What does 'trade for' mean here? Help me with this sentence plz! I've read an article on the Washington Post on the subject of Thanksgiving. But I cannot figure out what 'trade for' means in the following sentence. "None of the children or grandchildren in the family would have traded the matriarch in the portrait for a brain surgeon, a Wall Street titan or Supreme Court justice, as impressive as those professions and trades may be." My guess is that 'trade for' here means 'to picture someone in the image of', but that doesn't fit into any explanation in the dictionary. Please help me out! And thank you in advance for offering your help! This is the original article, in case you need any context. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/21/surviving-tribal-politics-in-the-season-of-thanksg/

Please help me with this! Look up the history of literature in every country, I dare say that, there isn’t a single (one of )great writer who creates works based on critics’ theories. Does the sentence above sound strange? If so, how can I improve it? I would appreciate it if you help me with this.

如何翻译 'Vitamin A-boosted' ?

Never give up When I was little, I always dreamt of being an artist. However, burying in books and struggling in the sea of paper now, I keep asking myself, should I give up or should I just stick to my dream? Then I hear my heart giving the answer. Yes, of course. I shall never give up, because I know what persistence means to me. It’s more than just the determination and passion; it’s a fascinating journey on exploring yourself. On the way we enjoy the bittersweet feeling, knowing our strengths and weaknesses, realizing how powerful we are. And then we find ourselves reaching the destination unconsciously. And as the Henry David Thoreau quote goes, when you achieve your dreams, it's not so much what you get as who you have become in achieving them. That’s why I think we shall never give up.

Join in the “Clear your plate” Campaign Clear Your Plate” campaign, which is meant to build an economized society, has increasingly popular in society. This is a campaign that urges us to cherish the food in our plate so as to rid the world of hunger. This is a campaign that speaks on behalf of millions of hungry people whose voices go unheard. This is also a very meaningful campaign as it guides people to advocate saving and avoid wasting food. As it’s shown in the statistics, if people stop throwing away 5% of their meals per day, there will be millions of hungry people’s lives being saved. Since the “Clear Your Plate” campaign is to do things that are both meaningful to ourselves and to other people, why don’t we join in? And here come the suggestions. First, don’t throw away food blindly. If you can’t finish it right away, put it in the fridge and enjoy it next time. Second, please have your leftovers packed when going out for meals. Third, the restaurants can give customers who manage to clear their plates a discount as an encouragement. Although these acts are small and simple, on no account can we ignore their influence. All in all, I strongly recommend that everyone should join in this campaign to the long term benefits of human kind.

Lost and found At the age of ten, I took up an art courses only to be told that I was never going to get the direction of light right because I’m a left-handed. And just a week before that, my piano teacher described my right hand fingers as stiff as matchsticks. I’ve always believed that I was to be an artist since I was little as people around me kept encouraging me that I have a gift for it. And I have tried really hard to practice my right hand skills in playing piano. However, these were the third time that I've been turned down for the same reason in the past two years. My fragile self-confidence was like a house of cards caved in with the cruel denials. I was totally lost and overwhelmed by inferiority, thinking that I was born to be worse than others because I’m a lefty. I curled up in my own corner, never dared to try again, never dared to take one more step forward. I hesitated to express my ideas because I’m afraid to be scolded; I never picked up my pencils again because I’m afraid to be laugh at; every tapes on the keys was like walking on thin ice because I’m afraid to perform it wrong. Until that day I was watching The Simpsons. I was moved and inspired by their neighbor Ned who used his life savings to open a shop specialized in selling supplies for lefty like him. I realized that there’s no big difference between lefty and normal people and there’s nothing that we can’t do as long as you want to. Then followed the great news.I was given a shot to play on the school team and this time the result turn out to be rather good because I’m a lefty. I started to feel that I was back on my feet and found my self-confidence back. I truly understand that people are unique individuals and life has entitled you the right to pursue your dream that nobody can deprived of. Just follow the arrow of your heart wherever it points. That was my story of how I regain my confidence. Life is like a continuing process of lost and found. For once you thought you lost it forever, but eventually it will come back to you. What’s more, you’ve gain a great deal on the road of finding it back.

My language learning experience Hi, this is my first time writing articles in foreign languages on WEB. I'm a senior high school student and I've been learning English for ten years, so I would like to talk about my English learning experience. In my spare time, I love listening to the podcast I subscribed on itunes and one of my favorate is ALL EARS ENGLISH podcast,so I discovered italki when I was looking through its website the other day. It's really amazing to have a community of language learning. And I also absorbed the interesting ideas on TED talks. Another way that I use to learn English is through MOOC, you can get new knowledge and refresh yourself when doing so. I really hope to meet some kindred spirits here. Feel free to connect me!