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例句：He has dual role as composer and conductor.
      他兼作曲家及指挥的双重身分。

2.native adj.出生地的, 故乡的, 本国的

例句：He read a poem in his native language.
      他用母语朗读了一首诗。

      At the end of the year some people will go back to their native homes.
      年终时, 有些人要回故乡去。

3.benefit vt.vi.有益于, 得益

例句：The bank suffers while its officers benefit.
      银行遭受损失, 而它的高级职员们却得到好处。

4.academic adj.学校的, 学院的

例句：The university is composed of five academic schools.
      整个大学由五个学院组成。

学术性的

例句：They asked for academic freedom.
      他们要求学术自由。
 
5.solid adj.结实的; 稳定的

例句：This old house has a very solid foundation.
      这所旧房子有非常结实的地基。

可靠的

例句：I know that James is a solid type of person.
      我知道詹姆斯是个可信赖的人。

6.skeptical a.怀疑性的;怀疑论的

例句：I'm rather skeptical about the project.
      我对这方案很怀疑。

7.immersion n.沉浸; 浸没;浸

例句：The dirt on the bottom of the bath didn’t encourage total immersion.
      浴缸底有污垢,不宜全身浸泡于其中。