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）
