新概念英语第四册35-03

接下来课文...right living, and the need for abandoning bad habits, etc., the bottle, the box, and the jar are almost always granted them. ...

right living = regular life

kick off ：踢开

quit ：扔掉

general ：泛泛的，不具体的

if you write in this way, it is OK, pretty good.

接下来课文...Nor is it only the ignorant and ill-educated person who has such faith in the bottle of medicine, ...

Nor … ：引出例证

Nor is it： 倒装句

ill-educated ：无知的，没受过教育的

nor ：强调上文，引出下文

接下来课文...especially if it be wrapped in white paper and sealed with a dab of red sealing-wax by a clever chemist. ...

if it be … ：虚拟语气，省略 should

chemist： 药剂师

接下来课文...It is recounted of Thomas Carlyle that when he heard of the illness of his friend, Henry Taylor, he went off immediately to visit him, ...

it is recounted of sb. ：据说

Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 苏格兰历史学家，散文家

heard of： 听说