responsibility

n. 责任;责任心

avoid

vt. escape; keep or get away from 避免

conceited

a. having too high an opinion of oneself 自负的

conceit

n. too high an opinion of oneself

trying

a. hard to endure or bear; very difficult 难受的;恼人的

bother

vt. annoy, trouble 烦扰，麻烦

uncertainty

n. uncertain condition; doubt

PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS

draw to a close

come to an end 结束

live with

learn to accept (sth. unpleasant); tolerate 学会;适应;容忍

dwell on

think, write, or speak a lot about 老是想着;详述;强调

(be) bound to (do)

(be) certain to (do) 一定..., 必然...

in practice

(医师,律师等) 在开业中;在实践中

butterflies in the stomach

feelings of nervousness 忐忑不安

open up

cut open 切开,给...开刀

in advance

ahead of time 预先,事前

at one time or another

sometime or other 早晚

sit on

delay taking action on; do nothing about 拖延;搁置

PROPER NAMES

Nolen

诺兰(姓氏)

Walt

沃尔特(男子名 Walter 的昵称)

Larry

拉里(男子 Lawrence 的昵称)

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