Can you afford a second child?

Before her son was born, she was happy to splash out on skincare products, clothing and
socializing with friends. Now, she even hesitates to buy a new dress.

讲解：

在她的儿子出生之前，她很乐于给自己花钱购买护肤产品、衣服和朋友一起出去玩。现在
她就连要买一件新的裙子都会犹豫一番。
splash out on sth 花大钱购买…
skincare 皮肤护理
socialize 交际
hesitate 犹豫

Raising their 2-year-old swallows at least a third of the family's annual income.

讲解：

养育他们两岁的孩子要耗费他们家庭年收入的至少三分之一。
raise 抚养
2-year-old=2-year-old kid/child/son/daughter
swallow 耗尽、用光…
annual income 年收入

Her financial struggle mirrors the difficulties facing millions of other middle-class families across
China.

讲解：

她的经济困难反映了几百万中国中产家庭正在面临的一些问题。
financial 财政的
struggle 困难
mirror 反映…
across China 在全中国

I love you

I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.

讲解：

我爱你，不是因为你是谁，而是因为与你在一起时，我才知道我是谁。
No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won’t make you cry.

讲解：

没有人值得你流泪，值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。
be worth sth 值得…

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

讲解：

对于世界而言，你是一个人；但是对于某个人，你是他的整个世界。