part one vocabulary review
1.vaguely
有三種解釋含糊不清、心不在焉以及稍微.在這里應(yīng)該是第三種意思稍微slightly,有點兒窖维。例如說:雖然他的聲音很熟悉但我記不起他是誰:i couldn't remember who he? was although his voice was vaguely familiar.
2.glamorous
表示非常刺激、吸引人、與眾不同的意思令宿,甚至有奢侈奢華的意思。比如說光鮮亮麗的明星腕窥。在這里應(yīng)該是學(xué)生都很渴望了解我們這獨特有魅力刺激的工作粒没。例如你心目中令人向往的工作是什么?what's you glamorous work in your mind簇爆?
3.get away with
這個詞組我超級有印象癞松,前不久單詞課開課第一天我問了這個詞組,差點沒被罵死入蛆。字典里面直譯翻譯為成功做壞事卻沒被譴責(zé)响蓉,我翻譯不好理解不了。朗文譯為應(yīng)付我一下子理解了安寺。我們拿最近hit movie《天才槍手》舉例厕妖,學(xué)生應(yīng)付作業(yè)卻通過考試?how can student get? away with homework but pass the exam?
4.with gusto:with enthusiasm
5.on the side:do part-time job
6.PSYCHE:your deepest feelings and thoughts in your mind
e.g.to rebulid our pashche,we should take the passive mind away.
7.pumpous:表示浮夸言秸,文中有個短語put on airs可以用來解釋這個單詞
8.faddish:風(fēng)靡一時it will not remain for a long time
e.g. a faddish style of clothes
9.stupefied:to surprise or shock sb
10.obsess
這個單詞我在這兩章實在是見了太多次忍不住去查到底是什么意思软能,文中還有obsessive,它的形容詞举畸。obsess有兩種意思查排,第一種和spellbound意思有點像,但這個是動詞使...癡迷抄沮,比如說她美的令我神魂顛倒
e.g.she is absolutely so beautiful that obsessed with me.
第二種意思是對某事過分牽掛跋核,念念不忘,be obsessing about sth叛买。而obsessive的意思就是迷戀砂代,obsessive有名詞和形容詞,當(dāng)作名詞時表強(qiáng)迫癥患者率挣,表adj時有種貶義的癡迷刻伊,過度的迷戀。生活中有人對干凈有種癡迷椒功,即所謂潔癖捶箱,我們可以說an obsessive concern with cleanliness.
11.revere代表admire and? respect,是一種正式用法动漾。在這里用一下我在單詞書學(xué)的phrase verb丁屎,look up to sb,這里的look up to就是表示respect and admire them.
12.absurd有兩種意思旱眯,第一種就是ridiculous晨川,第二種就是悖論paradox的意思
e.g.it seems an absurd idea.
13.slung/argot:一個句子里面為了表達(dá)行話、隱語键思、俚語這個意思用了兩個詞础爬,后文中還出現(xiàn)了jargon、locution吼鳞。還有一個詞叫terminology:(各行業(yè)看蚜、社會認(rèn)可的)通用術(shù)語,專門名詞赔桌。
14.truism為老生常談供炎,我覺得這個和前面rules of thumb意思有點相近,后者是經(jīng)驗之談疾党。an obvious truth.
e.g.Tom's speech was a collection of cliches and truism.
15.achor:to provide a feeling of support,支柱支撐
straggling:lose one's way掉隊音诫、迷路、落伍
16.dwell本身意思是to live somewhere雪位,在這里是動詞短語dwell...on/upon sth有兩種意思竭钝,一種是to think or talk a lot about sth which would be better to forget.沉湎于最好忘記的事情,也就是這件事情是不好的,嘮叨贅述不快的事情香罐。另一種是to look at sth for? a long time.
17.coax和上文的cajole是一個意思卧波,deceive,to make sb do sth by talking to them and being very nice to them.甜言蜜語哄騙
18.inquisitive:asking too many questions and trying to find out too many details about something or someon八卦庇茫、過分打聽別人的事情港粱。還有一種意思是interested in a lot of different things and wanting to find out more about them好學(xué)的,愛刨根問底旦签,好奇的查坪,興趣廣泛的
19.stumble有兩種意思,一種是you put your foot down awkwardly while walking宁炫,踉踉蹌蹌地走偿曙。另一種是have a pause before saying.。在文中是短語動詞stumble...on羔巢,to discover sth/sb by accident.意外發(fā)現(xiàn)遥昧,偶然遇見。還有另外一個短語動詞stumble into sth朵纷,無意間涉足某事.
20.self-esteem:the feeling of being satisfied with your own abilities, and that you deserve to be liked or respected自尊心,有個動詞短語和它意思一樣self-respect
?to have high/low self-esteem
?raise/build/boost sb'sself-esteem
PART TWO summary
放大鏈接:百度腦圖-便捷的思維工具
非常贊同zinsser說的寫文章要有人文關(guān)懷與溫暖永脓,文章表達(dá)要清晰不要湊字?jǐn)?shù)袍辞,去除冗雜。要有熱情常摧,讀者是第一個感受你的風(fēng)格的搅吁,精簡文章是為了更有效傳達(dá)你要表達(dá)的情感。世界上沒有兩片相同的樹葉落午,所以做你自己就好了谎懦,寫作是一個自我審視的過程,所寫的文字穿透你的靈魂溃斋。不要說難懂的行話界拦,在現(xiàn)實生活中奧巴馬當(dāng)年的口號yes,we can既簡單又深入人心礁叔。很多人揶揄說川普說的詞匯簡單甚至四級以下的都能聽懂根竿,每周的總統(tǒng)電臺演講沒有了奧巴馬演講式的徐徐道來徒溪,但他傳達(dá)的意思更是簡易的。私以為不僅寫作如此蛉威,日常交流亦是適用zinsser文中所說,表達(dá)要清晰不要陳詞濫調(diào)走哺,一二三點表述自我意見蚯嫌,有邏輯,一個人說話的內(nèi)容往往看得出背后的內(nèi)心。
早上在圖書館待了四個小時择示,在看如何閱讀一本書和我的職業(yè)是小說家束凑。前者看的比較多,私以為書中的觀點和zinsser有點相似对妄,現(xiàn)代媒體傳達(dá)給我們的信息是加工過的湘今,他們所使用的陳詞濫調(diào)阻礙了我們的理解能力。后一本書第一章的標(biāo)題很有意思剪菱,小說家是寬容的人種么摩瞎?因為還未看完下次再分享。