1. The key is to be satisfied with gradual improvement, expecting and accepting the occasional slips that come with any change. 关键是你要对逐渐的进步感到满足,要预见到并接受可能伴随这种改变而来的偶尔失误。
2. Similarly, I can give you fluids through a needle in your arm, which will keep you fed as your appetite slips away; the fluids might add a week or two to your life. 同样,我也可以在你手臂上插上针管,通过它给你输液,这可以让你保持进食,因为你的食欲会渐渐消退;输液可能让你的生命延长一至二周。
3. It disheartens any writer to get rejection slips. 任何作者收到退稿单都会泄气。