| Groups |
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| group | 组 | club | 俱乐部 |
| society | 社会 | community | 群体 |
| crowd | 大众 | gang | 一帮人，帮派 |
| member | 成员 | individual | 个体 |
| status | 状态 | elite (adj.) | 精粹 |
| worthy (adj.) | 有价值的 | important (adj.) | 重要的 |
| join | 参加 |
| unite | 联合 |
| They wouldn't let me join their club. They said
I wasn't worthy. 他们不让我参加他们的俱乐部。他们说我不配。 |
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| You are an important member of our community. 你是我们群体的重要一员。 |
| acceptance | 接受 | rejection | 拒绝 |
| popular (adj.) | 受欢迎的 | outcast | 被遗弃者 |
| initiation | 开始 |
| accept | 接受 |
| reject | 拒绝 |
| I've been accepted by the university!
I start classes in August. 我被那大学录取了！我八月开始上课。 |
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| He's very popular. Everybody wants to be his friend. 他非常受欢迎。每个人都想做他的朋友。 |
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| In order to be accepted by the gang,
we had to rob a store. 为了被这帮派接受，我们必须抢劫一所商店。 |
| alone (adj.) | 单独的 | lonely (adj.) | 孤独的 |
| friendly (adj.) | 友好的 | social (adj.) | 社会性的，好社交的 |
| anti-social (adj.) | 不喜社交的 | weird (adj.) | 古怪的 |
| diversity | 多样化 | diverse (adj.) | 多样化的 |
| She's feeling lonely. Let's go visit her. 她觉得孤独。我们去拜访她吧。 |
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| I want to be left alone right now. 我现在不想被打扰。 |
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| Our community is diverse. We have
latinos, asians, african-americans, and caucasians. 我们的群体很多样化。我们有拉丁美洲人，亚洲人，非裔人，和白人。 |
| meet - met | 会见 |
| introduce | 介绍 |
| Do you know Amy? 你认识爱米吗？ |
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| No I don't. 不，我不[认识]. |
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I'll introduce you to her. Amy, I'd
like you to meet a friend of mine. 我来向她介绍你吧。爱米，我想让你见我的一个朋友。 |
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| Amy, this is Frank. Frank, this is Amy. 爱米，这是富兰克。富兰克，这是爱米。 |
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| Hi, nice to meet you. 你好，很高兴见到你。 |
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| recognize | 认出 |
| You look familiar to me. Have I met you before? 你很眼熟。我以前见过你吗？ |
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| I almost didn't recognize you. You look different. 我差点没认出你。你看上去不一样了。 |
| greet | 问候,迎接 |
| wave | 挥手 |
| They greeted me at the door. 他们在门口迎接我。 |
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| He waved good-bye to me as he left. 他走时向我挥手再见。 |
| honor | 荣誉 | honorable (adj.) | 可尊敬的 |
| respectable (adj.) |
| respect | 尊重 |
| admire | 敬慕 |
| ignore | 忽视 |
| avoid | 回避 |
| We really respect you. 我们非常尊敬你。 |
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| I said 'hi' to her but she ignored me. 我对她说“嗨”但是她不理睬我。 |
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| She tries to avoid crowds. 她尝试着躲开人群。 |