Life past 40 is far from smooth sailing, but it's so much more than the reductive depictions we see in women's magazines and on the Hollywood big screen.

40岁以后的人生并非一帆风顺，但它远比我们在女性杂志和好莱坞大屏幕上看到的简化描述要丰富得多。

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As a parent trainer I am now dealing with helicopter parents—the ones who take away all the difficulties and make it smooth sailing for their kids.

作为一名家长培训师，我现在面对的是直升机家长——他们会为孩子排除所有的困难，让一切顺利进行。

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Life is never smooth sailing.

生活绝不会一帆风顺。

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But the White House is clearly expecting relatively smooth sailing from here on out.

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If they are correct, the meaning of smooth sailing is about to change forever.

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So when District Attorney Eddie Jordan appeared before the city council, it wasn't smooth sailing.

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