5. moonlight 兼职；打两份工；too out of

1. Jack was too out of breath to speak

喘气喘的说不上话

too out of shape to enjoy the physical intimacy

too out of shape to enjoy the food/dinning

太胖，无法尽情享受亲密/美食

the documentation is too out of date to be opened

文件过期，不能打开了。

I'm being too out of line

太过分了

too out of balance

太不平衡

2. Sometimes ninjas held meetings in hidden mountain caves to plan secret missions.

palm 计划

3. they will ask you no questions. they will show you no mercy

毫不留情

4. go south

情况越来越糟糕

the product sales went south last month

上个月产品的销售下降了。

5. Neat 巧妙的

6. tap 轻打；拍

7. moonlight 

做名词，月光;月色

做动词，兼职

have a second job 副业

work a second job打两份工

8. he felt a shiver go down his spine

a chill went through him

9. He was freezing to death!

冻死人了，夸张

10. He was chilled to the bone.

冷风刺骨，夸张

bank 岸边

11. he is my rock 他是我坚强的后盾

a strong person who can be relied on

12. He forgot the smallness of the branch

他忘了树枝有多小

抽象名词

百万中国学生面临就业难

失业

口语：Millions of Chinese students  are still out of work.

一般表达：Millions of Chinese students are facing the prospect/challenge of finding a job.

百万中国学生面临就业难。

《经济学人》是这样写的：Millions of Chinese students brace themselves for joblessness.

数以百万计的中国学生面临失业。

13. The voices of the samurai were getting closer. So were their torches.

人过来了，火炬也来了

Her raincoat was wet. So were her boots.

雨衣和雨靴都是湿的

14. along the way 沿途，一路上，接下来，在下面的过程中

down the road 路不远

there is a bank down the road 沿马路不远有一家银行

go forward 接下来

15. just because, doesn't mean

Just because you're older than me doesn't mean you know everything. 

你比我年长，这并不意味着你什么都知道。

Just because you have money doesn't mean you could do anything/as you want.

有钱，并不意味着你可以为所欲为

One summer day in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, a mysterious tree house

appeared in the woods.

Eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, climbed into

the tree house. They found that it was filled with books.

Jack and Annie soon discovered that the tree house was magic. It

could take them to the places in the books. All they had to do was to

point to a picture and wish to be there.

Jack and Annie visited the time of dinosaurs, old England, ancient

Egypt, and a pirate ship.

Along the way, they discovered that the tree house belonged to

Morgan le Fay. Morgan was a magical librarian from the time of King

Arthur. She traveled through time and space, gathering books.

Jack and Annie are about to start a whole new adventure … in Night

of the Ninjas.