vacation 度假,休假
eg:He is on a two-week vacation.
staycation
a vacationn that you spend at or near your home
take a vacation 去度假
eg:I need to take a vacation.
visit a friend 拜访朋友
start-up company 创业公司
Silicon Valley 硅谷
the last time 上一次
at that time 在那时
quit job 辞职
start one's own business 创业
employee 员工,雇员
employer 雇主,雇佣者
interviewer 采访者
interviewee 被采访者
by oneself 独自,单独
eg:I eat meals by myself and I travel by myself.
work out 成功地发展
fail to do sth
eg:I failed to lose weight again.
save money for a rainy day 未雨绸缪
give up 放弃
eg:All right,I give up.
view 视野,景象
It has a great view.
You are blocking my view.
downtown 市中心的
go downtown 去市中心
uptown 在市郊,离开市中心的
cable car 有轨缆车
be surprised by 对...感到惊奇
steep 陡峭的
eg:He was surprised by how steep the hills are.
the Golden Gate Bridge 金门大桥
Yosemite National Park 优胜美地国家公园
have never been there 从未去过那