distant relatives远方亲戚

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A close neighbour means more than a distant relative.远亲不如近邻。

next of kin直系亲属

press/urge/push sb to do sth 催促某人做某事

sb/sth is under intense pressure某人承受着巨大压力

wed, get married, tie the knot, get hitched 结婚

peak  达到顶峰

the beleaguered city 被围困的城市

people in their 20s and 30s, 20- and 30-somethings ≈ young people

floods social media with sth让社交媒体上充斥着

demographic crunch 人口困境

be well educated受过良好教育的

This is especially true of sb某人尤其如此

A ... , and the same is true of B  A和B情况相似

be seen as sth, be viewed as sth, be regarded as sth, be deemed sth被视为

a basic requirement for sth 对…的基本要求

a grueling work culture 高压的工作文化（996）

grueling [ˈgruːəlɪŋ] 让人筋疲力尽的，非常累人的

a hefty fine 巨额罚款

not care for sb / sth 不喜欢...

a string of sth, a series of sth, a run of sth, a succession of sth 一连串，一系列...

trigger countermeasure against引发对……的反制措施

countermeasure [ˈkaʊntəmeʒ] 对策，应对措施

feign deafness装聋作哑

interrogate [ɪn'tɛrəɡet] 审问，盘问to ask sb a lot of questions over a long period of time, especially in an aggressive way

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