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<1>upbeat a. positive and making you feel that good things will happen 愉快的；积极向上的
He doesn't have the sort of upbeat good humor he needs to compete for jobs. 他不具备那种争取工作所需的乐观心态。
Scientists remain upbeat about the information that will be gathered. 科学家们对要收集到的信息保持乐观。
<2>bless vt. ask God to protect sb. or sth. 祈求上帝保佑
May God bless you and keep you safe from harm. 愿上帝保佑你，使你平安不受伤害。
The priest blessed the ship before it left port. 船出港前，牧师祈求上帝保佑这船。
Phrases and Expressions
<3>hold out for sth. not accept anything less than you have asked for 坚持要求
The workers are holding out for a 20% pay rise. 那些工人坚持要求涨20％的工资。
The strikers hold out for better pay and conditions. 罢工工人拒绝妥协，坚决要求提高工资并改善工作条件。
<4>shy away fromavoid (doing) sth. because of dislike, fear, or lack of conidence 回避；避开
All the others were talking and laughing happily while she shied away from being the centre of attention. 所有其他的人都在谈笑风生，而她却避免成为注意的中心。
I've always shied away from close friendships. 我一向避免和别人建立太密切的关系。
<5>show up 1. be easy to see or notice 显露；显现
Use a light color that will show up on a dark background. 使用一种在深色背景下能显出来的淡颜色。
Do her wrinkles show up in the photograph? 她的皱纹在照片上显现出来了吗？
2. appear; arrive, often after a delay 出现；露面
When he eventually did show up, it was obvious to all that he had changed his original idea. 当他最终出现时，所有的人都清楚他已经改变了他最初的想法。
Real changes will show up only in the next 10 or 20 years, and they will change people's lifestyles. 只有在10年或20年以后才会出现真正的变化，这些变化会改变人们的生活方式。
<6>on sight as soon as you see sb. or sth. 一看见...
He seemed to have hated her on sight, yet he knew nothing about her. 他好像一见到她就已不喜欢她，然而他对她一无所知。
She was surprised to find that they had recognized each other on sight. 她很惊奇地发现他们一见面就相互认出了对方。
<7>be about to do sth. be on the point of doing sth. 将要做某事
I'm not about to say sorry to him after the way he's behaved. 他这么做，我是决不会向他道歉的。
I could not believe that such a simple mistake was about to have such dire consequences. 我不能相信这样一个简单的错误将会造成这样可怕的后果。
<8>thanks to because of 幸亏；
Thanks to his help we were able to survive this terrible disaster in the end. 由于他的帮助我们最终能够在这场可怕的灾难中幸免于难。
It was all a great success—thanks to a lot of hard work. 由于尽心竭力，这才获得了巨大的成功。
<9>at irst glance when irst looking at sth. 乍一看
At first glance, the pictures don't look good, but on closer examination you will find they're not bad at all. 乍一看，这些画画得不怎么好，但是再仔细看看，你就会发现它们画得相当不错。
This may not, at first glance, be a major factor but in fact it is a crucial element in weight control. 乍一看，这也许不是一个重要的因素，但实际上，它是控制体重的一个关键要素。
<10>be blessed with have a special ability, quality, etc. 具有；享有
She is blessed with immense talent and boundless energy. 她才智非凡，精力无限。
We must accept that children may well be brighter than us and blessed with a potential far beyond our own. 我们必须承认孩子们也许比我们聪明得多，具有远超过我们自己的一种潜力。
Proper Names
<11>Jerome Kagan 杰罗姆·凯根（人名）