Norm --
A situation or type of behaviour that is expected and considered to be typical.
Ex: One child per family is fast becoming the norm in some countries.
Savvy --
Meaning someone who has practical knowledge and ability to do something. People can be savvy about a lot things, like shopping savvy.
Tech-savvy --
Knowing a lot about modern technology, especially computers.
Knowledgeable or proficient. Often used in combination: tech-savvy, media-savvy.
Well informed or proficient in the use of modern technology
Ex 1. Kids are pretty tech-savvy these days.
2. The state needs more tech-savvy workers for it high-tech industries.
** Well-informed -- 見識多廣, 消息靈通
Having knowledge about a great variety of subjects.
Having a lot of knowledge or information about a particular subject or things in general.
Ex 1. He is very well-informed; that's why he won general knowledge (常識) competition.
2. He seems to be a well-informed person.
3. He was well-informed and shrewd (精明, 機靈) with good, calm judgment.
Regardless of -- [synonyms]: irrespective of, in spite of, with no heed to
Without being influenced (影响, 左右) by any other events or conditions.
Ex 1. The fields give high and stable yields regardless of climatic circumstances.
2. Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.
3. He will persevere regardless of past failures.
4. Freedom for all, regardless of race, creed.
5. The commission should promote equal opportunities for people regardless of age.
6. I tell them the truth, regardless of what they want to hear.
So to speak (idiom) -- 可以這麼說
To explain something that you maybe are not using in a direct way.
Ex 1. My dog is my baby to to speak.
2. The new procedure have been officially christened, so to speak.
Resilience --
It means able to come to the original position of something or quickly return to original its state.
Weather the storm --
If someone or something weather the storm, they successfully deal with a very difficult problem.
Be + bound to -- almost certain
Ex: This new discovery is bound to be of great service to mankind.
Staying power --
When something has staying power, means that it has power to last.
Curate something (especially on the internet) --
To collect, select and present information or items such as pictures, video, music, etc. for people to use or enjoy.
Ex 1. I would definitely read a blog that was all curated content.
collaborate [intransitive] --
To work together with somebody in order to produce or achieve something.
To work with someone else for a special purpose.
Ex 1. Researchers around the world are collaborating to develop a new vaccine.
2. Two writers collaborated on the script for the film.
3. A German company collaborated with a Swiss firm to develop the product.
Scorching
– very hot
A
scorching summer day.
It
was scorching hot inside the greenhouse.
They
walked all day in the scorching heat.
Sandstone
– A type of rock formed from sand.
Sedimentary
rock consisting of sand or quartz (石英)
grains cemented together, typically red, yellow, brown.
A
kind of sedimentary rock, it is very soft, very easy to dip or to
carve out to create home.
Utilize
[synonym] – use
Utilize
something (as something) (formal) – to
use something, especially for practical purpose.
Ex
1. Scientists are trying to find more efficient ways of utilizing
solar.
2.
The Romans were the first utilize concrete as a building material.
3.
Vitamin C helps the body utilize the iron present in your body.
4.
Sensible utilization of the world's resources is a priority.
Yurt
–
A
type of round tent with a wooden frame, used traditionally as a home
by some Central Asian people, and now sometimes used for camping in
Western countries.
A
circular tent of felt (毛氈)
or skins on collapsible (可摺疊,
拆卸)
framework ('房屋'骨架),
used by nomads in Mongolia, Siberia, and Turkey.
Bitter
cold – intensely cold
The
wind is better.
Nomadic
–
Describing
someone who moves from place to place rather than staying in one
place for a long time.
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