Status of Affairs
Permanent: to be fixed or unchanging, the opposite of temporary.
He plans to stay there permanently.
He has decided to become a permanent resident of China.
填空：
Humans lived as nomads until they decided to settle down and build permanent communities.
nomads= 游牧民（nomad的复数形式）
Once they established permanent boundaries, they have to fight to defend their territory from invaders.
Temporary: only lasting for a short time, the opposite of permanent.
We can only offer him a temporary position in the company.
This isn't the kind of job he wants, but it's okay as something temporary, until he can find something better.
填空：
If you do well as a temporary worker you may be hired for a permanent position.
Until we move into the new building we'll use this office as our temporary base.
Definite: well defined, precise, certain, unchanging.
We can't begin the project until you give us a more definite schedule.
We can't give you a definite answer until we get more information.
填空：
Until we have more definite information about your plans, we can't make any promises.
Obvious: easy to see, stands out.
Of the job candidates we interviewed, he was the obvious choice.
It's obvious that he can't afford to buy that house.
填空：
She's obviously in love with him,so we can't allow them to work in the same office.
It was an obvious lie, but some people still believed it.
Trivial: of little or no importance, insignificant [ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt].
It's a trivial detail, so there's no need to worry about it.
Those problems are not trivial, so we need to find a solution.
填空：
He thinks it's a trivial matter, but I think it's going to cause big problems if we ignore it.
It's obvious that he can't afford to buy that house.
Those problems are not trivial, so we need to find a solution.
This isn't the kind of job he wants, but it's okay as something temporary, until he can find something better.
听说：
He plans to stay there permanently.
We don't know their exact location, but they are definitely in this general area.
Of the job candidates we interviewed, he was the obvious choice.
阅读：
Until we have more definite information about your plans, we can't make any promises.
Humans lived as nomads until they decided to settle down and build permanent communities.
Exercises:
1. She spends her time worrying about trivial details, so she wastes a lot of time.
2. Only lasting for a short time ——temporary.
3. Easy to see, stands out ——obvious.
4. Of little or no importance, insignificant ——trivial.
5. It's obvious that he can't afford to buy that house.
6. We can't give you a definite answer until we get more information.
7. He has decided to become a permanent resident of China.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. We can only offer him a temporary position in the company.
2. We need you to be more definite about your plans for the next six months.
3. From her facial expression, it was obvious that she really disliked him.
4. She spends her time worrying about trivial details, so she wastes a lot of time.
5. Humans lived as nomads until they decided to settle down and build permanent communities.
nomads= 游牧民（nomad的复数形式）
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