讲解：
impress sb (with sth / sb)
使钦佩；使敬仰；给…留下深刻的好印象:
We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them impressed us.
我们和数名申请人进行了面谈,但都没有给我们留下什么印象。

pleased (with sb / sth) | ~ that...
高兴；满意；愉快:
She was very pleased with her exam results.
她对考试成绩非常满意。

give sth up (to sb)
把…交给(或让与):
We had to give our passports up to the authorities.
我们得把护照交给当局。

exotic + sth
来自异国(尤指热带国家)的；奇异的；异国情调的；异国风味的:
brightly-coloured exotic flowers / plants / birds
色彩鲜艳的异国花卉/植物/鸟儿

whip sth (up)
搅打(奶油等):
Whip the egg whites up into stiff peaks.
把蛋白打得起稠尖儿。