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困境，窘境
dilemma  /dɪˈlemə/

• A dilemma is a situation in which you usually have to make a very difficult choice between two things.Dilemma 指的是一种情况，你通常不得不在两件事情之间做出艰难的选择。
• He will be in a dilemma if he can only choose to keep one pet, either his dog or cat.如果他只能养一只宠物，要么养狗，要么养猫，他将陷入进退两难的境地。
  

02.虎妈
tiger momselephant moms 佛系妈妈

• Tiger moms are usually very pushy, highly controlling, and  strict on their kids.虎妈通常都很强势，控制欲很强，对孩子很严格。
• Elephant moms are protective; they respect kids' choices, letting kids be kids rather than giving them guidelines. 佛系妈妈很有保护意识; 他们尊重孩子的选择，让孩子保持童真，而不是给他们规定做事原则。
  

03.内卷
involutionevolution 进化a rat race  激烈的竞争

• Involution is the process of complicating something, or the state of being complicated.“内卷”是使事物复杂化的过程，或变得复杂的状态。
• Involution is like a negative competition. For example, office workers have to clock in a grinding number of hours.内卷就像一种消极竞争。例如，办公室职员打卡的时间越来越长，长得让人难以忍受。
• Chinese students are in an educational rat race. Many parents feel intense pressure to provide their children with the very best.中国学生正在进行一场激烈的教育竞赛。很多父母为了给孩子提供最好的东西，感到巨大的压力。
• They want their children to keep up in the educational rat race.他们希望自己的孩子能跟上激烈的教育竞争。
  

04.课外班
extracurricular classesafter-school classes 课后班tutorial schools 辅导学校elite 精英的

• Each child participated in extracurricular classes three times a week.每个孩子每周参加三次课外班。
• He works in a tutorial school.他在补习学校工作。
• With wealth, they gained the ability to give their children elite education at the best schools in the islands and later in Europe.有了财富，他们就有能力让自己的孩子在岛上乃至后面在欧洲最好的学校接受精英教育。
• Interest in elite high school math competitions has grown in recent years.近年来，人们对精英高中的数学竞赛越来越感兴趣。
  

05.被超越
be outrun / outcompeted let nature take its course 顺其自然

• You don't want to be outrun by your peers, and you also didn't want to see your kids being outcompeted.你不想被你的同龄人超越，你也不想看到你的孩子在竞争中被超越。
• He was outrun by his competitors.他被他的竞争者比下去了。
• We probably should give them more patience and time. Let nature take its course.我们或许应该给他们更多的耐心和时间。顺其自然。
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