Rather than concluding that children make parents either happy or miserable, Senior suggests we need to redefine happiness: instead of thinking of it as something that can be measured by moment-to-moment joy, we should consider being happy as a past-tense condition.
与其得出结论说孩子让父母变得幸福或痛苦，Senior 建议我们重新定义幸福：与其将其视为可以由瞬间快乐来衡量的东西，不如将其视为一种过去时的状态。
Economic condition was only a stimulus for the trend toward efficient living.
经济状况只是推动高效生活方式趋势的一个刺激因素。
As a condition of receiving state approval for the sale, the company agreed to seek permission from state regulators to operate past 2012.
作为获得州政府批准这项交易的条件，该公司同意向州监管机构申请许可，以继续在2012年后运营。
Directions: Write a letter of about 100 words to the president of your university, suggesting how to improve students' physical condition.
写作指导：撰写一封约100字的信件，给大学校长，提出改善学生体质的建议。
On the one hand, it's a necessary condition 1 many worthwhile things: child care, friendships, etc. On the other hand, putting your 2 in the wrong place often carries a high 3 .
一方面，它是许多有价值事物的必要条件：育儿、友谊等。另一方面，将你的2放在错误的地方通常会带来很高的3。
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。