1. compete against...　　和……競爭
   You shouldn't even try to compete against Robert. He is the best speaker in the class.
   你根本不該和羅伯特競爭。他是全班最強的演說者。
2. be in the cards　　很有可能發生
   Another championship title seemed to be in the cards for the winning team.
   獲勝隊伍似乎很可能得到另一個冠軍的頭銜。
3. struggle n. & vi. 掙扎；奮鬥
   struggle to V　　努力／掙扎（做）……
   Jim struggled to carry the big box of books up the stairs.
   吉姆努力搬著那一大箱的書上樓。
4. film vt. 拍攝
   We filmed the opening scenes of our new movie in Birmingham.
   我們在伯明罕拍攝新電影開場戲。
5. rush to V　　匆忙做／趕緊做……
   Donna rushed to grab her son before he ran out into the street.
   唐娜在她的兒子跑到街上前匆匆抓住他。
6. pit sb/sth against sb/sth　　使某人／某事與……較量
   We pitted our best man against theirs in a battle of wits.
   我們在鬥智賽中派出最棒的人選與他們對抗。
7. vote vt. & vi. 投票，表決
   vote for / against...　　投票贊成／反對……
   Did you vote for or against this proposal?
   你投票贊成還是反對這項提議？
8. have every reason　　充分的理由
   John had lied to us before, so we had every reason not to believe him.
   約翰以前曾欺騙過我們，所以我們有充分的理由不相信他。

1. hit n. 風行一時的事物
2. producer n. 製作人；生產者

關係副詞 in which 的用法
本文 "These are shows in which everyday people compete against..." 中的 in which 相當於關係副詞 where，之前有 shows（名詞）作為先行詞。用法如下：
This is the house where I once lived.
= This is the house in which I once lived.
（這就是我曾經住過的房子。）
This is the city in which I met Mary.
= This is the city where I met Mary.
（這就是我與瑪麗相遇的城市。）