impair
V. 削弱

inevitably
ad. 不可避免

insignificant
a. 无意义的，无关紧要的

irrelevant
a. 不相关的，不切题的

mentally
ad. 精神上，智力上

mild
a. 温和的，温柔的

necessity
n. 需要，必要性

negative
a. 消极的，否定的

perceive
V. 感到，感知，察觉

physically
ad. 身体上地

psychological
a. 心理（上）的

rejection
n. 拒绝

reliable
a. 可靠的，可信赖的

removal
n. 除去，移动，免职

retreat
V. 撤退，退却

shock
n. 冲击；震惊

significant
a. 有意义的，重要的

stereotype
n. 偏见，固定看法

strategy
n. 策略

transition
n. 转换

unadaptable
a. 不能适应的

universal
a. 普遍的，世界的

be faced with
面临

be unfamiliar with
不熟悉

in short
简言之

lead to
导致

rather than
而不是，胜于

regardless of
不管，不顾

result in
导致

to a greater or lesser degree
多少，或多或少地

Merry Learning

A, B and C were boasting about how fast trains went in their countries.
A said: "In my country trains go so fast that the telegraph poles along the line look like a garden fence."
B said: "At home trains go so fast that we have to pour water on the wheels, otherwise they would get white-hot（白热化的）and melted（熔化）."
"That's nothing," said C, "I was once travelling in my country and my daughter came to the platform to see me off. While I was getting into the train it started. I leaned out of the window to kiss her, and kissed instead a farmer in a field six miles away."