社会组织 part 2

unsure about the future

对未来彷徨(páng huáng)

maintain relationship with friends

维持和好朋友的关系

accompany

陪伴

can identify with them

认同

rely on parents at home, rely on friends outside

“在家靠父母，出外靠朋友”

close in age

年龄相近

empathy

共情

have similar troubles

有类似的遭遇

parents’ hopes

父母的期望

to rank among the best

名列前茅(miáo)

all-rounded

多才多艺

to have great hopes for one’s offspring

“望子成龙，望女成凤”

relationship with parents not good

父母关系不好

stress brought about by family

家庭带来的压力

fight in isolation

孤军作战

study and work at the same time

半工半读

known school vs not known

名校 vs. 非名校

generation gap → argue → stress

代沟 → 吵架 → 压力

teachers’ hopes

师长的期望

not enough time to allocate

时间不够分配

stress encountered when join competition

参加比赛时的将压力（校队）

own hopes and expectations

自我期许

studies-related stress

学习带来的压力

feel low, cannot focus on studying

情绪低落，无法专心学习

impatient with family and friends

跟家人，朋友显得不耐烦

easily lose temper

容易发脾气

feel lost

精神恍惚

lose sleep

失眠

psle

小学离校考试

o’levels

O水准会考

IB

国际文凭考试

IA

校内评估

deadline

提交日期

draft

初稿

final draft

定稿

homework pile up

作业排山倒海而来

do things at the last minute

临时抱佛(fó)脚

unknown quantity

未知数

feel depressed

郁闷

ability to deal with stress

抗压能力

unrealistic expectations

眼高手低

perfectionist

完美主义者

leadership

领导才华

potential

潜(qián)能

luxurious

奢侈(shē chǐ)

true colours

本来面目

to savour

细细品味

inner qualities of a person / implication

内涵(hán)

one exam decide whole future

一考定生死：因为高考是唯一的机会上大学

cannot stand out

不能出头

irritate / excite

刺激

breakdown

崩溃(bēng kuì)

almost breakdown

濒临崩溃

study companion

陪读

continuously exert pressure

不断施压

worried for child’s future

担心孩子前途

scholarship (based on merit)

奖学金

priority

优先权(quán)

“只要有点活干他们总有优先权”

financial aid

津贴(jīn tiē)

student grant

助学金

imperial exam

科举

ignore everything else, just care about studying

“两耳不闻窗外事，一心只读应试书”

fair competition opportunity

平等的竞(jìng)争机会

receive good education

接受良好的教育

study for many years

十年寒窗

spoon feeding teaching method

填(tián)鸭式教育

character education

素质教育

mood swings

情绪波动很大

depression

抑郁(yì yù)症

anxiety

焦虑症

meditation

静坐

pilates

练普拉提

natural gift (noun)

天分

sports department

体育系

music department

音乐系

art department

美术系

DSA

保送进来的

a remote and desolate place

穷乡僻壤 (pì rǎng)

EE

专题论文

TOK

知识论

open-book

开卷

ability to use knowledge

应用知识的能力

memory

记忆

critical thinking

评判性思维(wéi)

analyse → form own pov

分析 → 个人见解

citation

论证

make study groups

成立学习小组

no energy

没有精神

fall asleep

打瞌睡

all-nighter

熬夜

in the dead of night

夜深人静

distractions

诱惑(yōu huò) - 噪音，手机等等

absorb information

消化知识

heavy workload

课业繁重

free period

空节

free time between activities

活动与活动之间的缝隙

to relax with one’s eyes closed

闭目养神

put an end to

杜(dù)绝

popularise

普及（e.g.随着电脑的普及。。。）

vape

香烟