chop n.技巧（非正式）
Her acting chops are so well regarded that she is one of the judges in the variety show I Am The Actor.
她的演技很受好评，她是综艺节目《我是演员》的评委之一。
If you want to achieve fame and glory by being amazing at something, you have to have great skills -- or chops.
如果你想在某件事上做到出色从而获得名声和荣耀，你必须有高超的技能或技巧。

underdog n.比赛中不被看好的人
An underdog is a person or group in a competition, usually in sports and creative works, who is popularly expected to lose.
underdog(处于劣势的人)指在体育或创意类比赛中被普遍认为会输的个人或团体。
Before the game, we were definitely the underdogs.
我们在赛前绝对不被看好。

dark horse n.黑马
They came out as dark horses on the stage.
他们是舞台上的黑马。
The movie is a dark horse for the award.
这部电影是获得该奖项的一匹黑马。

stellar adj.一流的
A stellar performance is an extremely good performance.
A stellar performance（一流的表现）就是非常好的表现。
The question is how long can the company's stellar performance continue?
问题是这家公司的优异表现能持续多久?

relatable adj.有感染力的
One of the reasons for her success is that the characters in her books are so relatable.
她成功的原因之一是她书中的人物让人产生共鸣。
Their performance is very relatable and engaging.
他们的表演非常有感染力，也很吸引人

wooden adj.木讷的，呆板的
Many young pop stars are good at attracting online traffic, but their performance is just wooden and make you feel awkward.
许多年轻的流行歌手擅长吸引网络流量，但他们的表演非常呆板，让你感到很尬。

half-baked adj.不成熟的， 肤浅的
She has no tolerance for actors who don’t take their job seriously or think that they can give a half-baked performance.
她不能容忍那些不认真对待自己工作的演员，或者是那些认为自己可以在台上展现不成熟的表演的演员。