answer-unanswered-answerable
resolve the conflict解決分歧
for no apparent reason不知什麼原因
stay put 待在原地
a short stay in your house在您家裡小住
a substitute teacher代課老師
meat substitute素肉
substitute A for B
social status社會地位
marital status婚姻狀況
I wasn't born yesterday.我不是三歲小孩。
Don’t get me wrong彆誤會我。
Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.僅僅活著是不夠的，還需要有陽光、自由，和一點花的芬芳。
essential-essence-inessential
come into view映入眼簾
a sea view海景
precisely adv.
a rough estimate粗略估計
lay stress on sth.強調……
resolve the conflict解決分歧
for no apparent reason不知什麼原因
I wasn't born yesterday.我不是三歲小孩。
Don’t get me wrong彆誤會我。
Because I cannot conceive of a life without you.我無法想象沒有你的生活。
Sedentary living has reached epidemic proportions.久坐不動的生活方式十分流行。
To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the ones you like.想要成功，你就要接受每個迎麵而來的挑戰，不能隻接受自己喜歡的。
amaze/astonish
take the expressway走高速
rehearse a play排練劇本
rail against怒斥…，抱怨…
wink at sb對某人眨眼
cotton fabric棉織物
fabric softener衣物柔順劑
tertiary education高等教育
a joint venture合資公司
a tract of land一大片土地
Chopping onions(切洋蔥） makes me cry.
for the sake of simplicity為了簡單起見
For the sake of simplicity though, we're gonna focus on one type of pollution: carbon dioxide emissions.
Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.未被表達的情緒永遠不會消失，它們隻是被活埋了，有朝一日會以更醜陋的方式爆發出來。——西格蒙德·弗洛伊德（Sigmund Freud）
acute-acutely
subacute adj.亞急性的
file an appeal上訴
lose your appeal失去你的魅力
appeal to sb
a private enterprise私企
extreme poverty極度貧困
practical application實際應用
a slice of pizza一片披薩
Pizza Hut必勝客
shoot a photo照相
bury the hatchet 消除隔閡（重歸於好）
bury/hide your head in the sand 采取鴕鳥政策；不正視現實；回避問題
Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they are written.讀書和寫作一樣，必須深思熟慮，有所保留。
chop-chopped-chopper
choppy adj.波浪起伏的
in conjunction with連同…，與…共同
dodge a punch/question躲過一拳/回避問題
cross the border邊境城市
a border dispute邊境糾紛
the Civil Rights Act民權法案
silent mode靜音模式
airplane mode飛行模式
food preparation備菜
in preparation for
an overseas market海外市場
track your location追蹤位置
take a toll on造成重大損失，對…產生惡果
Every year bush fires take a heavy toll on the park's wildlife.
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.上天隻給你一丁點兒瘋狂，絕對不能丟掉。——Robin Williams羅賓·威廉姆斯
important-unimportant-importance
an implicit threat隱含的威脅
a sovereign state主權國家
zero tolerance零容忍
a tolerance for heat耐熱
an optional course選修課
impose a tax征稅
toast your victory為你的勝利乾杯
a board of directors董事會
toast a piece of bread
spark of life 生命的火花
not a spark of 毫不，一點也不
a bright spark 聰明的人（尤指年輕人）
釋義舉例：And we've discovered that 'a bright spark' can either be a very smart person or someone who has done something stupid.
We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer iteslf.為了尋找一個問題的答案而沒找到它的過程，要比得到答案本身所學到的還要多。——Lloyd Alexander羅伊·亞曆山大
achieve-achievement
choose-chosen-choosy
enhance your reputation提高聲譽
a realistic perspective現實的角度
an Internet sensation網絡紅人
a burning sensation灼痛感
the golden ratio黃金比例
tolerate drought耐旱
perform magic施魔法
a trial period試用期
Children do not learn at an even pace.
孩子學東西時快時慢。
I must learn to bite my lip.
我必須學會不隨便說話。
He needs to learn to curb his temper.
他得學著控製自己的脾氣。
There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of its steep paths have a chance of gaining its luminous summits.在科學上沒有平坦的大道，隻有不畏勞苦沿著其崎嶇之路攀登的人，才有希望達到它光輝的頂點。
tolerance-tolerant-intolerant
take a dim view of sb/sth.對…持反對/懷疑態度；對…沒有好感
a bustling city 熙熙攘攘的城市
frown upon sb/sth 不讚成，不同意
reduce reliance on…
five straight days連續五天
see through看穿，識破
a hectic life忙碌的生活
in a negative light從反麵的角度
media literacy媒介素養
buffer zone緩衝帶，緩衝區
think straight清楚地思考
be all ears全神貫注地聽，洗耳恭聽
get/have a screw loose有點瘋瘋癲癲，頭腦不正常
crystal clear adj.淺顯易懂，顯而易見的
I want to make my meaning crystal clear.
You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.如果沒有讓海岸在視線裡消失的勇氣，你永遠也不可能越過大海。——Christopher Columbus克裡斯托弗·哥倫布
casual隨意的，隨機的
causal因果的
an escape clause免責條款
a clause in the contract合同條款