6、It is all very well for such things to occur in fiction.

It is all very well…but… 好到是好, 但是…

-- It is all very well for you to suggest taking a few days’ rest, but how can finish our work in

time?

-- It is all very well for them to ask me to do it, but I am too busy.

Occur vi.发生, 出现(某个事件出乎意料的、偶然的发生)

-- 比 happen 更正式

-- When did the accident occur? It occurred to me to do… / It occurred to me that…

-- It occurred to me to open the window.

Happen vi.发生, 碰巧, 偶然(某个事件出乎意料的、偶然的发生)

-- When did the accident happen?

Take place v.发生, 举行(事件根据安排而发生、举行)

-- When will the wedding take place?

7、To varying degrees, we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn,

but few of us have skeletons in the cupboard.

To varying degrees 从不同的角度来讲…

Which 引导定语从句, 修饰 secret。

Learn 得知、了解某个事实 / 学习某种知识、技能

-- She is learning computers. 她正在学习电脑。(动态动词