最新一项全面解析父母情感状况的研究表明，用“全家人的开心果”来形容儿孙或许不是最贴切的。 “为人父母的人，幸福感多停留在一个较低的层次上。
The most recent comprehensive study on the emotional state of those with kids shows us that the term "bundle of joy" may not be the most accurate way to describe our offspring.
高额战争成本的压榨催生出一种新的社会形态，用“损耗殆尽之国家”这个词来形容也许是最贴切的，因为在这样的国家中军事已经从其他的所有社会功能里面将资源抽空殆尽。
The cost squeeze has led to a new type of society, perhaps best termed a "depleted" state, in which the military has drained resources from all other social functions.
瓦奈纳先生老掉牙地把来非的外国记者描述成这样一群人，“仅仅只是挖掘最打动人心、最惨绝人寰，具有普利策奖价值的新闻；寻找最需要乐施会援助的黑小孩，只想找眼神最空洞，形容最枯槁的 ”。
Mr Wainaina lamely treats foreign correspondents in Africa as drones in search of the “most heart-wrenching and Genociding Pulitzerest, most black big-eyed Oxfam child starvingest”.
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