using new words and phrases

1. from scratch,frustrated
A:How are you today,Ivy?
B:Frustrated,I cooked patato tarts from scratch ,but when I showed the photo to my English

teacher, he said it was really an old way to cook patatoes in this way
中文：今天怎么样？
不爽，今天我做了一道从零开始的土豆蛋挞，但当我给我的英语老师秀照片时他竟然说这种做土豆的方式实
在太老了。

2.juggling act
Learning Arabic and English at the same time is a little like a juggling act.
中文：同时学阿拉伯语和英语有点像玩杂耍平衡不了。

3.multitask
When I was a planner in my last company ,I often had to multitask. (Multitask can be used as a verb ^^)
中文：在上家公司做策划的时候，我经常需要处理多任务的工作。

4.pull out all the stops
The Vietnamese government claims they are pulling out all the stops to look for the lost airplane
中文：越南政府声称他们正在全力以赴搜寻失联飞机

5.pull off
I will pull off all the things a wife should do.
中文：我会努力做好一个妻子该做的事

6.retire abroad, cost of living
A:Do you know the cost of living in some Southeast Asian countries is much cheaper ?
B:I've already heard that before.If the price was constantly rising (You "raise" a prise, but a price "rises") in China, perhaps it was a good

option for Chinese people to retire abroad
中文：你知道很多东南亚国家的生活成本比较低吗？
我已经听说了，如果中国的物价持续上涨，退休后在国外生活或许会是中国人一个不错的选择

7.fixed income,cando
She invested a cando to become a landlady in order to get a fixed income
中文：她投资了一个有独立产权的房子成了一个房东这样就可以有一份稳定的收益。
(Can you tell me CANDO is the acronym for what?) ^^
8.at a fraction
The friuts sold here are just at a fraction of all kinds planted in China
中文：这里出售的水果仅仅是中国水果种植中很小的部分。

9.take the plunge
Instead of getting a steady job,she took the plunge and ran her own business.
中文：她选择了冒险经营自己的事业而不是去找一份稳定的工作

10.put down stakes
After graduation from my universtiy,I put down stakes in Hangzhou for a personal reason.
中文：大学毕业后，因为个人原因我选择搬到杭州生活。