<1>upbeat a. positive and making you feel that good things will happen 愉快的;积极向上的

<2>bless vt. ask God to protect sb. or sth. 祈求上帝保佑

<3>hold out for sth. not accept anything less than you have asked for 坚持要求

<4>shy away fromavoid (doing) sth. because of dislike, fear, or lack of conidence 回避;避开

<5>show up 1. be easy to see or notice 显露;显现2. appear; arrive, often after a delay 出现;露面

<6>on sight as soon as you see sb. or sth. 一看见...

<7>be about to do sth. be on the point of doing sth. 将要做某事

<8>thanks to because of 幸亏;

<9>at irst glance when irst looking at sth. 乍一看

<10>be blessed with have a special ability, quality, etc. 具有;享有

<11>Jerome Kagan 杰罗姆·凯根(人名)