17. fire v. 解雇；开除

18. difficulty n. 难事

19. bum v. 燃烧

20. inform v. 通知

21. talent n. 天资；天赋

22. present v. 呈现；描述

23. effort n. 努力

24. ignore v. 不理；忽视

25. tolerate v. 忍受

26. concern v. 使担忧

27. rmire v. 退休

28. bore v. 使厌烦

29. attitude n. 态度；看法

30. update v. 更新

☆重点短语☆

1. go by (时间)经过

2. turn out to be 结果是

3. on the one hand, on the other hand 一方面，另一方面

4. within oneself 在某人能力范围之内

5. dream of / about 梦想

6. reach one's goals 达到目标

7. be curious about 对......好奇

8. the other way around 相反地

9. a top university 一所著名的大学

10. be punished for 因......而受惩罚

11. nine out often 十分之九

12. a promising postgraduate 一个有前途的研究生

13. be addicted to 对......上瘾

14. bum down 烧毁

15. foronce 就这一次

16. spare no effort 不遗余力

17. on all sides 在各方面

18. adapt to 适应

19. be armed with 用......武装

20. be concerned to 担心，担忧

21. change one's mind 改变主意

22. go up 上升，增长

23. in an organized way 有组织地，有条理地

24. fall in love with 与......相爱

25. current affairs 时事

☆交际用语☆

1. What do they mean?

2. What are they known for?

3. What makes a scientist successful?

4. What do these three great minds have in common?