counselor

/ˈkaʊnsələr/

n.顾问；咨询师；法律顾问

– Your first step should be to talk to a teacher or school counselor.

你第一步应该是去找老师或学校辅导员谈谈。

pragmatist

/ˈpræɡmətɪst/

n.实用主义

– Far from being a dreamer, she’s a level-headed pragmatist.

她是个头脑冷静的务实派，绝不是一个不切实际的人。

wreck

/rek/

(1) v.破坏；毁坏

– The road was littered with wrecked cars.

公路上到处都弃置着被撞坏的汽车。

(2) n.遇难船只；失事

– Two passengers are still trapped in the wreck.

有两名乘客仍被困在失事的车辆里。

underlying

/ˌʌndərˈlaɪɪŋ/

adj.在下面的；根本的；潜在的

– Unemployment may be an underlying cause of the rising crime rate.

失业可能是犯罪率攀升的潜在原因。

assuage

/əˈsweɪdʒ/

v.缓和；减轻

– She was just trying to assuage her guilt by playing the devoted mother.

她装出一副慈母的样子只是想要减轻自己的罪恶感。

adventurous

/ədˈventʃərəs/

v.有冒险精神的；敢于创新的

– Many teachers would like to be more adventurous and creative.

许多教师愿意更加进取，更富创造性。

【联想】：①advent n.到来；出现 ②adventageous adj.有利的

diligent

/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/

adj.勤勉的；勤奋的

– The historical research was impressively diligent.

该项历史研究非常地认真、彻底。