obtain---v.獲得壳繁；得到
It involves setting specific goals, obtaining immediate feedback and concentrating as much on technique as on outcome.
obtainable---adj.可獲得的渣触；可取得的
gain---v.獲得，贏得
derive--v.獲得；取得；(使)起源于；(使)來自
The supposed(所謂的) importance of influentials derives from a plausible(似是而非的) sounding but largely untested theory called the "two step flow(裂紋) of communication": Information flows from the media to the influentials and from them to everyone else.
characterize---v.使具有特點(diǎn)；描述
be characterized by---被描述為...骨田；具有....的特征
He argued that human evolution was characterized by a struggle he called the "survival of the fittest(適者生存)," in which weaker races(種族) and societies must eventually be replaced by stronger, more advanced races and societies.
misconception and deceptiveness---誤解性和欺騙性
portray---v.描繪；描述
Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas—such as free markets and self-reliance—as falling outside the boundaries of routine, and sometimes legitimate, intellectual investigation.
dipict---v.描繪箱吕；描述
decline---v.衰落丽猬；下降；下傾胡陪；傾斜 ? n.下降妈经；下傾；衰落色冀；拒絕；謝絕
Depending on the comments received, the editor would accept the paper for publication or decline it.
on the decline---在衰退中
descend---v.下來蕾盯；下降鸥跟；降低身份；淪落沾谓；(大批人)突然到來，突然造訪
scold---罵；責(zé)備
decrease---v.減少稀并；減小
former---adj.先前的耕皮，從前的趴泌；前者；前一個 ? pron.兩者之間的前者
In the former case the education is incidental(偶然的); it is natual and important, but it is not the express reason(快速珊拼，名確的理由) of the association(團(tuán)體).
form---n.形式渠欺；形狀；外形成艘；方式断箫；表格 ? v.形成剑勾；組成虽另；排列族展；組織恰画；產(chǎn)生；塑造
At Harvard, Mr Menand notes, "the great books are read because they have been read"—they form a sort of(一種) social glue(社會粘合劑).
This is a subtle(微妙的) form of peer pressure: we unconsciously imitate(模仿) the behavior we see every day.
formal---adj.正式的；規(guī)范的；(服飾)適合正式場合的陈莽；整齊的渤昌；規(guī)矩的；(通常指學(xué)校教育)正規(guī)的 ? n.須穿禮服的舞會走搁；晚禮服
A lack of formal education, however, doesn't constrain(限制) the ability of the developing world's workforce to substantially(基本上的独柑；大大地) improve productivity for the future.
formula---n.原則；規(guī)則私植；方案忌栅；方法；公式兵琳，方程式
The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of southern states in the Electoral College.
perform---v.做狂秘；執(zhí)行骇径；表演
Research on animal intelligence also makes me wonder what experiments animals would perform on humans if they had the chance.
performer---n.演出者躯肌；表演者；表現(xiàn)...的人
Ericsson and his colleagues have thus taken to studying expert performers in a wide range of pursuits(追求的事業(yè)), including soccer.
One possible response is for classical performers to program attractive new music that is not yet available on record.
performance---n.執(zhí)行破衔；履行清女；表演；行為晰筛；業(yè)績嫡丙；性能
Like other human beings, he encounters(遭遇) moral issues even in everyday performance of his routine duties—he is not supposed to cook(偽造) his experiments, manufacture(捏造) evidence, or doctor(篡改) his reports.
performative---adj.表述行為的
formation---n.形成；養(yǎng)成读第；創(chuàng)建曙博；創(chuàng)造；編隊怜瞒；列隊
