Lesson 1 A puma at large (Speaking part)

Words and expressions

1. Exert 施加

Exert on influence/pressure on someone 施加压力

E.g. Parents exert a strong influence on children's early life.

2. Sense (verb) 意识到；感觉到

E.g. She senses her boyfriend doesn't trust her.

3. Devil's advocate 故意唱反调的人；故意持不同意见的人

E.g. Some children prefer to play devil's advocates with their parents.

4. Immune (adj) 有免疫力；不受影响

E.g. She is immune to her teachers' criticism.

Eric is immune to beautiful girls.

Immune system 免疫系统

5. Ingrained (adj) 根深蒂固的；日久难改的

E.g. It is hard for some senior people to change their ingrained habits.

Synonym: deep-rooted

E.g. The divisions between rich and poor in a country are deep-rooted.

6. Old habits die hard 难以改变；根深蒂固

E.g. Even though old habits die hard, you can do what you really want to do.

7. Cannibal (noun) 食人肉者；同类相食的动物

E.g. She is watching a movie which is all about cannibals.

Cannibalize (verb) 竞食，冲击

E.g. The Smartisan M1L is cannibalizing the market of Xiaomi's smart phones.

一些狗狗的名字：

Golden retrieve 金毛

Labrador 拉布拉多

Chihuahua 吉娃娃

Corgi 柯基

Poodle 贵妇犬