trivial=insignificant adj.不重要的，无关紧要的
Sebastian is very easy to get angry.I always tell him not to lose his temper over trivial matters. 塞巴斯蒂安是个很容易生气的人。我总告诉他不要因为一些小事而发火。
intelligence=cleverness n.智能、智力
Some Chinese students are very popular for their intelligence during their studies abroad. 很多在海外的中国留学生都因为自己的聪明才智而受到欢迎。
pick up one’s ears=listen carefully verbal phrase.仔细听
Mary has a bad habit that she never listen scarefully when people talk.She really should pick up her ears! 玛丽有个坏习惯，她总在别人说话的时候不认真听。她真应该仔仔细细听别人讲话!
awesome=very amazing adj.极好的，了不起的
My father announced that he would take my family to Italy during the summer holiday! That is awesome! 我爸爸宣布他会在暑假的时候带我们全家去意大利旅游!这真是太棒了!
skeptical=doubtful adj.怀疑的
I was skeptical about whether he could be agood manager in the beginning.But he gained my trust gradually. 刚一开始，我对他是否可以成为一个好的管理者持怀疑态度。但是他渐渐地获得了我的信任。
give it a try=attempt verbal phrase.尝试
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. 苏珊是一个很守旧的人，她从来不尝试新生事物。现在人人都在用智能手机了，而她还在用诺基亚。我总是让她买个智能手机，至少尝试一下。
idealistic=believing something good adj.理想主义的，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. 托尼在网上看到很多插画师发布了很多插画，所以他现在也想成为一个插画师了。我觉得他的想法有点太理想主义了。成为插画师不是那么容易的事情，这需要长年累月的训练和练习。
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. 玛丽莲盼着出国留学已经好几年了。现在她终于梦想成真，她很快就要去法国读MBA了。
cost-effective=cheap adj.便宜的，实惠的，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，莉莉跟我们分享了一下她买东西的经验。她说“一定不能买你一眼就相中的东西，你一定要跟不同的卖家比比价格，然后挑最便宜的那家买”。她真是给我们上了一课!
opinionated=expressing one’s opinionstrongly adj.固执己见的，刚愎自用的
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. 阿里克是一个非常固执的人。上次他和他的团队做一个团队作业，每个人都不同意他的方案，但是他仍然要求他的团队按他的想法执行。他真应该好听听听别人的建议。
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. 中国的一个社会现象是很多父母都会溺爱和娇惯他们的孩子。这就导致了一个很严重的问题，那就是很多孩子都很自私。他们不去帮助他人，也不喜欢跟其他孩子分享自己的食物和玩具。
anxious=worried adj.焦虑的，担忧的
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. 越来越多的中国留学生在海外由于学业不佳或违反校规而被退学。他们的父母本来希望他们可以在国外得到良好的教育，但残酷的现实伤透了这些日日为儿女担忧的家长的心。
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. 很多中国学生都觉得美国的教育很好，因为美国的小孩没有那么多的作业做。但事实上，他们只是看到了冰山一角。他们不知道的是其实美国的孩子要比他们想象中的要忙多了。
to make a long story short=to simplify verbal phrase.简而言之
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，我们的经理向我们询问我们团队新员工约翰的情况。我们向经理抱怨了他不好的工作习惯和坏脾气。总而言之，我们团队没有人愿意和他一起工作。
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