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Vocabulary

persuade 劝说，说服

My husband persuaded me to change jobs.

Persuasion skills are important for salespeople.

presentable = clean and well-dressed, that can be presented in public

When my neighbour knocked on my door, I was in pajamas and unshaved, I was really unpresentable.

a pirate 海盗

There used to be a lot of pirates in the Caribbean.

Computer pirates are also known as “hackers”.

a protestant 新教

protest 抗议，反对

Protestants were people who protested against Catholicism.

commute = to go to and from work

There are plenty of commuters in Shanghai from 7 to 9 and from 6 to 8.