1.protective a. 给予保护的,保护的

例句：She's too protective towards her son.
      她过于呵护儿子。

2.mainstream n. 主流

例句：Immigrants who were absorbed into the social mainstream.
      移民被社会的主流同化了。

3.absolute a. 绝对的,专制的,完全的,独立的

例句：Their house is an absolute tip.
      他们家简直是个垃圾堆。

      He's an absolute peasant.
      他是个大老粗。

1.The abandoned buildings added to the experimental "fringe" feel of the event.

add to增加,增添,补充

例句：Fireworks added to the attraction of the festival night.
      焰火使节日的夜晚更加生色。

2.And no matter where you are in the world, that is a very important thing, to be proud of who you are and be able to let people hear what you have to say, whether they like it or not.

no matter where无论何地，可以用wherever代替。

be proud of对…感到骄傲,以…为荣

例句：It seems Nancy is very proud of her people.
      似乎南茜为她的民族感到非常自豪。

whether or not无论是...或... ,是否

例句：I am deliberating whether or not to buy a new car.
      我在考虑是否要买一辆新汽车。

3.We asked the Washington, D.C., arts blogger Bob Anthony how this summer's festival compared to those of past years.

compare to比喻为，与……相比

例句：Compare the current version to prior versions.
      将当前的草拟版本和以前的版本进行比较。

4. The performance combined dance with song and theater.

combine with与...结合

例句：He combines theory with practice.
       他结合理论与实践。