We gain strengths through our struggles.（开篇先来个励志！）
mess with=meddle or interfere with someone or sth，妨碍，合起来是vt
The actor strike has messed with movie releases.
a pay bump= an extra sum of money added to an employee’s normal salary as a reward for exceptional work. 薪水的增加，可数
My boss promised me that I would get a pay bump next year.
walk off有“愤然离开”的意思，pv，vi
Joe walked off from this debate because he felt like he was insulted.
hash out=to talk about something with someone else in order to reach agreement about it，pv，vt，讨论出…
These employees and their employer are trying to hash out their contract details that can satisfy both parties.
residual= a royalty paid to a performer, writer, etc., for a repeat of a play, television show, etc.. 相当于影视业版税，可数
Actors will receive more residuals for streaming programs according to the new agreement.
likeness可以表示“画像”= a portrait or representation，可数
Actors should be able to have compensation when their AI likenesses are used.
persona=the aspect of someone’s character that is presented to or perceived by others.可以理解为“公众人格”，可数
Many celebrities’ public persona doesn’t match reality.
Walkout 也有罢工的意思，可数
observance除了有“遵守n”的意思，还有“仪式”的意思，相当于ceremony，可数（observe 作vt 时，作为“评论、观察”的意思变名词为“observation”，作为“遵守、庆祝”的意思变名词为“observance” ）
There are no official religious observances in this atheistic country.
bugle军号（乐器），可数；bugle call军号（乐曲），可数；lights out call熄灯号；bugler号手，可数
personnel 和people 一样是复数名词，staff 可以作单数也可以作复数，crew 可以作单数也可以作复数
take precedence over= if one thing takes precedence over another, it is regarded as more important than the other thing.
What’s sad is that gradually his desire for money takes precedence over his commitment to knowledge.
Impetus 动力，促成因素，可数不可数都可
Getting rid of poverty was his impetus for working hard every day.
Reach常用作及物动词表示“抵达”，“发展到”，“够着”等，reach out to可以表示“向…求助”
It’s much easier now for people in need to reach out to the Red Cross using its website.
Tubing，管状物，不可数
The tubing is used to siphon（虹吸）beer into a bottle.
paramount=more important than anything else，最重要的
It is paramount that the salary of migrant workers be paid.（虚拟，be前面省略了should）
