教育:
engineer of the human souls 人类灵魂的工程师
teaching methodology教学方法
experimental 试验型
adventurous 勇于尝试
responsible and conscientious (本意: 对得起良心的)工作态度认真负责的
loving and caring 爱心
patient 耐心
cultivate and inspire originality and creativity in students
培养, 激励学生的原创精神和创造力
impact 对生活的影响
respect students 尊重学生人格
value价值观
moral道德观
world perspective 世界观
unconditional support 无条件支持
familiarity 熟悉
comfy and cozy 舒适, 温馨
stand by me在我身边给我鼓励和支持
lack of understanding 不理解
naggy 唠叨
nag at somebody generation gap 代沟
four generations living under one roof 四世同堂
no privacy 没有隐私
no peace and quiet 不得安宁
over-availability of parents 爸妈无处不在
absence of parents 爸妈从来不在
criticism 批评孩子
parenting tradition and style 家教传统和风格
bossy 好管事的
disciplinarian 纪律严明
社会
person of the year 风云人物
world-renown 世界闻名
prestigious 声明远播的
notorious 臭名昭著的(国外娱乐业尤其是面对年轻人的,越坏越流行)
charity organization 慈善机构
philanthropy 慈善事业
trend-setting 带动潮流的
high media exposure 媒体曝光率
lead a glamorous life 充满魅力的生活
positive influence on young people对年轻人有正面影响
privilege 享受特权
award show/ fashion show 颁奖典礼/ 时装发布会
personality highlight 人格亮点
talent 才华
prodigy 神童
求职与就业
routine 规律 重复的
career 事业
profession/ occupation 职业
individual success个人成功
work overtime加班
laid off 下岗
contribute to/ make contribute to贡献
balance between 平衡
preoccupied with忙于
promotions 升职
under stress 承受压力
job hopping 跳槽
intense competition强烈竞争
be replaced被淘汰
benefits 福利
head hunter猎头
human resource 人力资源
meaning in life 生命的意义
self-worth 自我价值
being in a team 在团队中
learn from your boss 跟老板学习
become fast friend with your colleagues 和同事交朋友
contribute to social progress and stability 为社会进步和稳定做贡献
become an able, worthy and useful person 成为有能力, 有价值,有用之人
a bread-winning process赚钱过程
mental satisfaction 精神满足感
be born出生 start school入学
immigrate 移民
graduate毕业
learn to drive学习开车
工作:
provide many opportunities for…提供各种。。。的机会,
give me a sense of satisfaction/accomplishment给我一种满足感、成就感,
apply what I have learnt to my job把我学的用在工作中,
put my talent into full play充分发挥我的天分,
improve my interpersonal and communicative skills提高我的人际交往和交流能力,
improve my independence独立能力,
well-fare福利
benefit future development将来的发展, 不好:
demanding难做的,
stressful有压力的,
tiring累人的,
exhausting令人筋疲力尽的,
boring无聊的,
routine work常规工作,
repetitive重复性的,
work overtime/extra hours加班
workaholic工作狂,
repetitive strain injuries职业病,
adverse conditions恶劣的工作条件,
freelancer自由职业
self-employed Personnel,
human resources 人力资源
学校:
nursery托儿所
kindergarten幼儿园
primary school/elementary school小学,
secondary school中学教育
higher education高等教育
further education进修 教育:
parenting, schooling, enroll 入学
admit 招收,录取
Parents are obliged to do…父母有责任、义务去做。。。
compulsory education 强制教育、义务教育
minors 未成年人
immature 不成熟的