feel peer pressure 感到来自同龄人的压力
Some students who can not fit in may feel some peer pressure.
Peer在英语里的意思是“同辈，同事，同龄人；同等地位的人”。而peer pressure可以指来自周遭的人的压力。例如，别人都有了女朋友或男朋友，而你还是孤身一人，那么你就可能会感受到peer pressure。
form a study group 组成学习小组
If you liked is cussions and group works,you can form a study group with others.
对于留学生来讲，学校老师会经常布置很多小组作业/team work/assignment。这就要求你和其他的几个学生组成学习小组。我们除了可以使用form来表达“成立、组成”的含义之外，还可以使用build，那么整个词组就会变成build a study group。
assign homework to sb. 为某人布置作业
Mr. Thompson is not very popular,because he always assigns too much homework to his students.
在国外，老师留的作业既可以叫作homework，也可以叫作assignment。很多学生会说“I have a huge assignment to do this weekend.”我这个周末有一个很大的功课要做。assignment writing service on www.lxws.net
be/get involved in outdoor activities 参与户外活动
Many boys like to do sports and they enjoy getting involved in outdoor activities.
国外的学校会组织很多的outdoor activities/户外活动。这类活动一般包括：参观博物馆/visit the museum、做志愿者/do voluntary work、体育活动/sport games/physical activity等。
extracurricular activities 课外活动
Students who are active in various extracurricular activities show some great abilities such as leadership and managements skills.
课外活动叫做extracurricular activities。Extracurricular是一个形容词，意思是“课外的”。我们也可以使用extra curriculum来进行代替，两个词组表达的含义是一样的。
career preparation 职业准备
People attend college or university for many reasons,for example career preparation.
很多大学都会给学生进入职场前，进行一些准备工作，通常叫作career preparation。学校的职业指导中心/career centre会给你很多相关的建议，例如如何准备面试/how to prepare for an interview、如何与同事沟通/how to communicate with your colleagues、如何高效地工作/how to work efficiently等。
expand one's knowledge 拓展知识
The best way to expand your knowledge is to read books in the library.
在这个短语里，我们除了可以使用expand之外，还可以使用increase。但是increase出现的频率实在是太高了，所以想得高分的同学不妨使用expand，毕竟“物以稀为贵”嘛。
develop expertise in… 培养在......方面的专长
Mary dreams to be a great nurse,so she tries very hard to develop her expertise in nursing.
Expertise来自于我们很熟悉的一个单词expert/专家。Expertise是指你在某一领域的专长。Develop expertise in 后面一定要加名词，如果是动词的话，一定要记得加上ing变成动名词的形式。
get a good grade 取得好成绩
Mrs. Black is a very strict professor. It is almost impossible to get an “A” in the exam. So students work very hard to get a good grade.
在国外，成绩除了叫作score以外，还可以叫作grade。Grade是一个多义词，除了有年级的意思之外，还有成绩的意思。所以大家一定要注意积累。
with the help of … 在......的帮助下
With the help of the career center,many students can find their ideal job after graduation.
我们有很多类似的短语，例如with the guidance of …/在某人的指引下，with the permission of …/在征得某人的许可后等。
pursue one's individual interest 追求个人兴趣
There are many activities and clubs in our school;it gives us a great chance to pursue our individual interests.
在这个句子里，个人兴趣可以说成individual interest，也可以说成personal interest。类似的词组有：追求梦想/pursue/chase one’s dream、完全实现自己的抱负/fulfill oneself等。
learn by doing 通过......学习
If you choose chemistry as your major, you will learn a lot by doing experiments.
外国学生的学习方式多种多样，不仅仅是在课堂上听老师讲课，还有其他的学习方式，例如拓展阅读/reading extensively、野外观察/having a field trip、观看纪录片/watching a documentary等。
