unt to her husband for every penny of the moneyhe gives her for house keeping
丈夫给她持家的钱是怎么花的，她得一笔一笔地向他交代清楚。
eg：He couldn't account for why he was late. 他解释不清他为什么迟到。
account for sth 说明原因
eg：Bad mews from home may account for his recent depression.
他近来情绪低落可能是因为家里出了事。
eg：Icy roads account for the increase in accidents. 路面结冰是造成交通事故增加的原因。
account for （数量上）占——
eg：Girl students account for more than 50% in our school. 女学生在我校占一半以上。
7.Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime.——Many people are keenly aware that life is short
acute： keen；sharp；quick 敏锐的；尖锐的，（疾病等）急性的
eg：Some animals have an acute sense of smell. 有些动物的嗅觉很敏锐。
a sense of responsibility 责任感a sense of shame 羞耻感a sense of security 安全感
a sense of hearing 听觉 sense： 感觉
8.Oncer the sands have run out of a person's hourglass，they cannot be replaced.
Once： 一旦
eg：Once you have come，you must stay. 既来之，则安之。
the sands：（古代计时用的）沙漏中的沙；（喻）时间；光阴；寿命 the sands of time 时光
the sands of（one's ）life寿命 The sands are running out.
run out of：用完；耗尽
eg：I'm running out of money this month.Could you please land me some
我这个月的钱快花光了，你能借我点吗？
9.We want every minute to count.
count：to be of value or importance 有价值，有意义
eg：First impressions of people do count 人们的最初印象确实重要
eg：We have only a few bullets left ，so make each one count
我们只剩下几发子弹了，每一发都要真正派上用场
eg：Such men do not count for anything 这种人毫不足取。
10 A foreigner's first impressionof the U.S.…
Impression： 印象
eg：What's your first impression about Beijing？你对北京的第一印象如何？
under pressure：不得不如此；压力下
eg：I don't want to work under pressure 我不喜欢在不得已的情况下做事。
