shock
vt. cause unpleasant or angry surprise to (sb.) 使震驚
n. 震驚

bite(bit, bitten)
v. cut into with the teeth 咬

reveal
vt. 揭示，揭露；暴露；（上帝）啟示

*dedicate
vt. give, devote (one's time, energy, life, etc. to a noble cause or purpose) 獻(xiàn)（身），把（時間、精力等）用于

*pursuit
n. the act of looking for or trying to find sth. 追求，尋求

freak
n. a person who is abnormal in appearance, behavior, or ideas 怪人

*prestigious
a. 有威望的，有聲望的，受尊敬的

educational
a. of or about education; providing education 教育的；有教育意義的

institution
n. （教育、慈善、宗教性質(zhì)的）社會公共機(jī)構(gòu)

anti-intellectualism
n. 反對（或敵視）知識分子的行為；反理性知識主義

admit
vt. state or agree to the truth of (usu. sth. bad) 承認(rèn)（事實、錯誤等）

undergraduate
n. a university student who has not yet taken his first degree（尚未取得學(xué)位的）大學(xué)生，大學(xué)本科生

pursue
vt. make continual efforts to gain (sth.) 追求，尋求

elementary
a. concerned with the beginnings, esp. of education and study 初級的，基礎(chǔ)的

prefer
vt. (to) choose (one thing or action) rather than another; like better 寧可，寧愿（選擇）；更喜歡

airplane
n. 飛機(jī)

idle
vt. waste time doing nothing 虛度
a. not working; lazy 空間的，閑著的；懶散的

social
a. 社會的；社交的，交際的

outcast
n. a person driven out from home or society 被遺棄者，被逐出者

intelligence
n. (good) ability to learn and understand 智力，理解力

refusal
n. 拒絕

*conform
vi. (to) follow generally accepted rules, standards, etc.; comply 遵照；順從

anti-intellectual
a. 反對知識分子的；反知識的

*deprive
vt. (of) take away from; prevent from using or enjoying 奪去，剝奪；使喪失

adequate
a. enough for the purpose 足夠的

acquire
vt. gain by skill or ability, by one's own efforts or behaviour 取得，獲得；學(xué)到，習(xí)得

*tease
vt. make fun of ( a person or animal) playfully or unkindly 取笑，戲弄

industrialize
v. (cause to) become industrially developed（使）工業(yè)化

economic
a. 經(jīng)濟(jì)（學(xué)）的