ancient

　　Very old; having existed for a very long time.

　　这里的用法呢，其实是种自黑，是种幽默的说法。比如：

　　He’s ancient—he must be at least fifty!

　　white-out

　　修正液，涂改液

　　cross something out/ through

　　To draw a line through a word, usually because it is wrong.

　　划掉(写错的)字。

　　“I came from a family of academics, and was very concerned of being taken seriously. ”

　　a family of academics

　　这个应该就是传说中的“书香世家”吧。

　　“I couldn’t shake my self-doubt. I got in only because I was famous. This was how others saw me and it was how I saw myself. ”

　　shake

　　To get rid of something.

　　摆脱某物，例如：

　　He couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something wrong.

　　self-doubt

　　The feeling that you are not good enough.

　　自我怀疑，缺乏自信。

　　“What designer are you wearing? What’s your fitness regime? Any makeup tips?”

　　regime = regimen

　　A set of rules about food and exercise or medical treatment that you follow in order to stay healthy or to improve your health.

　　养生法，生活规则

　　“I could barely get myself out of bed in the morning.”

　　这句话，每位同学都要学会，因为It’s true for everyone…

　　“It’s not about quantity. It’s about taking pleasure in the perfection and beauty of the particular. ”

　　take pleasure in something/doing something

　　直接上例子：

　　He takes no pleasure in his work.

　　She took pleasure in shocking her parents.

　　“(Her first film) went on to bomb commercially. … it’s still the film people approach me about the most. … It was initially such a disaster by all standards and measures.”