本期话题：我有三千词，敢装老海龟

本期背景音乐：

1. Those were the days, by Mary Hopkin

2. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 7. Badinerie, composed by J. S. Bach, performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

核心词：

1. the million-dollar question: 指一个价值极大又极难回答的问题

2. I wish life was/were that simple. 要是人生那么简单就好了。

3. be willing to 愿意

4. motive 动机

5. take …seriously 严肃对待...

6. dedicate 献出

7. two-way communication 双向交流

8. base on 基于

9. follow-up question 后续问题

10. pose questions 提出问题

11. linguistic 语言的

12. star in 在...中出演

13. TV show 电视节目

14. tricky 微妙的

15. assume 假定

16. make assumption 做假定

17. decade 十年

18. globalized 国际化的

19. go on about 唠唠叨叨地谈

20. cycle （自行车）骑行

21. Bravo! 好极了！（叫好时用）

22. teaching service 教学服务

23. opportunity 机会

24. train 训练

25. enjoyable 愉悦的

26. (Quite) on the contrary 恰好相反

27. painful 痛苦的

28. tag question 附加疑问句

29. apply to 适用于

30. play (a role/part) 扮演（角色）

31. masterpiece 杰作

32. a drug dealer 毒品贩子

33. Better be off now. （我）得走了。

34. freshman first （大学或高中的）一年级新生，相当于 “first year student”

35. show sb. around 带某人四处转转

几种婉转表述“我不同意你”方式：

1. Correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I know…

2. I almost agree, but have you noticed that…

3. My apologies if my opinions offend you, but..

《能感谢的时候不要道歉》里提及的几种表达：

1. You're such a good listener. Thank you for listening.

2. Sorry I complained too much.

3. Thank you for having hope in me.

4. Sorry I'm such a disappointment.

5. Sorry I'm being such a big loser.

提到的明星：

1. Scarlett Johansson

2. Benedict Cumberbatch

3. Robin Williams

4. the Cranberries

5. Edward Norton

提到的Edward Norton主演的电影：

1. Leaves of Grass

2. Primal Fear

Sean读的中国婚俗：

Western weddings tend to center around the church vows and stuff. But you won't see a lot of religion on Chinese weddings. We focus more on the family. In China, the bride and groom are supposed to offer tea to parents of both sides as a form of respect and appreciation for upbringing them. It's called the Tea Ceremony. Then the young couple would kneel down and kowtow. In turn, the parents would offer blessings and gifts in the form of Hongbao, which means a red envelop with money inside. The amount varies from a few thousand dollars to tens of thousand dollars. Money is plays a big part on Chinese weddings. The guests would also give Red Envelops as well. But not that much money. Don't worry.