| A | B |
|---|
| 小学 elementary school | xiǎo xué |
| 轻松 relaxed; easygoing | qīng sōng |
| 不以为然 to disapprove of ; to object to | bù yǐ wéi rán |
| 填 鸭 式 cramming method (in teaching); (lit)"force feeding duck style" | tián yā shì |
| 方式 method | fāngshì |
| 成熟 mature | chéngshú |
| 自然 natural; naturally | zìrán |
| 上进 心 the desire to be better; aspiration | shàng jìn xīn |
| 观点 point of view | guāndiǎn |
| 无论如何 under any circumstances, no matter what | wú lùn rú hé |
| 打基础 to establish a foundation | dǎ jī chǔ |
| 本领 skill; capability | běn lǐng |
| 将来 in the future | jiāng lái |
| 竞争 to compete | jìng zhēng |
| 辩论 to debate; to argue | biàn lùn |
| 批评 to criticize | pī píng |
| 态度 strict | tài dù |
| 严 strict | yán |
| 认真 earnest; serious | rèn zhēn |
| 害 to do harm to; to cause trouble to | hài |
| 的确 indeed; really | dí què |
| 缺点 shortcoming | quē diǎn |
| 压力 pressure | yā lì |
| 简直 simply | jiǎn zhí |
| 乐 坏了 to be thrilled to pieces | lè huài le |
| 承认 to admit; to acknowledge | chéng rèn |
| 督促 to supervise and urge | dū cù |
| 上学 to go to school | shàng xué |
| 重视 to take seriously; to view as important | zhòng shì |
| 发挥 to give free rein to | fā huī |
| 想象力 imagination | xiǎng xiàng lì |
| 适合 to suit; to fit | shì hé |
| 自觉 self-aware; self-motivated | zì jué |
| 淘汰 to eliminate through selection or competition | táo tài |
| 极端 the extreme; an extreme | jí duān |
| 特点 special feature; distinguishing feature | tè diǎn |
| 要求 demand | yāo qiú |
| 使 to cause/make (someone do something) | shǐ |
| 变成 to change into | biàn chéng |
| 机器 machine; machinery | jī qi |
| 读书 to study; to read | dú shū |
| 看来 to appear; to seem | kàn lái |
| 优缺点 merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages | yōu quē diǎn |
| 数学 mathematics | shù xué |
| 习题 exercises | xí tí |
| 理解 to understand; to comprehend | lǐ jiě |
| 苦心 painstaking efforts | kǔ xīn |
| 望子成龙 hope for one's son to be very successful; (lit)hope for on's son to become a dragon | wàng zǐ chéng lóng |
| 望女成凤 hope for one's daughter to be very successful; (lit) hope for one's daughter to become a phoenix | wàng nǚ chéng fèng |
| 子女 sons and daughters | zǐ nǚ |
| 用心良苦 have really given much thought to the matter; well-meaning | yòng xīn liáng kǔ |
| 负担 burden; load | fù dān |
| 白天 daytime | bái tiān |
| 补习班 "cram" school | bǔ xí bān |
| 家庭教师 private tutor | jiā tíng jiào shī |
| 休息 to rest | xiū xi |
| 目标 goal; target | mù biāo |
| 及 (formal) and | jí |
| 教学 teaching ; education | jiàoxué |
| 指挥棒 conductor's baton | zhǐ huī bàng |
| 强调 to stress; to emphasize | qiáng diào |
| 死记硬背 mechanical memorizing | sǐ jì yìng bèi |
| 作业 (formal) homework | zuò yè |
| 喘气 to pant; to gasp for breath | chuǎn qì |
| 尊师重道 to respect the teacher and value the Way | zūn shī zhòng dào |
| 即使 even; even if | jí shǐ |
| 一般来说 generally speaking | yī bān lái shuō |
| 启发 to enlighten; to inspire | qǐ fā |
| 鼓励 to encourage | gǔ lì |
| 思考 to think about; to ponder | sī kǎo |
| 留 to leave (a note); to assign (homework) | liú |
| 童年 childhood | tóng nián |
| 无法 unable; incapable; | wú fǎ |
