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Passage 2 Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. 乐于交际似乎不失为延长寿命的好办法。 1, sociable adj. 社交的—sociability Social adj. 社会上的，社会的---society n. 社会 They have done a lot research into housing and social policy. 他们对住房和社会政策做了很多的研究。 Socialist 社会主义者 capitalist 资本主义者 Socialism 社会主义 capitalism 资本主义( 资本密集型capital-intensive -ist 表示“人，家，者” Scientist/ artist/ psychologist/ journalist/ biologist/ chemist -ism 主义 Optimism/ materialism/ pessimism realism 2, Add: 增加，补充 其名词是addition 短语：in addition(而且，另外，除…以外) / in addition to + n We like singing in our spare time. In addition, doing exercise is also included in the list. In addition to singing, we like doing some exercise. Add to 增加 please help add the sugar to the milk. 请帮忙在牛奶里面加些糖。 Add up to （1）, 总计，总共 the money add up to $ 100. 这些钱总共是100美金。 （2），意味着 what she said added up to a refusal. 她说的意思就是拒绝。 Relationships with family, friends, neighbors, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity (长寿) boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship. 处理好与家人、朋友、邻居甚至是宠物的关系都有助于延长寿命，但延年益寿最好的办法莫过于处理好婚姻关系或是一个类似的关系。 3, Relationship 关系，联系 Friendship= friend + ship 友谊 Hardship = hard + ship 艰难 -ship (1) 表示某种关系或状态 friendship/ partnership/ membership (2) 表示某种技能 salesmanship/ airmanship/ horsemanship 4, neighbor n. 邻居 Neighborhood 街区，邻里 In the neighborhood of (数量)大约，上下 It cost in the neighborhood of $500. 5, Do/turn the trick 起作用，奏效，达到目的 =work V起作用，奏效 Trick n把戏，恶作剧 play a trick on 玩弄，耍 We are playing a trick on the man who keeps bothering me. 我们正在戏弄那个一直烦我的家伙。 Have a trick/card up your sleeve 胸有成竹，自有锦囊妙计 Trick v 诱使 Trick sb in/into doing 诱使…做… He always tricks her into stealing something from that shop. Trick sb out sth 从…处骗取 He was tricked out money several times even if told that she was a thief. 即使被告知她是一个小偷，他还是被骗了很多次钱。 6, boost n. 推动，促进，助力 A boost to their morale 增加士气 V. 推动，提高，增加 Boost a program 宣传项目 (宣传活动 publicity campaign