1. to a large degree 很大程度上
How happy and positive one wants to feel is often to a large degree a choice.
你的快乐和积极程度往往很大程度上取决于你自己的选择u5HwG!l~]h+Ajo。

2. make peace with 与……讲和
She was trying to make peace with her next-door neighbors.
她试图与隔壁邻居和解;OBLsxDettMA0SYK3@9y。

3. if not 倘若没有……
And anyway, the marketing idea behind it had been around for decades, if not centuries, before safety razors were invented.
实际上，安全剃刀被发明之前，这一策略背后的营销理念已经存在了很久，没有几百年，也有几十年)U5!_,hbnd0]O。

4. jolted by 对……感到震惊
Jolted by the devastating earthquake, the Japanese auto industry is still in paralysis.
目前，大地震导致日本整个汽车业都陷入了瘫痪k3ezwI3&RULiXtqcS。