drain 掏空[drein]
n.排水溝, 消耗, 排水 vt. 排出溝外, 喝乾, 耗盡 vi.排水, 流乾 - financial crisis has drained people's bank accounts.? why? as I know crisis only can make our purse tighter.
optimistic [7Cpti5mistik] 樂觀的。optimistic view.
leap 飛躍 跳躍[li:p] v.& n.
competence n.能力 [5kRmpEtEns]
elite 精英[eI5li:t]精華, 精銳, 中堅分子
blaze[] 開拓?? n.火焰, 光輝, 情感爆發vi.燃燒, 照耀, 激發vt. 在樹皮上刻路標, 公開宣佈 they can always blaze a new path when they encounter difficulties.
tumble 跌落
painstaking n.苦幹, 辛苦 adj. 辛苦的, 辛勤的, 艱苦的
take advantage of 利用
stride vt. & vi. 1. 大踏步走; 跨過 n. 1. 大步2. 步法; 步態3. 進展，進步；一步的距離 we've made big strides in consumer spending.
