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Co-educational
(adj.): having boys and girls being taught together in the same school rather than separately
e.g.
Some
traditional (傳統的) thoughts believe that
co-educational (男女合校的) schools are not
preferable (更可取的).
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Single-sex
(adj.): for either girls or boys
e.g.
Some parents believe that their sons or daughters can be more
focused (集中的) on
studies (學業) in a
single-sex (單一性別的) school.
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Personal development
(n. phr.): improvements in skills and character
e.g.
Popular university
majors (主修科) like business and health professions are
favourable to (有助於) one’s
personal development (個人發展).
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Adapt
(v.): to change your behaviour to deal with a new situation
e.g.
His
outgoing (外向的)
personality (性格) made him
adapt (適應) to his new school very quickly.
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Intelligence
(n.): the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way
e.g.
Children with
Asperger’s syndrome (亞氏保加症) are often of higher
intelligence (智力).