EC U.1 T.1 Simplified (no pinyin)

预科

Prep for college

预备

prepare

课程

course; curriculum

单元

Unit

家庭

Family

与

and

社区

neighborhood, community

选修

to take an elective course; Adj. elective, optional (course)

时

when; while; during

决定

to decide (to do something); to determine; to resolve

收件人

recipient

发件人

sender

主题

subject; theme

生活

to live; life

亲爱

dear, beloved

联系

to contact; to get in touch with

开学

to begin a new semester

假期

holiday; vacation

不仅

not only; not just

选

to select, to choose

艺术

art

话题

topic

比较

compare/Verb+er

了解

understand/get to know

一般

generally

需要

need

参加

join/participate

社团

society/club

俱乐部

club

义工

volunteer

感到

feel

压力

pressure

通过

through

运动

exercise sports

方式

way

缓解

ease

采取

take

方法

method

减少

reduce

所

MW for school

建立

establish

关系

relation

放

to release from

暑假

summer vacation

组织

organize

交流

comminicate

寄宿

boarding

体验

to experience

当地

local(not including yourself)

文化

culture

通过

by; by means of

提高

to improve; to increase; to raise

加油

work harder/cheer/pump gas

希望

hope; to wish for

更上一层楼

take it to the next level

期待

expect

回信

reply

进步

progress

大卫

David