AP Chinese Unit 1—no pinyin

难忘

unforgettable

充满

full of / filled with

酸甜苦辣

joys and sorrows of life (literally "sour

申请

to apply (for something)

确保

to ensure / to guarantee

根据

according to / based on

挑战

to challenge

美国大学先修课程

Advanced Placement (AP) courses

国际文凭大学预科课程

International Baccalaureate (IB)

合格

qualified / passing (an exam)

社会

society

培养

to cultivate / to develop

提供

to provide

课外活动

extracurricular activities

各种各样

all kinds of / various

常见

commonly seen / common

田径

track and field

戏剧

drama / theater

辩论

debate

机器人

robot

精神

spirit / mentality

锻炼

to exercise / to train

领导

leadership

服务

service

意识

awareness

贡献

to contribute

实习

internship / to intern

积累

to accumulate

建立

to establish

姊妹学校

sister school

寄宿家庭

host family

人际交往

interpersonal communication

面临

to face / to confront

缺乏

to lack

熬夜

to stay up late

社会关注

social concern

结束

to end / to finish

堵车

traffic jam

登机口

boarding gate

广播

broadcast / announcement

携带

to carry

随身

carried with oneself / on one’s person

登机牌

boarding pass

顺序

order / sequence

巧

coincidence / skillful

感受

to feel / experience

风俗

custom

文房四宝

the Four Treasures of the Study (brush

礼轻情意重

a small gift carries deep affection

代数

algebra

商务

business

鼓励

to encourage

厉害

awesome / formidable

制定

to formulate / to set up (rules or plans)