trivial=insignificant adj.不重要的，無關(guān)緊要的
Sebastian is very easy to get angry.I always tell him not to lose his temper over trivial matters. 塞巴斯蒂安是個(gè)很容易生氣的人。我總告訴他不要因?yàn)橐恍┬∈露l(fā)火。
intelligence=cleverness n.智能、智力
Some Chinese students are very popular for their intelligence during their studies abroad. 很多在海外的中國留學(xué)生都因?yàn)樽约旱穆斆鞑胖嵌艿綒g迎。
pick up one’s ears=listen carefully verbal phrase.仔細(xì)聽
Mary has a bad habit that she never listen scarefully when people talk.She really should pick up her ears! 瑪麗有個(gè)壞習(xí)慣，她總在別人說話的時(shí)候不認(rèn)真聽。她真應(yīng)該仔仔細(xì)細(xì)聽別人講話！
awesome=very amazing adj.極好的，了不起的
My father announced that he would take my family to Italy during the summer holiday! That is awesome! 我爸爸宣布他會(huì)在暑假的時(shí)候帶我們?nèi)胰ヒ獯罄糜?！這真是太棒了！
skeptical=doubtful adj.懷疑的
I was skeptical about whether he could be agood manager in the beginning.But he gained my trust gradually. 剛一開始，我對(duì)他是否可以成為一個(gè)好的管理者持懷疑態(tài)度。但是他漸漸地獲得了我的信任。
give it a try=attempt verbal phrase.嘗試
Susan is very conservative and never tries anything new.Everyone uses smart phone but her Nokia is still on duty.I always ask her to buy a smart phone,you know,just give it a try. 蘇珊是一個(gè)很守舊的人，她從來不嘗試新生事物?，F(xiàn)在人人都在用智能手機(jī)了，而她還在用諾基亞。我總是讓她買個(gè)智能手機(jī)，至少嘗試一下。
idealistic=believing something good adj.理想主義的，空想的
Tony saw some illustrators posting somepaintings on the Internet and he wants to be an illustrator too. I think he istoo idealistic. Being an illustrator is not easy and requires years of trainingand practice. 托尼在網(wǎng)上看到很多插畫師發(fā)布了很多插畫，所以他現(xiàn)在也想成為一個(gè)插畫師了。我覺得他的想法有點(diǎn)太理想主義了。成為插畫師不是那么容易的事情，這需要長年累月的訓(xùn)練和練習(xí)。
long for=desire verbal phrase.渴望，盼望，向往
Marilyn has longed for studying abroad for years.Now her dream finally comes true.She will go to France to learn MBA soon. 瑪麗蓮盼著出國留學(xué)已經(jīng)好幾年了。現(xiàn)在她終于夢(mèng)想成真，她很快就要去法國讀MBA了。
cost-effective=cheap adj.便宜的，實(shí)惠的，物有所值的
Lily shared her experience of shopping with us last week.“Never buy something at first glance” she said.“You need to compare the price with different merchants,then you can buy the most cost-effective one”. She really taught us a lesson! 上周，莉莉跟我們分享了一下她買東西的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。她說“一定不能買你一眼就相中的東西，你一定要跟不同的賣家比比價(jià)格，然后挑便宜的那家買”。她真是給我們上了一課！
opinionated=expressing one’s opinionstrongly adj.固執(zhí)己見的，剛愎自用的
Alec is very opinionated.Last time when heworked with his team for a group task,everybody disagreed with his plan,buthe still commanded his team to work in his way.He really should have listenedto others’ suggestions. 阿里克是一個(gè)非常固執(zhí)的人。上次他和他的團(tuán)隊(duì)做一個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)作業(yè)，每個(gè)人都不同意他的方案，但是他仍然要求他的團(tuán)隊(duì)按他的想法執(zhí)行。他真應(yīng)該好聽聽聽別人的建議。
self-centered=selfish adj.自私的
It is a phenomenon that many Chinese parents spoil and pamper their kids.It leads to many serious problems,one of which is the children are so self-centered.They don’t help others and never share foods or toys with other kids. 中國的一個(gè)社會(huì)現(xiàn)象是很多父母都會(huì)溺愛和嬌慣他們的孩子。這就導(dǎo)致了一個(gè)很嚴(yán)重的問題，那就是很多孩子都很自私。他們不去幫助他人，也不喜歡跟其他孩子分享自己的食物和玩具。
anxious=worried adj.焦慮的，擔(dān)憂的
More and more Chinese students are ordered to drop out of school due to poor academic performances or rule-breaking in other countries. Their parents hoped they can have a better education abroad but the reality broke the anxious parents’ hearts. 越來越多的中國留學(xué)生在海外由于學(xué)業(yè)不佳或違反校規(guī)而被退學(xué)。他們的父母本來希望他們可以在國外得到良好的教育，但殘酷的現(xiàn)實(shí)傷透了這些日日為兒女擔(dān)憂的家長的心。
tip of the iceberg=a small visiblepart noun phrase.冰山一角，很小的一部分；
Many Chinese students believe that the education in the USA is very good because the American kids don’t have much homework to do.Actually,they only see the tip of the iceberg.What they don’tknow is the American kids are much busier than they think. 很多中國學(xué)生都覺得美國的教育很好，因?yàn)槊绹男『]有那么多的作業(yè)做。但事實(shí)上，他們只是看到了冰山一角。他們不知道的是其實(shí)美國的孩子要比他們想象中的要忙多了。
to make a long story short=to simplify verbal phrase.簡(jiǎn)而言之
Last Friday,our manager asked us about thenew comer,John,in our team.We complained a lot about his bad working habits and tempers.To make a long story short,nobody in our team wanted to work with John. 上周五，我們的經(jīng)理向我們?cè)儐栁覀儓F(tuán)隊(duì)新員工約翰的情況。我們向經(jīng)理抱怨了他不好的工作習(xí)慣和壞脾氣?？偠灾?，我們團(tuán)隊(duì)沒有人愿意和他一起工作。
Sebastian is very easy to get angry.I always tell him not to lose his temper over trivial matters. 塞巴斯蒂安是個(gè)很容易生氣的人。我總告訴他不要因?yàn)橐恍┬∈露l(fā)火。
intelligence=cleverness n.智能、智力
Some Chinese students are very popular for their intelligence during their studies abroad. 很多在海外的中國留學(xué)生都因?yàn)樽约旱穆斆鞑胖嵌艿綒g迎。
pick up one’s ears=listen carefully verbal phrase.仔細(xì)聽
Mary has a bad habit that she never listen scarefully when people talk.She really should pick up her ears! 瑪麗有個(gè)壞習(xí)慣，她總在別人說話的時(shí)候不認(rèn)真聽。她真應(yīng)該仔仔細(xì)細(xì)聽別人講話！
awesome=very amazing adj.極好的，了不起的
My father announced that he would take my family to Italy during the summer holiday! That is awesome! 我爸爸宣布他會(huì)在暑假的時(shí)候帶我們?nèi)胰ヒ獯罄糜?！這真是太棒了！
skeptical=doubtful adj.懷疑的
I was skeptical about whether he could be agood manager in the beginning.But he gained my trust gradually. 剛一開始，我對(duì)他是否可以成為一個(gè)好的管理者持懷疑態(tài)度。但是他漸漸地獲得了我的信任。
give it a try=attempt verbal phrase.嘗試
Susan is very conservative and never tries anything new.Everyone uses smart phone but her Nokia is still on duty.I always ask her to buy a smart phone,you know,just give it a try. 蘇珊是一個(gè)很守舊的人，她從來不嘗試新生事物?，F(xiàn)在人人都在用智能手機(jī)了，而她還在用諾基亞。我總是讓她買個(gè)智能手機(jī)，至少嘗試一下。
idealistic=believing something good adj.理想主義的，空想的
Tony saw some illustrators posting somepaintings on the Internet and he wants to be an illustrator too. I think he istoo idealistic. Being an illustrator is not easy and requires years of trainingand practice. 托尼在網(wǎng)上看到很多插畫師發(fā)布了很多插畫，所以他現(xiàn)在也想成為一個(gè)插畫師了。我覺得他的想法有點(diǎn)太理想主義了。成為插畫師不是那么容易的事情，這需要長年累月的訓(xùn)練和練習(xí)。
long for=desire verbal phrase.渴望，盼望，向往
Marilyn has longed for studying abroad for years.Now her dream finally comes true.She will go to France to learn MBA soon. 瑪麗蓮盼著出國留學(xué)已經(jīng)好幾年了。現(xiàn)在她終于夢(mèng)想成真，她很快就要去法國讀MBA了。
cost-effective=cheap adj.便宜的，實(shí)惠的，物有所值的
Lily shared her experience of shopping with us last week.“Never buy something at first glance” she said.“You need to compare the price with different merchants,then you can buy the most cost-effective one”. She really taught us a lesson! 上周，莉莉跟我們分享了一下她買東西的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。她說“一定不能買你一眼就相中的東西，你一定要跟不同的賣家比比價(jià)格，然后挑便宜的那家買”。她真是給我們上了一課！
opinionated=expressing one’s opinionstrongly adj.固執(zhí)己見的，剛愎自用的
Alec is very opinionated.Last time when heworked with his team for a group task,everybody disagreed with his plan,buthe still commanded his team to work in his way.He really should have listenedto others’ suggestions. 阿里克是一個(gè)非常固執(zhí)的人。上次他和他的團(tuán)隊(duì)做一個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)作業(yè)，每個(gè)人都不同意他的方案，但是他仍然要求他的團(tuán)隊(duì)按他的想法執(zhí)行。他真應(yīng)該好聽聽聽別人的建議。
self-centered=selfish adj.自私的
It is a phenomenon that many Chinese parents spoil and pamper their kids.It leads to many serious problems,one of which is the children are so self-centered.They don’t help others and never share foods or toys with other kids. 中國的一個(gè)社會(huì)現(xiàn)象是很多父母都會(huì)溺愛和嬌慣他們的孩子。這就導(dǎo)致了一個(gè)很嚴(yán)重的問題，那就是很多孩子都很自私。他們不去幫助他人，也不喜歡跟其他孩子分享自己的食物和玩具。
anxious=worried adj.焦慮的，擔(dān)憂的
More and more Chinese students are ordered to drop out of school due to poor academic performances or rule-breaking in other countries. Their parents hoped they can have a better education abroad but the reality broke the anxious parents’ hearts. 越來越多的中國留學(xué)生在海外由于學(xué)業(yè)不佳或違反校規(guī)而被退學(xué)。他們的父母本來希望他們可以在國外得到良好的教育，但殘酷的現(xiàn)實(shí)傷透了這些日日為兒女擔(dān)憂的家長的心。
tip of the iceberg=a small visiblepart noun phrase.冰山一角，很小的一部分；
Many Chinese students believe that the education in the USA is very good because the American kids don’t have much homework to do.Actually,they only see the tip of the iceberg.What they don’tknow is the American kids are much busier than they think. 很多中國學(xué)生都覺得美國的教育很好，因?yàn)槊绹男『]有那么多的作業(yè)做。但事實(shí)上，他們只是看到了冰山一角。他們不知道的是其實(shí)美國的孩子要比他們想象中的要忙多了。
to make a long story short=to simplify verbal phrase.簡(jiǎn)而言之
Last Friday,our manager asked us about thenew comer,John,in our team.We complained a lot about his bad working habits and tempers.To make a long story short,nobody in our team wanted to work with John. 上周五，我們的經(jīng)理向我們?cè)儐栁覀儓F(tuán)隊(duì)新員工約翰的情況。我們向經(jīng)理抱怨了他不好的工作習(xí)慣和壞脾氣?？偠灾?，我們團(tuán)隊(duì)沒有人愿意和他一起工作。