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eye  动词 to watch or look at (someone or something) in a very close or careful way

He eyed them angrily as he passed.

have a way with 擅长处理

have a way with people 对人际关系有一套

王尔德：Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. 教育是一件可敬的事，但要时刻牢记，没有什么值得知道的事是教得会的。

avid readers 书迷：Good writers are avid readers.

reverse engineering 对一项目标产品进行逆向分析及研究，从而演绎并得出该产品的处理流程、组织结构、功能特性及技术规格等设计要素，以制作出功能相近，但又不完全一样的产品

Pull oneself together 振作起来

out of the question 不可能的

out of question 毫无疑问

take pains to 尽力做某事

The Goldilocks principle 凡事都必须有度，而不能超越极限。按照这一原则行事产生的效应就称为“金发姑娘效应”。

the faint of heart 懦夫，胆小鬼 Comedy is not for the faint of heart.

a rational person 理性之人

at face value 从表面上看

reactive people 消极被动的人

proactive people积极主动的人

A casual fan 路人粉

It was a consuming 耗时project, and they worked side by side on it for over a year and a half.