Part Four: Jack - Letters, Emails, Facebook, Texts - 1
sincerely
/sɪnˈsɪrli/
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if you feel or believe something sincerely, you really feel or believe it and are not just pretending
由衷地，真诚地，真心实意地We are sincerely grateful for your help.
我们由衷地感谢你的帮助。 Yours sincerely
an expression used to end a formal letter, especially one that you have begun by using someone’s name
谨上，敬上，谨启（用于以某人名字开头的正式信件的末尾）
inkling
/ˈɪŋklɪŋ/
a slight idea about something
略知
She had absolutely no inkling of what was going on.
她根本不知道发生了什么。
spark
/spɑːrk/
verb
to be the cause of something, especially trouble or violence
Winds brought down power lines, sparking a fire.
大风刮断电线，引起了火灾。
confrontation
/ˌkɑːnfrənˈteɪʃn/
a situation in which there is a lot of angry disagreement between two people or groups
对抗，对峙；冲突
She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.
她想避免和父亲再次发生冲突。
justify
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/
to be a good and acceptable reason for something
Nothing justifies murdering another human being.
tough
difficult to do or deal with
It was a tough call, but we had to cancel the game because of the weather.
尽管是一个艰难的决定，但由于天气不好我们只得取消比赛。
suspension
/səˈspenʃn/
when someone is not allowed to go to school, do their job, or take part in an activity for a period of time as a punishment
停学；停职
The fight led to his suspension from school.
那次打架导致他被勒令停学。
valid
a reason, argument etc that is based on what is reasonable or sensible
合理（正当）的（理由/论点/批评等）
grounds
a good reason for doing, believing, or saying something
充分的理由，根据
There are strong grounds for believing his statement.
有充分的理由可以相信他的话。
measure
an action, especially an official one, that is intended to deal with a particular problem
措施，办法
Measures are being taken to reduce crime in the city.
正在采取措施来降低该市的犯罪率。
warrant
/ˈwɑːrənt/
to need or deserve
需要；值得
Further investigation is clearly warranted.
进一步调查显然是必要的。
befriend
to behave in a friendly way towards someone, especially someone who is younger or needs help
Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl.
我到学校后不久便得到了一位年龄较大的女孩友善对待。
in retrospect
/ˈretrəspekt/
thinking back to a time in the past, especially with the advantage of knowing more now than you did then
回顾，回想
In retrospect, I think that I was wrong.
回首往事，我觉得当时我错了。
in this/that regard
relating to something you have just mentioned
The company’s problems, in this regard, are certainly not unique.
从这方面来讲，这些问题无疑并非该公司所独有。
transition
/trænˈzɪʃn/
when something changes from one form or state to another
过渡；转变，变迁
the transition from school to full-time work
从学校到全职工作的过渡阶段
burden
/ˈbɜːrdn/
something difficult or worrying that you are responsible for
重担，负担
His family responsibilities had started to become a burden.
家庭责任已开始成为他的负担。
hardship
something that makes your life difficult or unpleasant, especially a lack of money, or the condition of having a difficult life
People suffered many hardships during that long winter.
在那个漫长的冬季，人们吃了很多苦头。
impressionable
/ɪmˈpreʃənəbl/
someone who is impressionable is easily influenced, especially because they are young
（尤因年轻而）易受影响的
The kids are at an impressionable age.
这些儿童正处于易受影响的年龄。
school board
a group of people, including some parents, who are elected to govern a school or group of schools
somewhat
more than a little but not very
有点，有几分
The price is somewhat higher than I expected.
价格比我预料的高了一点。
stringent
/ˈstrɪndʒənt/
a stringent law, rule, standard etc is very strict and must be obeyed
严格的，严厉的
