abortion 流产
depopulation 人口减少
fertility 多产
rejuvenation 恢复活力，返老还童
responsibility 指责
spouse 配偶
widow 寡妇
a nuclear family 核心家庭
baby boom 出生高峰
be separated 分开
be single 独身
bed-ridden 卧床不起
birth control 生育控制
birth peak 出生高峰
bring up 抚养的孩子
broken family 破裂的家庭
clean the room with a vacuum cleaner 用吸尘器打扫房间
clean the room 打扫房间
conjugal relation 夫妻关系
contraceptive method 避孕方法
divorce rate 离婚率
do the dishes 洗碗
do the laundry 洗衣
do the washing 洗衣
electric cooker / electric stove 电炉
extended family 大家庭
fall in love with … at the first sight 一见钟情
filial piety 孝
four generations live under one roof 四世同堂
generation gap 代沟
get desperate 绝望
get on one’s nerves 使人心烦意乱
household chores 家务
impact on children 对孩子的影响
in a mess 一片混乱
interracial marriage 不同种族的婚姻问题
kin / relatives 亲戚
live on pension 靠养老金生活
look after a baby 照顾孩子
marital breakdown 婚姻破裂
marital status 婚姻情况
marriage boom 结婚高峰
match maker 媒婆
matrimonial advertisement 婚姻广告
one child / single child 独生子女
one couple, one child 1对夫妻，1个孩子
one-child policy 计划生育政策
patriarchal rule 家长统治
pay court to sb. 向某人求爱
piles of dirty dishes and pots 一堆脏碟子
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 养儿防老
ring up to sb. 向某人打电话求助
single-parent family 单亲家庭
social welfare 点击发音 社会福利
sparsely-populated 人口稀少
2.Education 教育
accommodation 住宿
creativity 创造力
imagination 想象
memory 记忆
observation 观察
scan 浏览
skim 浏览
a book worm 书虫
a learned person 知识渊博的人
ability of expression 表达能力
at college / university 上大学
attend class 上课
attend spare time school 上业余学校
be a pedant 书呆子
be a qualified teacher 合格的教师
be absent minded 心不在焉
be enthusiastic about 对…热爱
be lost in thinking 陷入思考中
begin / start school 开始上学
brain work / manual work 脑力/体力工作
break / interval 课间休息
complete one’s college courses 完成大学学业
creative work 创造性工作
develop reading speed 提高阅读速度
difficult point 难点
extensive reading 泛读
feel bored 感到无聊
find specific information 找出特定信息
general revision 总复习
get / receive education 接受教育
graduate from 从…毕业
have a desire to learn 学习的欲望
infant school education 幼教
intensive listening practice 精听练习
intensive reading 精读
learn by heart 用心学
leave school 离开教学中心
major in 专业为
mechanical job 机械工作
out of class 课外
play an active part in 积极参与
pre-discussion questions 讨论前的问题
pre-listening activities 听前活动
preschool education 学前教育
purposeful listening 有目的的听
read silently 默读
reform in education 教育改革
resolve difficulties 解决困难
set a time limit 设置时间限制
skim through 浏览
take a science / an arts course 选理/文科课程
take notes 做笔记
teaching materials 教学资料
teaching methods 教学方法
work in groups 小组活动
work in pairs 两人活动
work out an outline 制定出大纲
