[00:11.14]laborious 费力的 艰难的 arduous,  painstaking
[00:17.00]Anne received a raise for her laborious  efforts.
[00:23.23]presipitous 陡峭的 急躁的 sheer, extremely  steep
[00:28.52]devious 曲折的 circuitous
[00:31.46]The teacher gave us a devious explanation  at first which confused us for a long time.
[00:39.79]arduous 险峻的 困难的 difficult, strenuous,  laboriious, back-breaking
[00:44.65]The preparation for GRE is as long and as  arduous work for a normal undergraduate.
[00:53.71]strenuous 辛苦的 energetic, laborious
[00:58.42]It is really a strenuous job be get well  prepared for a GRE test.
[01:05.26]plight (恶劣的)情势 困境  predicament,dilemma
[01:09.94]I cried when I heard of the refugees'  plight.
[01:15.04]strait 困难
[01:18.73]painstaking 辛劳n 劳苦的 careful,  scrupulous
[01:24.23]dilemma 左右为难 困境
[01:29.48]I have the dilemma of choosing a new car or  a new computer.
[01:35.61]flounder 挣扎 （比目鱼）
[01:38.74]The economy in southeast Asian continuse to  flounder.
[01:45.14]embarrass 使困窘
[01:48.79]Anne's older brother tried to embarrass her  in front of her friends.