renovate
vt. restore (old buildings, oil paintings, etc.) to a former, better state 修复，修整

semester
n. (AmE) either of the two periods into which a school year is divided; term 学期

repay
vt. pay back (money, etc.)

loan
n. sth. lent, esp. a sum of money 借出的东西；贷款

distribute
vt. divide among several or many; give or send out 分发；分送

distribution n.

variety
n. difference in quality, type or character; a number of or a collection of different things 变化，多样化；种种

challenge
n. the quality of demanding competitive action, interest, or though 挑战

doctoral
a. having to do with the university degree of doctor 博士的

energetic
a. vigorous 精力充沛

dissertation
n. （学位）论文

poet
n. one who writes poetry

learned
a. showing or requiring much knowledge 博学的

journal
n. magazine or daily newspaper 杂志；日报

occasional
a. happening from time to time, not regular 偶尔的，间或的

nudge
n. (fig.) words, actions or feeling that stimulate 启示
vt. push or touch slightly, esp. with the elbow to attract attention; (fig.) stimulate

fellowship
n. position or a sum of money granted to a person for advanced study or research 研究员职位；研究员薪金

switch
vt. change or shift; turn

urban
a. of a town or city

civil rights
n. the rights of a citizen without regard to his race, religion, sex, etc. 公民权

lawyer
n. person who practises law 律师

intuition
n. (power of) the immediate understanding of truths, events, facts without reasoning 直觉

analysis
n. the separation of a substance into parts for careful examination and study 分析

creation
n. act of creating; sth. created 创造（物）

clay
n. 粘士

point
n. main idea or purpose 要点；意义，目的

pathway
n. path

rare
a. unusually good; distinctive 稀有的；杰出的

magic
n. mysterious charm; strange influence or power; art of obtaining mysterious results by tricks 魔力；魔术

PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS

stay up
not go to bed until after the usual time 不睡觉，熬夜 take notes
记笔记

build on
base on; use as a base for further development

keep a diary
记日记

leave out
fail to mention or include; omit

send off
post; dispatch

work at/ on
give one's attention to doing or trying to do

catch one's breath
rest and get back one's normal breath, as after running; stop breathing for a moment from surprise, fear, shock, etc.

PROPER NAMES

merson
爱默生（姓氏及男子名）

Thoreau
梭洛（姓氏） Huxley
赫胥黎（姓氏）

Vicky
维基（女子名，Victoria 的昵称）

Harvard
哈佛（美国大学名）

Jeanne
珍妮（女子名）

Jacqui
杰基（女子名，Jacqueline的昵称）