humanoid有人形的
He is a sculptor famous for the humanoid figures he carved.
work experience=placement实习
Work-experience students shouldn’t be treated unfairly or differently from regular workers（正式员工）.
apprentice学徒；apprenticeship学徒期
What surprised me was that he changed his career after he finished his apprenticeship.
automotive汽车的automobile汽车（automated是自动化的；automate使…自动化）
He used to work in the automotive industry and that’s why he knows plenty of（没有a plenty of的说法）brands of cars.
premises=complex建筑群，注意作建筑群讲的时候premises要用作复数，而complex用作单数
The board of the company decides to expand the company premises.
refurbishment翻新，可数不可数都可以
Plenty of equipment and facilities in this school are so outdated that a refurbishment is needed to be carried out.
get on with 除了有和…相处的意思，还有处理…的意思
How are you getting on with the new project assigned by our tutor?
put off 除了有推迟、拖延的意思，还有使反感的意思
I was put off by his arrogant behavior at the meeting.
talon=claw爪子
A fish hawk is swooping（vi）over the water with a fish in its talons.
take up占…
Starting a new romantic relationship has taken up most of my mind recently.
key to sth 某事的关键，注意如果后面是动词的话要加ing，因为这里的to 是介词
Stoics believe that the key to achieving unshakable happiness is virtue（作高尚品行来讲不可数，作美德、优点来讲可数）.
introduce sb to sth把某人引入某领域
I was introduced to literature by my father who bought me three novels for kids.
ardent=enthusiastic or passionate
She is an ardent suitor（求婚者）determined to marry none but her English teacher.
