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drain 掏空[drein]

n.排水沟, 消耗, 排水 vt. 排出沟外, 喝干, 耗尽 vi.排水, 流干 - financial crisis has drained people's bank accounts.? why? as I know crisis only can make our purse tighter.

optimistic [7Cpti5mistik] 乐观的。optimistic view.

leap 飞跃 跳跃[li:p] v.& n.

competence n.能力 [5kRmpEtEns]

elite 精英[eI5li:t]精华, 精锐, 中坚分子

blaze[] 开拓?? n.火焰, 光辉, 情感爆发vi.燃烧, 照耀, 激发vt. 在树皮上刻路标, 公开宣布 they can always blaze a new path when they encounter difficulties.

tumble 跌落
painstaking n.苦干, 辛苦 adj. 辛苦的, 辛勤的, 艰苦的

take advantage of 利用

stride vt. & vi. 1. 大踏步走; 跨过 n. 1. 大步2. 步法; 步态3. 进展，进步；一步的距离 we've made big strides in consumer spending.