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Unit1 get ones head down 埋头做事. be coming to the end of sth即将来到...的终点at/in the back of ones mind在内心深处 the high flyers with the top grades成绩优异的拔尖学生 map out详细计划land a job得到一份满意的工作 ambitious student有抱负的学生make a living谋生 pour sb a drink给某人倒茶follow ones path追随某人的脚步，继承某人的事业 brace oneself for sth为...做好准备 resistance to sth对...的反对haul up把...拉上来 .brim with 充满lengthy struggle漫长的挣扎 an easy way of life一种安逸的生活方式get pulled back by被...控制 figure out弄清check out证实，证明 e-a-calling降临watch death from sidelines见到别人的死亡nothing underlines the uncertainty没有事情是可以预料的the meat of重要的部分 be down to sb取决于某人have sth on the back burner把...置于次要部位minds eye dream job 日思夜想的工作 tick away渐渐流逝make the best of the short stay享受短暂的停留meet providence halfway听天由命，顺从天意rites of passage各种各样的人生新阶段的仪式take a rather fatalistic viewpoint持有一种极端宿命论的观点at certain crucial stages of their lives在某些关键的人生阶段in terms of就...而言 obstacle race障碍赛跑relaxed atmosphere轻松的氛围 preceding summer semester前半个学期peer group pressure来自同伴的压力 a smooth half-hour ride顺利的半小时行程the late-night parties晚上的聚会provisional acceptance试用期 ger-of-the-last-breath死神 unit2 Compare……with 与什么对比 summe up 总结、概括 reason with和……理论 tell sb off 批评、责备 fall off 跌倒 be in contant with 与……保持联系 take exception to 反感或厌恶某事物 tend to照顾、照看 marveoffle at \over 钦佩 drift off 开始入睡 make up 编造、虚构 set back 位于不突出处 carry out 执行 come into one’s own 施展才华 bear a resemblance to 与、、、相似 1used to过去常常 2 the population of 全部人口 Unit3 in a certain sense 在某种意义上 Split up 绝交 appeal of 与…有关