impair
V. 削弱

inevitably
ad. 不可避免

insignificant
a. 無(wú)意義的，無(wú)關(guān)緊要的

irrelevant
a. 不相關(guān)的，不切題的

mentally
ad. 精神上，智力上

mild
a. 溫和的，溫柔的

necessity
n. 需要，必要性

negative
a. 消極的，否定的

perceive
V. 感到，感知，察覺(jué)

physically
ad. 身體上地

psychological
a. 心理（上）的

rejection
n. 拒絕

reliable
a. 可靠的，可信賴的

removal
n. 除去，移動(dòng)，免職

retreat
V. 撤退，退卻

shock
n. 沖擊；震驚

significant
a. 有意義的，重要的

stereotype
n. 偏見(jiàn)，固定看法

strategy
n. 策略

transition
n. 轉(zhuǎn)換

unadaptable
a. 不能適應(yīng)的

universal
a. 普遍的，世界的

be faced with
面臨

be unfamiliar with
不熟悉

in short
簡(jiǎn)言之

lead to
導(dǎo)致

rather than
而不是，勝于

regardless of
不管，不顧

result in
導(dǎo)致

to a greater or lesser degree
多少，或多或少地

Merry Learning

A, B and C were boasting about how fast trains went in their countries.
A said: "In my country trains go so fast that the telegraph poles along the line look like a garden fence."
B said: "At home trains go so fast that we have to pour water on the wheels, otherwise they would get white-hot（白熱化的）and melted（熔化）."
"That's nothing," said C, "I was once travelling in my country and my daughter came to the platform to see me off. While I was getting into the train it started. I leaned out of the window to kiss her, and kissed instead a farmer in a field six miles away."