file
n. a collection of papers on one subject 檔案，卷宗

folder
n. holder for loose papers 文件夾

drugstore
n. (AmE) （兼營(yíng)雜貨的）藥房

handful
n. 一把；少量

counter
n. 柜臺(tái)

tax
n. 稅

in amazement
with a feeling of great surprise or disbelief 驚訝地

modestly
ad. not in very large quantity, size, etc. 不太多，不太大，適中

upset
vt. make (sb.) worry or feel unhappy 使苦惱，使心煩意亂

ignorant
a. knowing little or nothing 無(wú)知的；不知道的

ignorance
n. 無(wú)知；愚昧

senior
n. (AmE) student in the last year of college or high school （大學(xué)或中學(xué)）畢業(yè)班的學(xué)生

slice
n. a part of sth.; a thin flat piece cut from sth. 部分；（薄薄的）一片

ability
n. 能力

nonexistent
a. not existing 不存在的

chill
v. become or make (sth. or sb.) cold （使）變冷；（使）不寒而栗

indifference
n. a lack of interest or feeling 漠不關(guān)心

sum
vt. 合計(jì)；總結(jié)；概述

sum up
總結(jié)，概括

compete
vi. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)

compete with/against
try to be better than (sb. else) 與…競(jìng)爭(zhēng)

Asian
n., a. 亞洲人；亞洲（人）的

financial
a. connected with money 財(cái)政的；金融的

accumulate
v. collect, or gather together, esp. over a period of time 積累，積聚

ancestor
n. 祖先，祖宗

intellectual
a. 智力的

affect
vt. have an influence on 影響

industrial
a. 工業(yè)的

function
vi. operate; act 運(yùn)作；起作用
n. 作用，功能

idle
a. lazy; not doing anything 懶散的；空閑的

jam
v. get stuck 發(fā)生故障；卡住；堵塞

break down
stop working; fail, collapse 停止運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)；失敗，垮了

drive home
make (sth.) clear so that people understand it 使清楚無(wú)誤地理解

humble
a. 謙卑的；卑微的

suggestion
n. sth. suggested 建議

movie
n. film 電影