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- no amount of 即使再大（或再多）的…（也不）
- No amount of research can prepare you for the surprises you will find in the new place. 再多的研究也无法为你在新的地方发现的各种惊喜做好准备。
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uncharted: 人迹罕至的，无人涉足的
image.png - Around major American holidays, international students often find themselves in uncharted waters, which they learn to navigate with time.
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Montana 蒙大拿州（美国州名）
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Ghana 加纳（非洲西部国家）
image.png - doctoral candidate in political science 政治学博士生/master's degree candidate 硕士研究生
8.Other international students look at Thanksgiving as a chance to rest up. 其他留学生把感恩节看作是休息的机会。 - "It was like end of semester day off, having time to chill 这就像是学期末的一天，有时间放松一下
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extended family 大家庭（几代同堂的家庭）/nuclear family 核心家庭，小家庭（只包括父母和子女）
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image.png - Mensah is in his final year at The George Washington University in Washington. He is specializing in economics. 门萨在乔治·华盛顿大学读大四，他的专业是经济学。
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- Personally, I think it's more the family element. 就个人而言，我认为更多的是家庭元素。
- The act of giving gifts to adults at Christmas and even the holiday itself is foreign to some students. 对一些学生来说，在圣诞节，甚至是在节日期间，给成年人送礼是件很陌生的事。（陌生的另一种表达：sth is foreign to sb )
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a new outfit
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16.while you're still young, your parents will get you a new outfit, new shoes, new dresses for Christmas, up until high school.当你还是孩子的时候，父母会在圣诞节给你买一套新衣服、新鞋、新裙子，一直到你上高中。
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18.image.png During the three to four weeks break between school terms, some international students take time to explore the United States. 在学期间的三到四周的休息时间里，一些留学生花时间去游历美国。(explore some place 这个表达很漂亮）
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I plan to go to Denver to snowboard for my Christmas holiday. 我打算去丹佛玩单板滑雪，来庆祝圣诞节。
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22.Other students do a mix of things over winter break. They spend the holiday working, meeting up with friends and having fun. 其他学生在寒假里会去做各种各样的事情，他们在假期打工、见朋友，尽情玩乐。
a mix of things 各种各样的事情
- research is time consuming 研究很费时
