unit 2 education

理解

to understand (lǐ jiě)

公立学校

public school (gōng lì xué xiào)

初中

junior high school (chū zhōng)

高中

senior high school (gāo zhōng)

走读

day student (zǒu dú）

住宿学校

boarding school （zhù sù xué xiào)

必修

a compulsory course (bì xiū)

语文

language and literature (yǔ wén)

选修

elective course (xuǎn xiū)

高考

college entrance exam (gāo kǎo)

补习班

cram school, private tutorials (bǔ xí bān)

模拟考试

mock exam (mó nǐ kǎo shì)

重点大学

key university

部

department (bù)

快要

about to

任何

any (rèn hé)

复习

to review/revise (fù xí)

题目

topic, title, exam qs (tí mù)

实在

really, honestly (shí zài)

考上

to pass an entrance exam

考不上

fail an entrance exam

为了供我留学我的父母很努力工作

In order to afford for me to study abroad, my parents work very hard.

专业

major, specialised, field of study (zhuān yè)

课程

curriculum, course (kè chéng)

快慢

speed （kuài màn)

不快

be unhappy (bù kuài)

加快

to accelerate

胜任

competent, qualified (shèng rèn)

任务

task, job (rèn wù)

信任

to trust, have confidence in (xìn rèn)

担任

to assume office of/take charge of/serve as (dān rèn)

输

to lose (a game/race) (shū)

起跑线

starting line (qǐ pǎo xiàn)

租借

to rent (zū jiè)

学区房

house in school catchment area (xué qū fáng)

资源

resources (zī yuán)

素质

quality (of a person) (sù zhì)

质量

quality （of an object) (zhì liàng)

国际

international (guó jì)

投资

to invest; investment (tóu zī)

移民

immigrant; to immigrate （yí mín）

穷困

poor (qióng kùn)

迁

to move (qiān)

句

sentence/MW for sentences (jù)

就读

attend school, study (jiù dú)

于是

therefore, and so (yú shì)

许多

many (xǔ duō)

价钱

price (jià qián)

购买

buy (gòu mǎi)

教学

teaching (jiào xué)

名牌

famous brand (míng pái)

开办

open, set up (e.g. a business)（kāi bàn）

欧美

Europe and America（Ōu měi）

陪读

to accompany a child/spouse studying abroad (péi dú)

海外

overseas

受到

to receive/suffer from (shòu dào)

不干

to have nothing to do with （bù gān）

贫困

poor (pín kùn)

命运

fate, destiny (mìng yùn)

私立学校

private school (sī lì xué xiào)

存在

exist (cún)

促进

promote, accelerate (cù jìn)

公平

fair, impartial (gōng píng)

情绪

mood (qíng xù)

陌生

unfamiliar, strange (mò shēng)

舒适

comfortable (shū shì)

家乡

home country (jiā xiāng)

低落

down， depressed （dī luò）

总算

finally, on the whole (zǒng suàn)

耐心

patience (nài xīn)

格外

especially (gé wài)

辩论

debate (biàn lùn)

差不多

almost (chà bu duō)

美味

delicious (měi wèi)

收拾

to tidy up (shōu shí)

相约

to reach agreement/make an appointment (xiāng yuē)

赏月

admire the full moon (shǎng yuè)

哭

to cry (kū)

能够

to be able to (néng gòu)

应付

to deal/cope with, handle (yìngfù)

合唱

choir (hé chàng）

戏剧

drama (xì jù)

小组

group (xiǎo zǔ)

则

then, in that case, thus (zé)

类

class, category（lèi）

球类

ball games (qiú lèi)

训练

training, drills (xùn liàn)

敬祝

to wish respectfully (jìng zhù)

somebody + 敬上

somebody, w respect (used at end of letter)

认真

conscientious, earnest (rèn zhēn)

望子成龙

hold high hopes for one's child (wàng zǐ chéng lóng)

商量

discuss, consult (shāng liang)

苦恼

distressed， frustrated (kǔ nǎo)

植物园

botanical garden (zhí wù yuán)

报考

to enter for an exam (bào kǎo)

园林

landscape archicture (yuán lín)

坚决

firm, determined（jiān jué）

反对

to oppose (fǎn duì)

金融界

financial sector (jīn róng jiè)

失望

disappointed (shī wàng)