【学习笔记】懂你英语 核心课 Level 5 Unit 3 Part 4（IV）词汇 Status of Affairs
Permanent: adj. (permanent) 永久的；长期不变的；（问题或苦难）不断发生的；终身的；（住所或地址）固定的
Permanent: to be fixed or unchanging; the opposite of temporary.
He plans to stay there permanently.
He has decided to become a permanent resident of China.
【填空】Humans lived as nomads until they decided to settle down and build permanent communities.
【填空】Once they established permanent boundaries, they have to fight to defend their territory from invaders.
temporary adj. 暂时的，临时的 n. 临时工，临时雇员
Temporary: only lasting for a short time; the opposite of permanent.
We can only offer him a temporary position in the company.
This isn't the kind of job he wants, but it's okay as something temporary, until he can find something better.
【填空】Until we move into the new building we'll use this office as our temporary base.
【填空】If you do well as a temporary worker, you may be hired for a permanent position.
definite adj. 一定的；确切的
Definite: well defined, precise, certain, unchanging.
We can't begin the project until you give us a more definite schedule.
We can't give you a definite answer until we get more information.
【填空】We need you to be more definite about your plans for the next six months.
【填空】Until we have more definite information about your plans, we can't make any promises.
obvious adj. 明显的；显著的；平淡无奇的
Obvious: easy to see, stands out.
Of the job candidates we interviewed, he was the obvious choice.
It's obvious that he can't afford to buy that house.
【填空】It was an obvious lie, but some people still believed it.
【填空】From her facial expression, it was obvious that she really disliked him.
trivial adj. 不重要的，琐碎的；琐细的
Trivial: of little or no importance, insignificant.
It's a trivial detail, so there's no need to worry about it.
Those problems are not trivial, so we need to find a solution.
【填空】He thinks it's a trivial matter, but I think it's going to cause big problems if we ignore it.
【填空】Until we have more definite information about your plans, we can't make any promises.
【填空】She spends her time worrying about trivial details, so she wastes a lot of time.
【填空】If you do well as a temporary worker, you may be hired for a permanent position.
【填空】This isn't the kind of job he wants, but it's okay as something temporary, until he can find something better.
【填空】It's obvious that he can't afford to buy that house.
【填空】We can't give you a definite answer until we get more information.
【填空】He has decided to become a permanent resident of China.
【选图】Only lasting for a short time. -temporary
【选图】Easy to see, stands out. -obvious
【选图】Of little or no importance, insignificant. -trivial
【选图】The opposite of temporary. -permanent
【选图】Well-defined, precise, certain, unchanging. -definite
【选图】The opposite of important. -trivial
【填空】【跟读】It's a trivial detail, so there's no need to worry about it.
【填空】【跟读】We can't begin the project until you give us a more definite schedule.
【跟读】This is only a temporary position, so please be patient.
【跟读】We can only offer him a temporary position in the company.
【跟读】We need you to be more definite about your plans for the next six months.
【跟读】From her facial expression, it was obvious that she really disliked him.
【跟读】She spends her time worrying about trivial details, so she wastes a lot of time.
【跟读】Humans lives as nomads (nomad 单数形式，游牧民） until they decided to settle down and build permanent communities.
【朗读】Those problems are not trivial, so we need to find a solution.
【朗读】Until we move into the new building we'll use this office as our temporary base.