reassuring: lf you find some-one ‘s words or actions reassuring , they make you feel less worried about something.
football: 在美国表示橄榄球。足球在美国为soccer.
secondary school: high school, secondary相当于中国讲的middle school(初中、高中）
after secondary school: 大学及以上
higher education: 高等教育，大学及以上教育。
adhere to: 西方人喜欢用。 中国人喜欢用stick to.
comply with:
Old testament: The old Testament (abbreviated OT) is the first part of Christian Bibles based primarily upon the Hebrew Bible (or Tanakh), a collection of ancient religious writings by the lsraelites believed by many Christians and religious Jews to be the sacred Word of God .
天主教信天父， 基督教信基督。
福音书：gospel，
Tennesses: 因为靠海，极度依赖黑奴，所以思想保守。
congress有多少人？535议员：100参议员senators,435众议员 presentatives
executive(goverment)/jurisdiction(司法机构）/legislature (congress)
Local/State/Federal 三层
de·cree BrE/dɪˈkriː/NAmE/dɪˈkriː/ n. v. noun
1. [countable, uncountable] an official order from a leader or a government that becomes the law 法令；政令
- to issue/
sign a decree颁布／签署法令 - a leader who rules by decree (= not in a DEMOCRATIC way)专制统治者
2. [countable] a decision that is made in court （法院的）裁定，判决
expect: 期待好的事情
anticipate: 正式用语
predict：比较平，一般用法
