abortion 流產(chǎn)
depopulation 人口減少
fertility 多產(chǎn)
rejuvenation 恢復活力,返老還童
responsibility 指責
spouse 配偶
widow 寡婦
a nuclear family 核心家庭
baby boom 出生高峰
be separated 分開
be single 獨身
bed-ridden 臥床不起
birth control 生育控制
birth peak 出生高峰
bring up 撫養(yǎng)的孩子
broken family 破裂的家庭
clean the room with a vacuum cleaner 用吸塵器打掃房間
clean the room 打掃房間
conjugal relation 夫妻關系
contraceptive method 避孕方法
divorce rate 離婚率
do the dishes 洗碗
do the laundry 洗衣
do the washing 洗衣
electric cooker / electric stove 電爐
extended family 大家庭
fall in love with … at the first sight 一見鐘情
filial piety 孝
four generations live under one roof 四世同堂
generation gap 代溝
get desperate 絕望
get on one’s nerves 使人心煩意亂
household chores 家務
impact on children 對孩子的影響
in a mess 一片混亂
interracial marriage 不同種族的婚姻問題
kin / relatives 親戚
live on pension 靠養(yǎng)老金生活
look after a baby 照顧孩子
marital breakdown 婚姻破裂
marital status 婚姻情況
marriage boom 結婚高峰
match maker 媒婆
matrimonial advertisement 婚姻廣告
one child / single child 獨生子女
one couple, one child 1對夫妻,1個孩子
one-child policy 計劃生育政策
patriarchal rule 家長統(tǒng)治
pay court to sb. 向某人求愛
piles of dirty dishes and pots 一堆臟碟子
population balance 人口平衡
population control 人口控制
population density 人口密度
population distribution 人口分布
population explosion 人口爆炸
raise sons to support one in one’s old age 養(yǎng)兒防老
ring up to sb. 向某人打電話求助
single-parent family 單親家庭
social welfare 點擊發(fā)音 社會福利
sparsely-populated 人口稀少
2.Education 教育
accommodation 住宿
creativity 創(chuàng)造力
imagination 想象
memory 記憶
observation 觀察
scan 瀏覽
skim 瀏覽
a book worm 書蟲
a learned person 知識淵博的人
ability of expression 表達能力
at college / university 上大學
attend class 上課
attend spare time school 上業(yè)余學校
be a pedant 書呆子
be a qualified teacher 合格的教師
be absent minded 心不在焉
be enthusiastic about 對…熱愛
be lost in thinking 陷入思考中
begin / start school 開始上學
brain work / manual work 腦力/體力工作
break / interval 課間休息
complete one’s college courses 完成大學學業(yè)
creative work 創(chuàng)造性工作
develop reading speed 提高閱讀速度
difficult point 難點
extensive reading 泛讀
feel bored 感到無聊
find specific information 找出特定信息
general revision 總復習
get / receive education 接受教育
graduate from 從…畢業(yè)
have a desire to learn 學習的欲望
infant school education 幼教
intensive listening practice 精聽練習
intensive reading 精讀
learn by heart 用心學
leave school 離開教學中心
major in 專業(yè)為
mechanical job 機械工作
out of class 課外
play an active part in 積極參與
pre-discussion questions 討論前的問題
pre-listening activities 聽前活動
preschool education 學前教育
purposeful listening 有目的的聽
read silently 默讀
reform in education 教育改革
resolve difficulties 解決困難
set a time limit 設置時間限制
skim through 瀏覽
take a science / an arts course 選理/文科課程
take notes 做筆記
teaching materials 教學資料
teaching methods 教學方法
work in groups 小組活動
work in pairs 兩人活動
work out an outline 制定出大綱