2020-02-25 听力19

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1. no amount of 即使再大（或再多）的…（也不）
2. No amount of research can prepare you for the surprises you will find in the new place. 再多的研究也无法为你在新的地方发现的各种惊喜做好准备。

3. uncharted: 人迹罕至的，无人涉足的

   
   
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4. Around major American holidays, international students often find themselves in uncharted waters, which they learn to navigate with time.

5. Montana 蒙大拿州（美国州名）

   
   
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6. Ghana 加纳（非洲西部国家）

   
   
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7. doctoral candidate in political science 政治学博士生/master's degree candidate 硕士研究生
   8.Other international students look at Thanksgiving as a chance to rest up. 其他留学生把感恩节看作是休息的机会。
8. "It was like end of semester day off, having time to chill 这就像是学期末的一天，有时间放松一下

9. extended family 大家庭（几代同堂的家庭）/nuclear family 核心家庭，小家庭（只包括父母和子女）

   
   
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10. Mensah is in his final year at The George Washington University in Washington. He is specializing in economics. 门萨在乔治·华盛顿大学读大四，他的专业是经济学。
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12. Personally, I think it's more the family element. 就个人而言，我认为更多的是家庭元素。
13. The act of giving gifts to adults at Christmas and even the holiday itself is foreign to some students. 对一些学生来说，在圣诞节，甚至是在节日期间，给成年人送礼是件很陌生的事。（陌生的另一种表达：sth is foreign to sb )

14. a new outfit

    
    
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16.while you're still young, your parents will get you a new outfit, new shoes, new dresses for Christmas, up until high school.当你还是孩子的时候，父母会在圣诞节给你买一套新衣服、新鞋、新裙子，一直到你上高中。

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18. During the three to four weeks break between school terms, some international students take time to explore the United States. 在学期间的三到四周的休息时间里，一些留学生花时间去游历美国。(explore some place 这个表达很漂亮）

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20. I plan to go to Denver to snowboard for my Christmas holiday. 我打算去丹佛玩单板滑雪，来庆祝圣诞节。

    
    
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22.Other students do a mix of things over winter break. They spend the holiday working, meeting up with friends and having fun. 其他学生在寒假里会去做各种各样的事情，他们在假期打工、见朋友，尽情玩乐。
a mix of things 各种各样的事情

23. research is time consuming 研究很费时