n.无秩序，杂乱

　　How come your room is always in disorder? =How come your room is always (in) a mess? =How come your room is always in chaos?

　　你的房间为何老是很杂乱？

　　His papers are in disorder.

　　他的文件乱成一堆。

　　learning

　　n.学识

　　Professor Koss is a man of great learning.=Professor Koss is a man of great knowledge.

　　科斯教授是一个博学的人。

　　learned

　　a.学问渊博的

　　Mr. Laurens is learned but modest, which is why we all respect him.

　　罗伦斯先生博学多闻却虚怀若谷，这也是我们都很尊敬他的原因。

　　passive

　　a.被动的

　　No teacher likes students who take a passive learning attitude.

　　任何老师都不喜欢采被动学习态度的学生。

　　Passive smoking is more detrimental to one's health than first-hand smoking.

　　二手烟危害一个人的健康要比一手烟大。

　　freshman

　　n.大一学生；高一学生

　　In the college where John studies, all freshmen are required to live in the dorms.

　　在约翰念的那所大学，所有的大一学生规定都要住校。

　　sophomore

　　n.大二学生

　　Connie changed her major when she was a sophomore.

　　康妮大二时转换主修科目。

　　junior

　　n.大三学生；年少者 a.资浅的

　　All juniors have to take two science classes.

　　所有的大三学生都要上两门理化课。

　　In my company, my wife is junior to me, but back home, she is my boss.

　　在我公司，我太太的职位比我低，可是回家后，她却是我的老板。

　　Junior officers must salute senior officers when meeting or passing.

　　低阶军官在见到高阶军官或擦肩而过时，必须向他们敬礼。

　　Peter is five years my junior.=Peter is younger than I by five years.

　　彼得比我小5岁。

　　senior

　　n.大四学生；年长者 a.地位较高的

　　During my first year in college, I dated a senior.

　　我大一的时候和一个大四的学生约会。

　　Nancy is 5 years my senior.

　　南西比我大5岁。

　　Patty is a senior sales manager at Asia Motors.

　　派蒂是亚洲汽车的资深业务经理。

　　harsh

　　a.严厉的

　　The punishment for such a young student was too harsh.

　　这个惩罚对这么年轻的学生来说太严苛了些。

　　Don't you think you're a little too harsh on your children?

　　你难道不觉得你对孩子太过严厉了吗？

　　partnership

　　n.合伙关系

　　I have worked in partnership with Lydia for years, and we've been getting along very well.

　　我跟莉迪雅合伙共事了好几年，一直相处得很好。