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Words and expressions 1. boost L1 v. ① make sth. increase, or become better There is nothing like winning to boost the confidence of players. 没有什么比胜利更能提高运动员的士气。 v. ② praise and publicize to make sth. more successful 她的书近来得到了《观察者》杂志的推介。 Her books have been boosted in The Observer recently. 2. condense L13 v. ① reduce to a smaller or shorter form Should I manage to condense my letter of application into one page v. ② of a gas become liquid by cooling When a gas or vapor condenses, it changes into liquid. 3. intensive L13 a. involving hard work concentrated into a short time labor-intensive 劳动密集型的 capital-intensive 资金密集型的 intensive care 重病特别护理 intensive study 强化学习 同根词 intense a.（性质、感情等）强烈的；紧张的 intensify v. 增强，强化 intensity n. 强烈，剧烈，紧张；强度 a. Intense: a. involving a lot of effort, energy, attention, etc. This type of work requires intense concentration b. Intensity: v. increase in degree or strength His mother’s death intensified his loneliness c. Intensity n. having a strong effect. In modern society, people work with greater intensity 4. be stuck with L16 Why am I always stuck with the dirty work? 为什么我老是得干脏活？ The bus is stuck in the mud. 这辆公车陷在了泥里，动弹不得 Stick with: continue to support. Let’s make a decision, and stick with it. …….坚持这个决定。 I am sticking my original idea. 坚持我原来的主张。 5. desperate L22 a. ① needing or wanting very much Suppose you got lost in the woods. What would you be desperate for/to do? I would be desperate for a rescue/food/a shelter … I would be desperate to look for water/call for help … 请节约用水！近些年，越来越多的地方严重缺水。 Please save water! More and more places have been desperate for water in recent years. a. ② filled with despair and ready to do anything, regardless of danger The prisoners became desperate in their attempts to escape. 6. log on to L39 登录 a. In order to log on to the system you must enter a special password. b. 要登录我们的爱情数据库，必须输入特殊的通行密码。 In order to log on to our database for love affairs, you have to type