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#8 TED Talk 1. strike (verb) to inflict, deliver, or deal (a blow, stroke, attack, etc.). strike in , to interrupt suddenly; intervene ex: I struck in with a suggestion. 2.  parallelogram (noun) a quadrilateral having both pairs of opposite sides parallel to each other. ex: The tables at which the guests are seated form three sides of a parallelogram. 3. rookie (noun) an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team. ex: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base. Grit is passion and persistence for long-term goals. Grit can make you more motivated, and you will feel more interested in doing that. Recently many people talk about doing things with passion. Passion is more important than everything. Because if you don't have that, after one month, two months you will be less and less willpower than you'll give up. So I think that grit comes from passion.

#7 English song Selena Gomez - Wolves In your eyes, there's a heavy blue One to love and one to lose Sweet divide, a heavy truth Water or wine, don't make me choose I wanna feel the way that we did that summer night (night) Drunk on a feeling, alone with the stars in the sky I've been running through the jungle I've been running with the wolves To get to you, to get to you I've been down the darkest alleys Saw the dark side of the moon To get to you, to get to you I've looked for love in every stranger Took too much to ease the anger All for you, yeah, all for you I've been running through the jungle I've been crying with the wolves To get to you, to get to you (oh to get to you) Your fingertips trace my skin To places I have never been Blindly I am following Break down these walls and come on in I wanna feel the way that we did that summer night Drunk on a feeling, alone with the stars in the sky I've been runni

# 6 ESL Cyber Listening Lab fancy (v.) 1.  fancy  somebody :  to be sexually attracted to somebody  I think she fancies me. 2.  fancy  yourself:  to think that you are very popular, attractive or intelligent He started to chat to me and I could tell that he really fancied himself. trim (v.) 1. trim  something:   to make something neater, smaller, better, etc., by cutting parts from it to trim your hair to trim a hedge (back) The training budget had been trimmed by £10 000. a neatly-trimmed beard 2. trim  something (off something)   |   trim  something (off/away):  to cut away unnecessary parts from something Trim any excess fat off the meat. I trimmed two centimeters off the hem of the skirt. shave (v.) 1. to cut hair from the skin, especially the face, using a  razor Mike cut himself shaving . shave  somebody/something/yourself    The nurse washed and shaved him. a shaved head He has completely shaved his head. I cu

The experience of overcoming the fear Each year, my elementary school will hold the presentation at the end of the year for anyone who  wants to perform. I joined the club of 二胡 when I was in first grade. Every year our club will perform and my friends and I always have a fun time. But when I was in fifth grade we moved, and I transferred to another school. In my new school, there still have many clubs and also have a presentation at the end of the year. After my mom heard that she asked me to play 二胡 by myself. I immediately rejected her. But she told to my teacher and let her apply for me. Then, I knew that I had no way to run. It totally freaks me out . Finally, the day comes. I feel nervous all the time. I always remember that I pulled my face when I was on the stage. Fortunately, I settled this meter . When I think of it now, always makes me laugh. Eventually, I can realize why my mother wants me to do this performance . Even though I felt awkward and mad at that time, b

 #4 Collocation article from: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43532948 used dictionary: Linggle & Dictionary take sth out take the guesswork out Or it will take problems out of the program. In Missouri, the governor tried hard to take the state out of the Union. Paul had a taxi take him out of the city and into the country. take a bite out Finally, can you imagine taking a bite out of Tyrannosaurus Rex? But the recession took a bite out of charitable giving. Especially from a big spider that can bite. breach 1. the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture. 2. an infraction or violation, as of a law, trust, faith, or promise. breach of contract It can be a contract to purchase or a contract to sell shares of a stock in the future. Both MasterCard and Visa say they immediately notified all card issuing banks of the breach. tabloid noun 1. a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the siz

#3 Collocation slur 1. slur something speech to pronounce words in a way that is not clear so that they run into each other, usually because you are drunk or tired . ex: She had drunk too much and her speech was slurred . 2. slur something(music) to play or sing a group of two or more musical notes so that each one runs smoothly into the next. 3. slur somebody/something to harm somebody's reputation by making unfair or false statements about them. 4.yell + slur The suspect, who was on a bike, opened his hand while passing and struck the victim in the face, then yelled antisemitic slurs . clumsy 1. awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace ex: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things. 4. rather + clumsy But because of her rather clumsy and naive personality, she is often scolded. It looked rather clumsy but, when I swung it, it felt quite light. grim 1. fierce, savage, or cruel War is a grim business. 2. looking or sounding ver