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midwife

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Midwife is a person who is trained to help women give birth but who is not a doctor.

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obstetrician

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An obstetrician is a doctor who specializes in the health of pregnant women.

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pumpkin

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He teaches agriculture and growing methods and has been producing pumpkins for nearly thirty years.

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summit

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He eventually climbed to the summit of the mountain.

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5
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externality

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Pollution is a negative externality that imposes a cost─reduced happiness─on the victims.

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Spread

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Papers had been spread/laid out on the desk.

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trilingual

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To people in many countries, being bilingual or even trilingual is a way of life.

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Feminism

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Feminism, by definition, is the belief that men and women should have equal rights.

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fragile

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Since the railway runs through the most fragile ecosystem in the world.

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10
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Tibet

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The Qinghai-Tibet railway is the world’s longest high-elevation railway.

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11
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curtail

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The solution is to curtail expenditure

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12
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neutron

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carbon peaking and carbon neutrality

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13
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What’s the purpose of life?
Strength of purpose

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意图 意义
意志力

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14
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hectare

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A single hectare of rainforest may contain as many as 250 species of tree.

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15
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redeem 2

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I have sin inside me and I may never be redeemed.
You can’t redeem a lie with more lies.

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16
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sentence

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A man was given a one year suspended sentence for ringing the bell four minutes and 48 seconds earlier.

17
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mi madre y mi padre

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我的母亲和我的父亲

18
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prophet

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A person who claims to know what will happen in the future

19
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oxygen
carbon dioxide

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With every breath, we’re inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide.

20
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hydrogen

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Hydrogen is the lightest gas.

21
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endanger

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You will endanger your health if you smoke too much.

22
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subliminal

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How your unconscious mind rules your behavior