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How to Plan a Trip to Tibet

Beforehand

[Beforehand as a Adverb]
Plan the trip beforehand
I am going to get everything ready beforehand.

[Beforehand as a Adjective]
There's nothing like being beforehand. 
Don't be beforehand in making up your mind. 

Aim

vt.及物
He aimed the gun at the door.
This anti-smoking campaign is mainly aimed at young teenagers.

vi.不及物
The hunter aimed at the lion and fired.  
My brother aims to be a novelist. 
We aim at doubling our production. 
What do you aim to do?

Dialect 方言，土話
Nomadic 遊牧的,流浪的

Exception

Most of us have had measles, but I am an exception.
He works every day, with the exception of Sunday
Your statement is liable to exception.   遭非議

Bitterness  痛苦
Pleasantry  打趣的話
Thus [ðʌs]
Buddha [ˋbʊdə]        佛像
Buddhism [ˋbʊdɪzəm]  佛教
Monastery               修道院；僧院

Offend

We were offended by his vulgar language. 
I hope I haven't offended you.
The smell offends me. 

She prayed that she would never offend.
Bad manners may offend.