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make ends meet使收支相抵

例句：She scarcely earns enough money to make ends meet.
      她几乎挣不到足够的钱以维持开支。

2.So, what the heck was she thinking? A history teacher in Georgia giving the green light on white robes, letting students dress like Klansmen for a history project on racism.

give the green light on同意

例句：Mother gave us the green light to go on the camping trip.
      母亲同意我们参加露营活动。

3.The history teacher got too wrapped up in the past and forgot about the realities of the present.

wrapped up倾心关注的，专心致志的

例句：She keeps all her children wrapped up in cotton wool.
      她把子女照顾得未免过头了。

      He is wrapped up in his work.
      他全神贯注于自己的工作。