Summary and Reflection
The humanity of Su Tongpo is the theme of this chapter which is emboded in his life as a farmer and poet.
In distress, he stayed optimistic, capturing beauty of life through his keen poet's senses. Meanwhile, he never lost heart and help those in need enthusiastically.
Word and Expression
im?por?tu?nate
adj. / ?m'p??t??n?t ?m'p??t??n?t ?m'p??t??n?t ?m'p??t??n?t ; ?mˋp?rt??n?t / formal
continuously asking for things in an annoying or unreasonable way 糾纏不休的构舟；無(wú)理的 【正式】
importunate demands
無(wú)理的要求
phil?an?throp?ic
adj. / ?f?l?n'θr?p?k ; ?f?l?nˋθrɑp?k /
a philanthropic person or institution gives money and help to people who are poor or in trouble 〔人或機(jī)構(gòu)〕樂(lè)于助人的；慈善的
in?car?na?tion
n. / ??nkɑ?'ne???n ; ??nkɑrˋne??n /
[C,U] the state of living in the form of a particular person or animal. According to some religions, people have several different incarnations. 〔某些宗教中的〕前世藏否，今世养晋，來(lái)世
→ reincarnation
She believes she was an Egyptian queen in a previous incarnation.
她認(rèn)為她的前世是埃及女王悉稠。
