服，而是内心的平静，才是定义在生命无休止战争中的真正胜利者。”
