词汇（二）

Gustatory
- relating to the sense of taste
E.g. The epicure's gustatory sense was so highly developed that he could easily identify all the differenct herbs and spices used in even the most elaborate meal.

Disparate
- fundamentally different; entirely unlike
E.g. In contrast to their nearly identical physical appearances, the twins had such disparate personalities that they had few interests in common.

Brigand
- a member of a group of criminals that robs people, esp. one that attacks travelers
- SYN = bandit, outlaw
E.g. The police apprehended the brigand after a lengthy chase.

星期日

今天，一如往常地，五点钟就起床上课去了。
上完课后，八点钟。驶车到排球场去。今天与坤成中学有个友谊赛。
今早状态不错，打到十一点多，全场获胜。过后，自个儿去吃午餐。没跟大伙儿吃饭去。

让我沉默吧。不是所有时间都得嘻嘻哈哈的。

午饭后，回家。学习去。新生字，旧生词，温习去。
然后家乐来了，陪他玩了一个下午。累了，所以休息。
洗澡。晚饭。再玩乐。夜了，所以再见。

电话，没响过。

人间一日游。
星期日。

词汇（一）

Garrulous
- talking a lot, esp. about unimportant things
E.g. He became positively garrulous after a few glasses of wine.

Analogous
- similar in some way to another thing or situation and therefore able to be compared with it
E.g. His mother argued that not going to college was analogous to throwing his life away.

Nemesis
- punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided
- a source of harm, ruin, retribution or vengeance; a formidable opponent that cannot be beaten
E.g. Yet again, she was facing her nemesis in the final match of the tournament; for three consecutive championships, she had faced this opponent, and for three consecutive championships, she had lost.

词汇汇

Lissome
- easily flexed, limber, agile; gracefully slender
E.g. The lissome stalks of wheat swayed slowly in the gentle breeze.

Consummate
- extremely skilled; perfect
E.g. She was a consummate performer.

Alleviate
- to make something less severe
E.g. A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem.

词词汇

Knell
- a slow and solemn ring (as of a bell), esp. for a funeral; signal of disaster
- an event that means that the end or destruction of something will come soon
E.g. If he loses this referendum, it will sound the death knell for this leadership.

Referendum
- ~ (on sth) an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue
E.g. The changes were approved by referendum.

Transpiration
- 蒸腾、排出、出汗
No example.

Precipitate
- to make something, esp. something bad, happen suddenly or sooner than it should
E.g. His resignation precipitated a leadership crisis.
- ~(sb / sth into sth) to suddenly force sb/ sth into a particular state or condition
E.g. The assassination of the president precipitated the country into war.

Assassinate
- [often passive] to murder an important or famous person, esp. for political reasons
E.g. The prime minister was assassinated by extremists.

词汇

Vicissitude
- a change or variation, esp. sudden or unexpected change in one's life or surroundings
E.g. Experienced investors who are familiar with the vicissitudes of the stock market know not to panic when prices fall or overreact when prices rise; ordinary people like me got screwed up in life when vicissitudes are all over the place. SEX? No thanks. Life fucks me everyday. 

Sovereignty
- complete power to govern a country
E.g. Become one with self-sovereignty at this time and you will receive the kingdom in the future.
- the state of being a country with freedom to govern itself
E.g. The declaration proclaimed the full sovereignty of the republic.

Auspicious
- showing signs that something is likely to be successful in the future
E.g. Before you set out for attaining success in an auspicious task, you're given the authority.


何伟仡，加油。 =)

词汇三二一

Furtive
- (disapproving) behaving in a way that shows that you want to keep something secret and do not want to be noticed
E.g. He looked sly and furtive.

Sly
- (disapproving) acting or done in a secret or dishonest way, often intending to trick people
E.g. A sly glance

Stealthy
- doing things quietly or secretly; done quietly or secretly
E.g. A stealthy animal

词汇一二三

Zeal
- Passion, enthusiastic devotion
E.g. Her missionary zeal.

Disingenuous
- Not sincere, esp. when you pretend to know less about something than you really do
E.g. It was disingenuous of him to claim he had no business in it.

Occlude
- To stop up or block; to prevent the passage of
E.g. During a solar eclipse, the moon passes between the earth and the sun, occluding the sun's rays and creating an unusual period of darkness.

I Will Carry You Home

你看到的这个红包，有一个小故事。

今天下午。
在帮一篇 presentation slide 做翻译。
祖母拿着她的拐杖走过来：“哪，给你的。谢谢你昨天载我去看医生。”
手里递了封红包给我。
在键盘上敲打着的手指们顿了一下。
我抬起头，望向祖母。

不用了，真的不用。

这句话还卡在喉咙中。
祖母笑笑，转身走了。
虽然她老人家走得不快。

那，谢谢你了。

不要问我里面值多少。因为我还没打开。
要说的是，那只是一个数字游戏。一个数目，根本代表不了老人家的一番心意。
就算里面只写了 “谢谢” 两个字。
有什么所谓？

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躺在后面那本蓝蓝的书，就是我最近在啃的参考书。

乐翻天

今天收到一封来自 John Jay College of Criminal Justice 的邮件。乐翻了。
嘴里咬着茉莉花茶糖，甜甜的。
真高兴。

对了，前几天还买了 GRE 的参考书。
可以准备考试了。

独乐乐，不如众乐乐。