intense 英 [ɪnˈtens] 美 [ɪnˈtɛns]

adj.热情的，强烈的，紧张的;

【其他】比较级： intenser 最高级： intensest

【例句】The intense exams are over, it's time for us to relax.

紧张的考试结束了，我们该松弛一下了。

最近偶然看到一则消息：

“学中文的英国人遭到疯抢，年薪3万英镑起”

“中文已经超越法语、西语、德语，成为英国市场上最受用人单位欢迎的外语之一。研究显示，学中文的毕业生平均年薪达3.1万英镑（约合人民币27万元）以上。”

“Chinese has overtaken French, Spanish and German to become one of themost lucrative foreign languagesfor jobseekers in the UK. Research shows graduates in Chinese earn an average yearly salary of £31,000 or more.”

虽然中文能帮助自己在职场上更好地找到工作

但是也不能光看见贼吃肉，不见贼挨揍

“中文专业学生的大学经历有别于其他同龄人。英文系学生每周课时可能只有6小时，而中文系学生却几乎整天都在上课。”

“Chinese students set themselves up for a different university experience from their peers who are taking traditional essay subjects. While an English student may have as little as six hours of contact time a week, those studying Mandarin are in class for most of the day.”

2009年毕业于英国谢菲尔德大学中文系的汉娜•杰克逊（Hannah Jackson）说：“我认识很多其他专业的朋友，他们前两年基本没什么压力。但是学中文真的没办法偷懒。你每天都需要花大把时间写汉字。”

“I had a lot of friends on other courses who didn’t do much in first or second year. You can’t blag Chinese. You literally have to spend hours and hours writing characters.”

用两个单词来形容学中文系的课程，汉娜认为那就是“majorly intense（压力山大）”。