22. claim to be doing sth 宣称做sth
primary motivation 主要动机
be motivated to do sth = be stimulated to do sth 刺激/ 鼓励sb 做sth
He is a most motivational speechmaker. 他是一个很富有煽动性的演讲者。
23. be native to somewhere 对---很熟悉
24. Chinese young adults tend to employ(使用) QQ, an intensely popular instant messenger developed by http://www.77cn.com.cn, a Hong Kong-listed online portal.
25. folks in their high teens and early/ low 20s 一二十岁的年轻人
26. China s population is expected to hit/ touch 1.4billion by the end of this decade.
27. be drowning in 淹没在
28. sum up 总结
29. Apple is far/ well/ way ahead of its rivals.
30. Thanks to evolution in hi-tech, the way we communicate has been transformed in 31. 32. buck/ resist/ go against the trend 抵抗这个趋势
33. sudden insight 顿悟
34. leave school 从中学毕业
school leavers 中学毕业生
35. *reside in 存在于 居住于
36. colour contrasts 色彩对比
37. come along = come into being 产生
38. shed a tear 掉眼泪
39. take trips 旅行
40. bind v. 约束、捆绑
41. be bound/ tied up with 与---有关/有联系
= be related with/ to = be linked with = be correlated with
42. of all kinds = of every kind 各种各样的
43. solid evidence
solid growth 稳固的增长
explosive growth
44. be exposed to 接触
45. be forced to 被迫干sth
46. be in safe hands with sb 在sb手里很安全
47. underdeveloped country/ less developed country/ emerging country 发展中国家
48. with/ along with/ coupled with/ combined with/ together with
49. sleeping pattern/ mode 睡眠模式
50. derive from/ stem from/ originate from/ develop from/ arise from/ result from