Unit 1: Working Holiday Abroad
Unit 2: Conspicuous Consumption
Unit 3: Cultural Differences
Unit 4: Emerging Adulthood
Unit 5: Digital Age
Unit 6: Determination
100

最后一点是跟着感觉走,做自己真心想做的事。(follow one’s heart)

Lastly, always follow your heart and do what you truly want to do.

100

你可能以为,一点嫉妒心能够激发你更加努力地工作,争取过更好的生活。(strive for)

You might think a little envy can motivate you to work harder and strive for a better life.

100

与此同时,做子女的不能理所当然地享受父母的好意。(kindness)

Meanwhile, the adult child simply can't take the kindness of his/her parents for granted.

100

他说“成人形成期”是从青春末期到年轻成人做一份稳定的工作、结婚并担当起做父母的责任这段时间。(adolescence, stable, parenthood)

He describes it as the time from the end of adolescence to the young-adult holding a stable job, getting married and taking the responsibilities of parenthood.

100

我希望它能战胜所有对手,夺得冠军称号。(opponent, champion)

I hope it will top all opponents and become a champion.

100

经他推荐,我买了两本字典。(recommendation, purchase)

Upon his recommendation, I purchased two dictionaries.

200

首先,你需要通过浏览相关网站来明智地选择目的地。(browse)

First, you need to choose your destination wisely by browsing relevant websites.

200

然而,如果你坚持要和邻居比阔的想法,你就是在追风。(hold onto, keep up with)

But if you hold onto the idea of keeping up with the Joneses, you are chasing the wind.

200

在你竭力平衡家庭与工作的时候父母伸出援手,那么在父母年纪大的时候你当然也要加以回报,照顾他们。(help out, repay, kindness)

As your parents helped you out when you struggled to balance family and career, you are certainly expected to repay their kindness by taking care of them when they get old.

200

阿内特的研究表明形成期成人想从生活中获取很多 — 一份有吸引力的且能发挥自己才华的工作,并与配偶维系持久的关系。 (fascinating, partner)

Arnett’s research shows that emerging adults want a lot out of life — a job that is fascinating and personally fulfilling and a lasting relationship with a partner.

200

这几年我对建造带人工智能的赛车很感兴趣。 (construct, artificial, intelligence)

In recent years I have been greatly interested in constructing a race car with artificial intelligence.

200

这是一份若干化学物质的研究报告,我对这些化学物质一无所知。 (chemical, substance)

It was a study of some chemical substances which I knew nothing about.

300

There are some birds ____ in the eaves of our house at the moment.

nesting

300

Did anybody watch last night's final ____ of China's Got Talent?

episode

300

In the plane crash over the weekend, the ____ survivor was a baby traveling with its parents.

sole

300

New measures have been introduced to ____ traffic congestion in the city.

ease

300

Both presidents agreed that the talks had been ____.

fruitful

300

Food supplies in that region are ____ and people there often go hungry.

inadequate

400

A chill _____ me when I heard the terrible news.

ran through

400

Our business model is _____. It is not going to work as well as it used to.

out of date

400

More and more people now understand the importance of _____ between work and family.

striking a balance

400

In my view, Jeff must _____ his pride and apologize to his wife and children.

put aside

400

It is said that these sandstorms _____ the desert.

originate in

400

Tom was _____ cheating in the exam, but he denied any wrongdoing.

accused of

500

Make sure it is the sort that allows you to take employment, rather than just being an ordinary tourist type that allows you to do ____ only.

sightseeing

500

Do you worry that others might _____ you if what you wear is too old fashioned or your gadgets out of date?

poke fun at

500

In some cultures, friends share the cost equally at the end of the meal, in others the ____ is for friends to take turns.

preference

500

They are likely to want to _____ various options, sampling a variety of different jobs.

try out

500

Those who champion the cause of artificial intelligence are celebrating a(n) ____.

breakthrough

500

It was not until I was lucky enough to get a top lawyer to ____ me that I had any success.

represent

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