Unit1Backtoschool1.potentialn.潛能;可能性adj.潛在的,可能的potentialfor(doing)sth(做)某事的可能性/潛在性potentialtodosth有潛力做某事realize/achieveone’spotential發揮某人的潛力2.senioradj.中學的;級別高的;高級水平的;老年的n.級別(或地位)較高者;較……年長的人;高水平運動員besuperiorto比……優越(更好、強)beinferiorto低于,不如……,在……之下beseniorto...比……年長(資深)bejuniorto...比……年輕(資淺),級別低于……3.faceachallenge面臨挑戰meetthechallengesof迎接……的挑戰accept/takeupachallenge接受挑戰challengesb(tosth)向某人挑戰(某事)4.sparenoefforttodosth不遺余力做某事makeanefforttodosth努力做某事inaneffortto企圖(努力想);試圖要withouteffort毫不費力5.advanceon/upon/towards朝……前進inadvance預先;提前(指事先)inadvanceof在……前面;超過……makeadvancesin在……方面取得進步6.inamazement震驚;驚訝beamazedat因/對……感到驚奇/吃驚toone’samazement令某人吃驚的是;出乎某人意料;使某人驚奇的是7.confidentadj.自信的;確信的confidentlyadv.自信地;安心地buildupone’sconfidence樹立信心haveconfidencein對……有信心8.makegooduseof好好利用makefulluseof充分利用makethebestof充分利用makelittleuseof幾乎不利用;不充分利用Imakelittleuseofmyownfood.

我不太會做飯9.haveanadvantageover在……有優勢havetheadvantageof...有……的優勢toone’sadvantage對某人有利;有利于10.anattitudeto/towards對……的態度have/adopt/takea(n)...attitudeto/towardssb/sth對某人/事抱著……的態度11.worktowardsagoal爭取達到目標realize/reach/achieve/attainagoal達到目標setagoal設定目標12.keep/loseone’sbalance保持/失去平衡keepabalance(betweenAandB)(在A與B之間)保持平衡balanceAagainstB權衡/比較A和Bkeepabalanceddiet保持均衡的飲食13.beofimportance=beimportant重要的beofhelp=behelpful有幫助的beofuse=beuseful有用的beofvalue=bevaluable有價值的beofbenefit=bebeneficial有益的14.focuson...集中于……focusone’sattention/eyes/energyon...集中注意力/目光/精力于……thefocusofattention/concern注意力/關注的焦點15.inprogress在進行中makeprogressin在……方面取得進步/取得進展16.base...on/upon...把……建立在……基礎之上bebasedon/upon以……為基礎;依據……17.breakdown出故障;失敗;垮掉;分解breakin破門而入;打斷(談話等)breakout(戰爭、火災等)爆發;發生(無被動語態)breakawayfrom脫離;掙脫breakup打碎;分裂;解體;分拆;分解;驅散;分手;結束18.remindsbof...提醒某人……;使某人想起……remindsbtodosth提醒某人做某事remind(sb)that/how/what...提醒(某人)……;使某人想起……19.paysbforsth付錢給某人作為……的費用payforsth為……付費/吃苦頭/受懲罰payback還錢;報復payapricefor...為……付出代價20.proposetodo/doingsth打算做某事proposalforsth對某事的建議proposaltodosth做某事的建議21.achieveone’saim達到某人的目的;實現某人的目標takeaimat向……瞄準withtheaimof以……為目標;意在……aimatdoingsth/aimtodosth意欲/企圖/力求做某事beaimedat目的是;旨在aimfor瞄準;以……為目標地22.intenddoing/todosth打算做某事intendsbtodosth打算讓某人做某事beintendedtodosth/forsth專門為……;專門給……withan/theintentionof抱有……的目的;打算……hadintendedtodosth/intendedtohavedonesth本來打算做某事intendthat...(should)dosth打算/主張……23.inexchange(for...)作為交換(……)exchange...for...用……交換……exchangesthwithsb與某人交換某物makeanexchange交換24.contributesthto...把某物捐獻給……contributeto有助于;導致;投稿25.befortunatetodosth/indoingsth有幸做某事unfortunatelyadv.不幸的是fortunen.財產;大筆的錢;機會;運氣seek/tryone’s