An Di (Liu Tao) is a successful business woman who has returned to China after studying in New York to find her younger brother. Qu Xiao Xiao (Wang Zi Wen) is only 25 but already owns her own small business. Fang Sheng Mei (Jiang Xin) grew up in poverty but has shed her “Princess of the Streets” background to work for a multinational company. Qiu Ying Ying (Andy Yang Zi) is a 20-year-old small-town girl who is trying to make it in the big city. Guan Ju Er (Bridgette Qiao Xin) is a 20-year-old from a highly educated family, but she must discover what she wants out of life when enters the workforce for the first time.
For these women, there is a man (or two) who is trying to get their attention. Dr. Zhao (Wang Kai) is a flirtatious, handsome doctor. Qi Dian (Zu Feng) is the stoic businessman. Wang Bai Chuan (Zhang Lu) is Sheng Mei’s steadfast friend who has always carried a torch for her. Yao Bin (Zhang Xiao Qian) is a second-generation?chaebol. Tan Zong Ming (Jin Dong) is An Di’s boss . Can the women find the personal happiness they seek? “It is based on a novel by the same name.
① “fulfillment ”的意思是“履行，實(shí)行，實(shí)現(xiàn)”。例如：We?get?pleasure?and?fulfillment?from the?natural?world.我們在自然的世界中得到快樂和成就感。
Meaning: The feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life because you are doing interesting, useful or important things
常用搭配：Find or seek fulfillment 表示“找到自我價(jià)值”
Eg: the real joy of a teacher is helping students find personal fulfillment.
老師最大的欣慰就是能夠幫助學(xué)生找到他們未來自己的價(jià)值
? 結(jié)合文中表達(dá)：Find fulfillment on their own terms 各自實(shí)現(xiàn)自我的追求
On one’s own terms 表示‘根據(jù)自己的主張和想法’
Fulfill： v 表示“履行，實(shí)現(xiàn)和滿足“
Eg: Now, I will fulfill my father’s dying wish…to use the list of names he left me and bring down those who are poisoning my city…（from the Arrow）
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Fulfill one’s wish意思是：“完成某人的愿望”。
② “grow up in poverty”這里的意思是“在貧困中成長，長大”，例如：Confucius?grew?up?in?poverty, and was?constantly?urged?by his?mother?to be?diligent in?his?studies?so?he?could?escape?a poor life?and?raise his status?in?society.?孔子自幼在貧困中長大。他的母親時(shí)常鞭策他勤奮學(xué)習(xí)，希望他將來不再受窮，并在社會(huì)上出人頭地。
關(guān)于grow up的延伸表達(dá)：
A grow-up 成年人
Grow up= be born and raised in some place=city born and city bred（生在城市，長在城市）
Eg：Kunming born and Kunming bred
生在昆明，長在昆明
Some Take-away Love Spells：
先學(xué)幾個(gè)表達(dá)吧：
Have a secret crush on somebody，表示“ 暗戀某人“?
Ask somebody out on a date，表示“約某人出去”?
聽完Vivian自編自導(dǎo)的對話后也不忘記筆記：
A)Level with somebody = confess 意思是“對某人坦白”
B)你是我喜歡的類型：You are my type
C)You are a catch 你很迷人
D)My heart was pounding 心跳得厲害
E)Have feelings for somebody或者fall for somebody 都表示的是“喜歡、迷戀某人“
而Carry a torch for somebody 表示的是‘單戀某人‘
F)I am seeing someone表示‘我在和別人交往‘
G)做朋友就好：Keep things on a friendship level
H)最動(dòng)人的承諾之一：I will be there for you“我一直在你身邊”
I)You are important to me = you mean the world to me. 你就是我的全世界。
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J)對待感情要懂得放下，隨緣：We need move forward and get on with our lives.
③ “steadfast ”的意思是“堅(jiān)定的，不變的”。例如：Our?nation?is?strong?and?steadfast.我們的國家是強(qiáng)大堅(jiān)定的。
④ “carry a torch for sb”的意思是“單戀某人，一廂情愿”。例如：He?carried?a?torch?for?that?pretty woman,?but?all?in vain.他一廂情愿的愛那美女，但一切均徒然。
