sage
n. sb., esp. an old man or historical person, known for his wisdom and long experience 圣賢；哲人

primary
a. 1. chief, main 主要的
2. earliest in time or order of development 最初的

ingredient
n. 1. one of the essential parts of a situation 因素；要素
2. 成分

central
a. 1. chief, main, of greatest importance 主要的，最重要的
2. being (at, in, or near) the center （位居）中心的

*orientation
n. a direction or position 取向；方位；定位

*repay
vt. reward；pay back 償還；回報(bào)

obligation
n. sth. that one must do out of a duty or promise 義務(wù)；責(zé)任

guilt
n. 1. the feelings produced by knowledge or belief that one has done wrong 內(nèi)疚
2. the fact of having broken a moral rule or official law 罪（行）

bond
n. 1. sth. that unites two or more people, or groups, such as a shared feeling or interest 聯(lián)結(jié)；聯(lián)系
2. 公債，債券
3. 合約

crawl
vi. & n. 爬（行）

horrify
vt. shock greatly；fill with horror 嚇；使感驚駭

unhealthy
a. 1. likely to cause illness or poor health 有礙健康的
2. not very strong or well, often ill 體弱多病的，不結(jié)實(shí)的，不健康的

*naivea. 1. too willing to believe or trust 輕信的
2. without experience (as of social rules or behaviour), esp. because one is young 幼稚的；天真的

*transplant
vt. move sth. from one place and plant, settle or establish elsewhere 移植；移居

recommendation
n. 1. suggestion, piece of advice 建議
2. 推薦信

vacation
n. (esp. AmE) holiday 假期；休假

vastly
ad. 1. very greatly 非常大地
2. 廣闊地

vast
a. 1. very large and wide 廣闊的；廣大的
2. great in amount 大量的

positive
a. 1. (of people) sure, having no doubt about sth. 無(wú)疑問(wèn)的；確定的
2. certain, beyond any doubt 肯定的
3. (of a statement) direct 正面的

span
n. 1. the length of time over which a stated thing continues or works well 持續(xù)時(shí)間
2. 跨度；跨距

attention span
a length of time over which one can concentrate 注意力的持續(xù)時(shí)間

Phrases and Expressions

make it (to) (a place)
succeed in getting (to) (a place) 成功抵達(dá)某地

owe to
have (sth. good) because of 把…歸功于…

imbue with
(use. pass.) fill (sb), with (sth.), esp. a strong feeling or opinion [常被動(dòng)] 向…灌輸…

by contrast
very differently (from sth. previously mentioned)；on the other hand 對(duì)比之下

get ahead
be successful in one's career 獲得成功；出頭

have what it takes
(infml.) have the qualifications necessary for success 具備取得成功的必要條件

spring from
be a product or result of；originate from 發(fā)源于；來(lái)自

can't wait (for sth.)
be excited about and eager (for sth.) 迫不及待，等不及

Proper Names

Fox Butterfield
富克斯·巴特菲爾德

Trinh Kim-Chi
鄭金枝（越南人名）

Vietnam
n. 越南

San Diego
圣地亞哥（美國(guó)港市，位于加利福尼亞州南部）

Patrick Henry High School
帕特里克·亨利中學(xué)

Cornell University
康奈爾大學(xué)（美國(guó)紐約州一大學(xué)）

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
（美國(guó)）馬薩諸塞州理工學(xué)院（或譯麻省理工學(xué)院）

IQ
intelligence quotient 智商

Cambodian
a. 柬埔寨的

University of Michigan
（美國(guó)）密歇根大學(xué)

Harold W. Stevenson
哈羅德·W·斯蒂文森

Minneapolis
明尼阿波利斯 （美國(guó)明尼蘇達(dá)州東南部城市）

Taipei
臺(tái)北（臺(tái)灣?。?

Sendai
仙臺(tái)（日本本州島東北岸港市）

Confucianism
n. 孔子學(xué)說(shuō)，儒學(xué)

Confucius
孔子

Confucian
n. & a. 孔子（的）；儒學(xué)（的）；孔子信徒；儒士

Protestant
n. & a. 新教徒；新教（教徒）的

Lee Don
李·唐