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l to a wide rane of personal styles.

我们希望吸引各种风格的爱好者。

b)We can use this to appeal Oliver’s conviction.

我们可以用这个给奥利弗上诉。

20【retard】

V.延迟，使减速

a) Can we at least retard the apocalypse and delay it?

我们能否至少减缓灾难的发生或延迟它？

b)Maybe you should send her back to the retard ca where she belons.

或许你该把她送回孤儿院。（出自《孤儿怨》）

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01【sth.be an arduous process】

某事是一个需要付出艰苦努力的过程。

[例句]

Attendin a university with a top-tier reputatiion often is an arduous but rewardin process.

考一所名牌大学通常是一次需要付出艰苦努力但回报也同样丰厚的过程。

02【sb\''''s aspriation/ pursuit/ stron wish for achievent】

梦想，追求

[例句]

The educational aspiration of rural youth tend to be different frothose of students livin elsewhere.

相比其他地方的孩子，农村孩子在教育上的胡子求与渴望是大不相同的。

03【concentrate on sth.】

集中精力做某事

[例句]

So people think that it is re effective to educate boys and irls in sinle-sex schools because they believe this environnt reduces distractions and encouraes pupils to concentrate on their studies.

一些人认为在男校或女校教育孩子更为有效，因为单一性别的环境可以减少干扰并鼓励孩子们集中精力得学习。

04【use lateral thinkin】

鼓励发散性思维

[例句]

Usin lateral thinkin, the students can solve proble in an unconventional nner now.

通过运用发散性思维，学生们可以用不走寻常路的方式解决问题。

05【rely on linear thinkin】

依赖于直线型思维，受到思维的局限

[例句]

The students should not rely on linear thinkin habits.Instead, they should think re innovatively.

学生们不该受到线性思维惯性的束缚。相反，他们应该多去创造性思考。

06【break the uld】

打破常规

[例句]

He de an attet to break the uld of British polices.

他对打破英国政.坛一成不变的局面做了一些决定。

07【acadec perfornce】

学业表现（口语中常用，即成绩）

[例句]

His acadec perfornce has been disapp