jelly-built project: 豆腐渣工程
copycat products: 山寨貨
empty-nester: 空巢老人
carry forward: 把...發揚光大
native culture: 本國文化
cultural blending: 文化交融
the eagerness for quick success: 急功近利
put oneself to others' shoes: 設身處地
emptiness: 空虛感
the love of ease: 貪圖安逸
face adversity: 面對困境
enterprising spirit: 進取精神
excessive protective: 過度保護
adaptability: 適應能力
self-reliance: 自力更生
recognition: 認可
positive state of mind: 積極的態度
shortsightedness: 短視
scratching the surface: 淺嘗即止
diverse choice: 多種選擇
teach learners in accordance with their aptitude: 因才施教
decent job: 體面的工作
fierce competition: 激烈競爭
job hunting: 求職
job hopping: 跳槽
selective course: 選修課
generalized knowledge: 通識
pursue further education: 深造
diploma devaluation: 學歷貶值
dropout: 退學(者)
start one's own business: 創業
lifelong education: 終身教育
test-oriented education: 應試教育
quality-oriented education: 素質教育
put into practice what one has learnt: 學以致用
academic burden: 學業負擔
homebody: 宅男宅女
high calorie food: 高熱量食品
living habits: 生活習慣
physical and mental health: 身心健康
sharing economy: 共享經濟(例如出租單車)
low carbon lifestyle: 低碳生活(例如節約用電)
flue gas: 廢氣
single-use(/disposable) products: 一次性產品
degradation: 退化
environmental preservation: 環保
the rights and interests of consumers: 消費者權益
outbound/inbound: 出境/入境
tourist attractions: 景點
place of interest: ditto
online rumors: 網絡謠言
addiction to porn: 沉迷色情資訊
idol worship: 追星
influencer: 網紅/Key Opinion Leader(KOL)
family bond: 家庭紐帶
take-out: 外賣
generation gap: 代溝
moral decay: 道德掃地
tolerance: 寬容
benevolence: 善心
money worship: 拜金
wastage: 浪費
thrift: 節儉
bad manners: 不文明舉止
Note: All passaages on currennt affairs are sources of GRE reading and vocabulary assessments, so are national graduate entrance exams.