sports car 敞篷车
identity crisis 身份危机
identity n.身份
crisis n.危机
entertainment n.娱乐
but then would collect herself by saying 但是她随后会镇静下来说到
but then 但随后
collect herself 镇静下来
by saying 以...的方式说到
would 常常会（过去）
lap n.膝盖
stare at 盯着看，凝视，呆滞地看着
in case of... 在...情况下
car wreck 车祸
wreck v.毁坏/n.残骸
get in 遭遇
cancer n.癌症
deserve v.应得，值得
investment n.投资
invest v.投资
I first worked with Alex to just sit there while Emma's defining decade went parading by.
在艾玛至关重要的十年人生匆匆流逝之际，我最初只是陪着亚历克斯，静静地坐在一旁。
defining decade 至关重要的十年
go parading by 匆匆走过
just sit there 只是坐在一旁
Identity capital begets identity capital.
身份资本会招来更多的身份资本
beget v.产生，招致
capital n.资本
suppose v.认为，猜想
overrate v.高估
weak tie 微弱的联系
Last but not least 最后
actually adv.事实上,实际上
intentional n.故意的，特意的
go through 浏览
contact n./v.联系
generation n.几代人
likewise adv.同样的，同理
claim v.把握
They are so easy to help 而不是They are so easy to be help
他们很容易被帮助
语法：主动表被动
主语 + be + 形容词 + to + 动词原形
Don't be defined by what you didn't know or didn't do.
别被你不知道的事或者没做的事定义。
The best time to work on your ... is before you have one.
在...上下功夫的最好时间就是在...之前
例句：
The best time to work on your marriage is before you have one.
在婚事上下功夫的最好时间就是在结婚之前