1. Words and phrases expressingfeelings and emotions

1)I was in the car when the email popped up in my inbox letting me know I hadgotten into my dream school, and I burst into tears of pure joy. (Para. 1)

Morewords and phrases expressing joy:

full of the joys of spring, grin from ear to ear, cheerful, joyful, delightful, pleasant

2)However, when the remaining admissions decisions came out, words can’t begin to describethe excitement I felt when I learned that I was also accepted to Harvard University. (Para.2)

Morewords and phrases expressing excitement:

rejoice with wild excitement, burst with excitement, thrilling, overwhelming

3)Idecided to visit both campuses before making my final decision, and to mysurprise, fell in love with Harvard. (Para.3)

Morewords and phrases expressing surprise:

leaveopen-mouthed, take one’s breath away, unbelievable, shocking, stunning

4)AfterI enrolled at Harvard, I was eager to start the next phase of my life, butanxious at the thought of being across the country so far from home. (Para. 4)

Morewords and phrases expressing anxiety:

butterfliesin one’s stomach, worried, longing, yearning, impatient, eager

5)If I ever felt overloaded, I only had to walk down the stairs to see my proctor,or set up a meeting with my academic adviser.  (Para. 7)

Morewords and phrases expressing tiredness:

wornout, tired, exhausted, fatigued, over-worked, wearied

2. Words and phrases:

1. pop up (Para. 1): to appear in a place or situation unexpectedly

    e.g. Shewas startled when Lisa popped up at the door .

   丽萨突然从门口跳出来把她吓了一跳。

   No one likes those websites that pop up annoying advertisements.

   那些弹出烦人广告的网站是不会有人喜欢的。

    pop out:to appear suddenly and unexpectedly

    e.g. Youstick a bill in the vending machine then the change pops out.

2. be set on doing sth.: be determined to do sth.

   e.g. He isset on getting an expensive sports car.

  他下定决心要买台昂贵的跑车。

3. enroll:v. to arrange for yourself or for sb. else to officially join a                course,school, etc; register formally as a participant or member

     e.g. Theschool reportedly plans to enroll its first class of law students in2016.

   据报道该校将在2016年招收第一届的法律专业学生。

4. phase (Para. 4):n. a stage in a process of change or development

    e.g. She’sgoing through a difficult phase.

   e.g. Thewedding marked the beginning of a new phase in Emma’s life.

       婚礼标志着艾玛人生新阶段的开始。

    in (or out of) phase: being or happening in (or out of) synchrony orharmony

    e.g. Thecabling work should be carried out in phase with the building work.

5. far from  (Para.6): not at all

    e.g. Wewere far from disappointed when they canceled the banquet invitation.

   当他们取消了宴会邀请的时候，我们一点没觉得失望。

    e.g. Far from declaring victory, the athlete was thinking of whatto do if he lost                 the game.

6. option(Para. 6):n. (countable) possibility or choice; sth. that you can choose       to have or do

  e.g. Someonline eyeglass retailers also provide the option to try on frames       athome before your purchase.

   keep (or leave) one's options open: not commit oneself

   e.g. Theplayer would keep his options open at the end of this season.

   not anoption:not feasible

   e.g. Travelingby foot around this area is not an option.

7. declare(Para. 6): v. to say sth. officially or publicly

   e.g.Germanydeclared war onFranceon 1August 1914.

   e.g. Thecourt declared this strike action was illegal.

   法庭宣判这次的罢工行为是非法的。

8. consist of (Para. 7): be made of particular parts or things

   e.g. Thedinner will consist of four snacks plus six main courses created by    each chef.

  be composed of: be combined together to form a whole

  e.g. Theband is composed of many famous musicians.

9. comprise: include or contain

  e.g. Women comprise 48%of the pharmacy profession and earn 83% as much    as male pharmacists. 

  be madeup (of): form or compose

  e.g. Theseparticles can be made up of various elements,including fumes from cars and natural dust particles.

10. kick off (Para. 8):

1) If anevent, game, series, or discussion kicks off, or is kicked off, itbegins.

e.g. Theschool’s faculty and students chose Obama to be their commencement speaker tokick off their 50th anniversary celebration.

学校的师生选择了奥巴马总统作为毕业典礼的演讲嘉宾，并以此拉开校庆五十周年的帷幕。

2) when afootball (soccer) game or a team, etc. kicks off, the game starts

e.g. Whenthe World Cup kicked off last week, Neymar andBrazilwere thestars of the show.

Collocations:

kick in: come into effect

e.g. Theeducation reforms will kick in later this year.

kick against: express resentment at

e.g. Theyoung boy tried hard to kick against the school rules.

kick around (or about) : (of a thing) lie unwanted or unexploited; (of a person) drift idly from place to place

e.g. I kicked around picking up odd jobs.

11. overwhelming (Para. 13):     

1). great in amount

e.g. Hewas elected president by an overwhelming majority.

他以压倒性多数当选为主席。

2). (of an emotion) very strong

an overwhelmingfeeling of gratitude

overwhelm : v. (usu. beoverwhelmed)  to have a strong emotionaleffect on

e.g. Iwas overwhelmed with guilty.

我内心充满了内疚。