Lesson Twelve: Why I Write
1. Outrage: v. offend greatly 触犯,违反。如:outrage common sense 违反常识。
2. sooner or later: 迟早。如:Sooner or later, you will get yourselves deeply involved in trouble. 你迟早会让自己陷入麻烦之中。He would, sooner or later, realize the importance of… 他迟早会意识到……的重要性。
3. somewhat : in some measure or degree ; to some extent. 往往后跟形容词。 如:The result was somewhat surprising. 结果有些让人感到吃惊。 He looked somewhat annoyed. 他显得有些不高兴。
4. facility : ability to perform something easily 灵巧,便利,熟练。如: He translated sth with great facility. 他翻译时驾轻就熟。He showed facility in painting. 他在画画方面显得很熟练。
5. narcissism :自恋,(精神分析)自我陶醉症。Narcissus (希腊神话) (爱上自己映在水中姿影的美少年,溺死后化为水仙花。)
6. filter through : pass or slip through slowly 渗出,(光等)漏出透至。如:The new ideas are filtering into the children's minds.孩子们脑中出现了新的思想。Sunlight filtered through the window. 夕阳从窗户透进房间。Foreign influence began to filter into the country.外国的影响开始渗透进我国。
7. meticulous :taking or showing extreme care about small details.过分仔细的。如:She is meticulous in her dress.她对衣服极其在意。He is very meticulous in checking his accounts.他在查帐方面非常仔细。Our meticulous secretary never forgets anything .我们仔细的秘书从不会忘记什么。
8. Arresting: attracting attention; striking. 迷人的。如:a person of arresting good looks 有迷人的面貌的人。An arresting sight 一个引人注目的景象。
9. assess: evaluate 评估。如; assess the importance of …/the value of …评估……的重要性/价值; assess the situation 审时度势。Assessment n .
10. discipline: train and control the mind 控制。如:You should learn to discipline yourself more. 你应该学会更好地控制自己。
11. vary from…to…随着……而变化。如:Prices of vegetables vary from season to season .蔬菜价格随季节变化而变化。Opinions vary from inspanidual to inspanidual. 仁者见仁,智者见智。
12. strive after, for / against : to struggle hard to get or conquer 为……奋斗。如:strive for freedom / excellence 追求自由/卓越。
13. outweigh : to be more important than 比………更重要,胜过。 如:My love for my parents outweighs everything else. 我对父母的爱重于一切。 Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages 有利因素大于不利因素吗
14. guise : general outside appearance 外观。如: an old idea in a new guise 新瓶装旧酒。 in the guise of …… 打扮。 如: a thief in the guise of a salesman 打扮成推销员的小偷。
15. reconcile my ingrained likes and dislikes with… a. reconcile : accept or be resigned to something not desired.使和解,调解; 使能安于,将就接受。如: He had to reconcile himself to his fate .他必须接受自己的命运。 reconcile work and rest 劳逸结合。 He could not reconcile himself to such a low position . 他不能安于这样低的地位。 reconcile one's ideal with reality 使理想与实际一致。 b. ingrained 根深蒂固的。如: ingrained morality 根深蒂固的德行。
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