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adapt verb
1 [intransitive and transitive] to gradually change your behaviour and attitudes in order to be successful in a new situationʹÊÊÓ¦£»Ê¹ÊʺÏ
The children are finding it hard to adapt to the new school. º¢×ÓÃǾõµÃÊÊÓ¦ÐÂѧУºÜÀ§ÄÑ¡£
adapt yourself/itself etc (to something)
How do these insects adapt themselves to new environments? ÕâЩÀ¥³æÊÇÔõÑùÊÊӦл·¾³µÄ£¿
2 [transitive] to change something to make it suitable for a different purpose µ÷Õû
adapt something to do something
The car has been adapted to take unleaded gas. ÕâÁ¾³µ±»¸Ä×°³ÉÒ»Á¾¿ÉÒÔ¼Ó×°ÎÞǦÆûÓ͵ijµÁ¾¡£
adapt something for somebody
These teaching materials can be adapted for older children. ÕâЩ½ÌѧöλÔÓéÀÖ¹Ù·½appÏÂÔØ¿ÉÒԸıàºóÈôóһЩµÄº¢×ÓÃÇʹÓá£
3 [transitive usually passive] if a book or play is adapted for film, television etc, it is changed so that it can be made into a film, television programme etc¸Ä±à
be adapted for something
Many children buy books after they have been adapted for television.Õâ±¾Êé¸Ä±à³ÉµçÊÓ¾çÖ®ºóÓкܶà¶ùͯ·×·×¹ºÂò´ËÊé¡£
 
simplify verb  [transitive]
to make something easier or less complicatedÈá­.¸ü¼òµ¥
an attempt to simplify the tax system Õë¶Ô¼ò»¯Ë°ÊÕÌåϵ¶ø×ö³öµÄŬÁ¦
The law needs to be simplified. ·¨ÂÉÓ¦¸Ã¸ü±»¼ò»¯¡£
a simplified version of the game Ò»¸ö¼ò»¯°æ±¾µÄÓÎÏ·
 
over-
over-complicate
complicate verb [transitive]
1 to make a problem or situation more difficult ÈÃÎÊÌâ»òÇé¿ö¸üÀ§ÄÑ
The situation is complicated by the fact that I've got to work late on Friday. ÎÒÖÜÎå±ØÐëÒª¹¤×÷µ½ºÜÍíÕâÒ»ÊÂʵÈÃÇé¿ö¸üΪ¸´ÔÓ¡£
 
chunk noun [countable]
1 a large thick piece of something that does not have an even shape¶Ì¶øºñµÄÒ»¿é£¨È⡢ľͷµÈ£©
ice chunks ±ù¿é
a chunk of bread Ò»¿éÃæ°ü
2 a large part or amount of something Ò»´ó²¿·Ö
The rent takes a large chunk out of my monthly salary. ×â½ð»¨µôÁËÎÒÔÂнÖеľø´ó²¿·Ö¡£
A huge chunk of the audience got up and left before the end of the show. ¾ø´ó¶àÊý¹ÛÖÚ¶¼ÔÚÑݳö½áÊø֮ǰÆðÉí×ßÁË¡£
 
Explanation£ºKeeping it simple
 
Para. 4
idiomatic  adj.¹ßÓõÄ, ºÏºõÓïÑÔÏ°¹ßµÄ
 
get down to something phrasal verb
to start doing something that is difficult or needs a lot of time or energy ¾«ÐÄ×öÊÂ
It's time we got down to work. ¸ÃÊÇÎÒÃǹ¤×÷µÄʱ¼äÁË¡£
get down to doing something
I always find it hard to get down to revising. ÎÒ×ܾõµÃÐÞ¸ÄÆðÀ´ºÜÀ§ÄÑ¡£
 
understate verb [transitive]
to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important or serious than it really isÓÐÒâÇáÃ赭д£¬±£ÊصØ˵,
ￚ·´Òå´Ê overstate
The press have tended to understate the extent of the problem. ƽÃæýÌåÏëÇáÃ赭дµØ˵Ã÷ÎÊÌâµÄ²¨¼°Ãæ¡£
 
insist on v.¼á³Ö, ¼á¾öÒªÇó
 
specific adjective
1 [only before noun] a specific thing, person, or group is one particular thing, person, or group ijһ¾ßÌåµÄÊÂÇé¡¢ÈË»òÍÅÌå
games suitable for specific age-groups רÃÅÊʺÏijÄêÁä×éµÄÓÎÏ·
2 detailed and exact¾ßÌåµÄ
Mr Howarth gave us very specific instructions. ¡­¸øÎÒÃǷdz£¾ßÌåµÄָʾ¡£
specific about
Could you be more specific about what you're looking for? ÄãÄÜ°ÑÄãÕýÔÚÕҵĶ«Î÷˵µÃ¸ü¾ßÌåЩÂð£¿
 
Explanation: Understanding cultural difference
 
Para. 5
majority  n.¶àÊý, ´ó°ëￚ·´Òå´Ê minority
great/vast/overwhelming majority of something (=almost all of a group)
be in the majority
a majority of 500
 
insensitive adjective ²»Ãô¸ÐµÄ£¬²»×¢ÒâµÄ£¬
insensitive to
She's totally insensitive to Jack's feelings.ËýÒ»¶¨Ò²²»×¢Òâ½Ý¿ËµÄ¸Ð¾õ¡£
Companies that are insensitive to global changes will lose sales. ÄÇЩ¶Ô¹ú¼Ê±ä»¯²»Ãô¸ÐµÄ¹«Ë¾×îÖÕ»áɥʧÏúÊÛÒµ¼¨¡£
The service is insensitive to the needs of local people. ÕâÏî·þÎñ¶Ôµ±µØÈËÃǵÄÐèÇóË¿ºÁÒ²²»¹Ø×¢¡£
insensitive to pain¶ÔÌÛÍ´²»Ãô¸Ð
 
rely verb
rely on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb ÒÀÀµ£¬ÒÀ¿¿
1 to trust or depend on someone or something to do what you need or expect them to do
ￚ reliable, reliance
rely on somebody/something to do something
Many working women rely on relatives to help take care of their children. Ðí¶à¹¤×÷¸¾Å®ÒÀÀµËýÃǵÄÇ×ÆÝ°ïÖúËýÃÇÕÕ¿´×Ô¼ºµÄСº¢¡£
rely on/upon somebody/something for
Many people now rely on the Internet for news. Ðí¶àÈËÏÖÔÚ½èÓÃÓ¢ÌØÍøÀ´ä¯ÀÀÐÂÎÅ¡£
2 to depend on something in order to continue to live or exist ÒÀÀµ½èÒÔÉú´æ
For its income, the company relies heavily on only a few contracts. Õâ¼Ò¹«Ë¾µÄÊÕÈë¾ø´ó³Ì¶ÈÉÏÒÀÀµ½öÓеļ¸¸öºÏͬ¡£
 
cross-cultural adjective [only before noun] belonging to or involving two or more different societies, countries, or cultures ¿çÎÄ»¯µÄ
cross-cultural communication ¿çÎÄ»¯½»Á÷
 
evaluation noun [uncountable and countable]
a judgment about how good, useful, or successful something is ÆÀ¼Û£¬ÆÀ¹À
ￚͬÒå´Ê assessment
We need to carry out a proper evaluation of the new system. ÎÒÃÇÐèÒª¶ÔÕâÌ×ÐÂÌåϵ×ö³öÒ»¸öÕýÈ·µÄÆÀ¼Û¡£
They took some samples of products for evaluation. ËûÃÇÈ¡³öһЩ²úÆ·µÄÑù±¾×÷ÆÀ¹À¡£
 
evaluate verb [transitive] to judge how good, useful, or successful something is
ￚͬÒå´Ê assess
You should be able to evaluate your own work. ÄãÓ¦¸ÃÄܹ»ÆÀ¼Û×Ô¼ºµÄ¹¤×÷¡£
 
Explanation: Raising awareness