《Word Power Made Easy》读书笔记session 36

have such great, noble minds 拥有如此伟大、高尚的头脑

hand down a unanimous opinion 一致裁决

evenness 平稳

calmness of mind 心境平和

composure 镇静

preserve your equanimity 保持冷静

under trying circumstances 在艰难处境下

keep your temper 别发脾气

hostility 敌意；敌对情绪  /malevolence 恶意；恶毒；歹意

2. turning

turn their hand to many things successfully成功地涉足众多领域

3. zero and the front porch

pique the human mind激发人的思维

to =wit (that is to say)那就是说

hold forth大声说出，滔滔不绝地说

be unmoved by …不受……影响；不为……所动

free themselves from intense emotion 摆脱强烈的情感束缚

submit to unavoidable necessity 屈从于不可避免的必然性

bottle up your feelings 压抑自己的情绪

expound his credo阐述他的信条

fall on receptive ears引起对方的倾听兴趣

stoa /ˈstəʊə/  ; porch n. 柱廊；拱廊

Stoics /ˈstəʊɪks/ 斯多噶派学者；禁欲主义者（Stoic 的复数）

stoical /ˈstəʊɪk(ə)l/ 坚忍的；禁欲的；斯多葛学派的

bear their pain or sorrow without compaint

默默承受他们的痛苦或悲伤，毫无怨言

meet adversity with unflinching fortitude以坚定不移的坚毅面对逆境

unflinching /ʌnˈflɪntʃɪŋ/ 不畏缩的；不退缩的

fortitude /ˈfɔːtɪtjuːd/ 刚毅；不屈不挠；勇气

an admirable virtue一种令人钦佩的美德

4. fear and trembling恐惧与战栗

5. quick flash

a scintilla of evidence 一丝证据

scintillate sparkles with charm and wit 闪耀着迷人的魅力与机智

flashes brightly with humor 闪烁着充满幽默的光芒

6. city and country

fill them with culture and sophistication 让他们充满文化气息和高雅气质

crowd into jammed subway挤进拥挤的地铁

squeeze into packed elevators挤进拥挤的电梯里

in competition with high-powered motorcars 与高性能的汽车展开竞争

patiently stand in line耐心地排队等候

for seats to be vacated以便空出座位

have the privilege of doing 有幸拥有（某项权利或资格）

city-dweller城市居民

refined 精炼的；有教养的，文雅的；精确的，灵活巧妙的

polished擦亮的；优美的；圆滑的

courteous 有礼貌的，谦恭的

absurdly credulous极度轻信

downright gullible完全容易上当受骗的；盲目轻信的

gracious有礼貌的，和蔼的；豪华舒适的，富足安逸的；

affable和蔼可亲的；友善的

cultivated 有教养的，有修养的；

suave /swɑːv/ 柔和的，温和的；文雅的，娴雅的

tactful /ˈtæktfl/乖巧的，圆滑的

well-to-do family 小康家庭

roughhewn wood未经雕琢的木材

boorish /ˈbʊərɪʃ/粗野的；粗鲁的；粗鄙的；笨拙的；乡土气的

lack in social graces 缺乏社交礼仪

emotionally charged words充满情感色彩的词汇

away from the turmoil and tensions of big-city life 远离大都市生活的喧嚣与紧张局势