• animation [ˌænɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] n. 活力,生气,热烈;动画片,动画游戏;动画制作

    animation software 动画制作软件

  • decorate [ˈdekəreɪt] v. 装饰,装点;

  • Wednesdays [ˈwenzdeɪz] adv. 每星期三

  • innate 英/ɪˈneɪt/ adj. 先天的,固有的;(信仰)根深蒂固的

  • supplant 英/səˈplɑːnt/ v. 取代,代替

  • sought 英/sɔːt/ v. 寻找(seek 的过去式和过去分词)

  • quantify /ˈkwɒntɪfaɪ/ v. 量化;

    sought to quantify cognitive ability. 寻求量化认知能力

  • inherent /ɪnˈherənt/ adj. 内在的,固有的; 与生俱来的,天生的

    the notion that inherent ability is destiny. 天赋就是命运的观念

  • hallway /ˈhɔːlweɪ/ n. (住宅的)门厅,(正门入口处的)走廊;(建筑物内的)过道

  • mindset [ˈmaɪndset] n. 观念模式,思维倾向

    Growth mindset theory 成长型思维理论

  • motivational /ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃən(ə)l/ adj. 激发性的 eg: motivational posters 励志海报

  • coax /kəʊks/ v. 哄,劝诱;

  • indication /ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃn/ n. 指示,标示;象征,暗示,迹象

    A major focus of the growth mindset in schools is coaxing students away from seeing failure as an indication of their ability, and towards seeing it as a chance to improve that ability. (学校推行成长型思维的核心重点,是引导学生不再将失败视为自身能力的体现,而是把它当作提升能力的契机。)

  • instill /ɪnˈstɪl/ vt. 徐徐滴入;逐渐灌输

    instilled 灌输

  • former /ˈfɔːmə(r)/ adj.(两者中)前者的

    the former took on only those tasks that would not risk their sense of worth. 前者只会承担那些对自身价值没有威胁的任务;

  • inferred /ɪnˈfɜːd/ v. 推测(infer 的过去式和过去分词)

  • impediments /[ɪmˈpedɪmənts]/ n. 障碍(impediment 的复数);妨碍,困难

  • be obsessed with sth 痴迷于什么

  • credit [ˈkredɪt] n. 信用,赞扬,

    she deserves great credit for responding to it ; 她值得高度赞扬,因为她对此作出了回应。

  • adapt [əˈdæpt] v. 适应;调整

    and adapting her work accordingly; 根据她的工作进行相应调整

  • misappropriate /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt/ vt. 私吞,挪用,侵占

  • conflate /kənˈfleɪt/ vt. 合并

    being conflated with … 与…. 混为一谈;

    eg: her theories are being misappropriated in schools by being conflated with the self-esteem movement; 在学校中他的理论被挪用为与自尊培养运动混为一谈;

  • correlation [ˌkɒrəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] n. 相互关系,关联

  • genuine [ˈdʒenjuɪn] adj. 真正的

  • vague [veɪɡ] adj. (形状)模糊的;

  • intervention /ˌɪntəˈvenʃ(ə)n/ n. 干预,介入

  • elixir [ɪˈlɪksə(r)] n. 灵丹妙药;

  • proponent [prəˈpəʊnənts] n. <正式>支持者,建议者

  • viable /ˈvaɪəb(ə)l/ adj. 可望成功的,切实可行的

  • via /ˈvaɪə/ prep. 经由,经过(某一地方);通过,借助于(某种手段或人)

  • dispute /dɪˈspjuːt/ v. 对……提出质疑

    It is hard to dispute that having faith in the capacity to change is a good attribute for students.

  • paradoxically /ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkli/ adv. 自相矛盾地;似是而非地;反常地

  • aspiration /ˌæspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 渴望,抱负,

  • deluded /dɪˈluːdɪd/ adj. 轻信的;受蒙骗的 v. 欺骗;使失望(delude 的过去分词)

  • philosophy /fəˈlɒsəfi/ n. 哲学;