hollowing out of industries 空心产业
hollow 沉闷回荡的，无诚意的，无真正价值的，凹陷的，中空的
shortly afterwards 不久以后，没过多久
You've got to look forward. Out with the old, in with the new.你必须朝前看，旧的不去，新的不来。
其他说法：
- Move on. Don't dwell on the past. Let go of the past so you can make room for the future.
- Focus on the future. You have to let go for new things to come your way.
- You should look ahead. Let go of the past and make room for something new and better.
其他说法： - Life is about looking ahead. Let go of what was and make room for what will be.
- You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.
- You can't keep looking back. Sometimes you have to let go of the past to create room for the future.
grab the wrong kid 接错了孩子
in all honestly 老实说，实话说
What should parents do when their child is always being defiant? 孩子老是叛逆父母该怎么办？
How can parents cope with a child who's always defying them?
How should parents handle kids who always go against them?
How can parents deal with a child who's always opposing them?
What do I do when my child always does the opposite of what I say/ask?
a hit-and-miss affair 碰运气的事儿
skipping forwards and backwards 刷视频时快进或者回退的动作
in isolation from 独立于
劝退的说法： - If the game is too difficult, it will drive away a lot of players.游戏太难会劝退一批玩家。
- If the game is too difficult, it will turn away a lot of players.
- The high difficulty of the game might turn off many players.
- The game's intense difficulty might put off many players.
- If the difficulty is too high, it could scare off/away a lot of players.
- If the game is too difficult, it could discourage many players from sticking with it.
- A game that's too hard might cause many players to quit.
相似说法： - Too much difficulty in the game is going to push a lot of players away.
- If the price is too high, you'll lose customers.
- The smell of hospitals always puts me off.
- If the bar is set too high, many won't even try.标准、目标、要求定得太高
