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1. submission (n.) 提交，投稿
Unlike many sites that publish all submissions, our experienced team personally reviews each poem, selecting a smaller, high-quality collection where outstanding works are featured for years.
与许多发布所有投稿的网站不同，我们经验丰富的团队亲自审查每首诗，挑选出数量较少但质量较高的作品集，让优秀作品能长期展示。
2. contemporary (adj.) 当代的
We only publish original, unpublished contemporary poems, and the review process can take an extremely long time because we select less than 1% of what we receive.
我们只发表原创且未发表的当代诗歌，而审查过程可能极其漫长，因为我们筛选的比例不到投稿总量的1%。
3. engage (v.) 吸引，参与
With such a large and engaged audience, there are very few other places on the web or in print where more people will read your poem over time.
拥有如此庞大且参与度高的读者群，很少有其他网络或纸质平台能让你的诗在长时间内被更多人阅读。
4. platform (n.) 平台
Beyond showcasing poetry, our platform builds an engaging community where each poem page invites readers to share personal stories related to its theme.
除了展示诗歌，我们的平台还建立了一个有吸引力的社区，每首诗的页面都邀请读者分享与主题相关的个人故事。
5. metaphor (n.) 隐喻
The submission guidelines require that poems must effectively use imagery, metaphors, similes, personification and other poetic techniques to meet our standards.
投稿指南要求诗歌必须有效运用意象、隐喻、明喻、拟人及其他诗歌技巧，才能达到我们的标准。
6. simile (n.) 明喻
Effective similes can create vivid pictures in readers' minds, making abstract emotions more concrete and relatable.
有效的明喻能在读者脑海中勾勒出生动的画面，使抽象的情感更加具体且引人共鸣。
7. personification (n.) 拟人
Personification gives human qualities to objects or ideas, which is a common device in poetry to evoke emotional responses from the audience.
拟人赋予物体或思想以人的特质，这是诗歌中唤起读者情感反应的常见手法。
8. original (adj.) 原创的
Do not submit poems already posted publicly on the Internet; we only accept original works that have never been shared elsewhere.
请勿提交已在互联网上公开发表的诗歌；我们只接受从未在其他地方分享过的原创作品。
9. guidelines (n.) 指导原则，指南
Before submitting, carefully read the submission guidelines to ensure your poem meets all the requirements regarding theme, length, and quality.
投稿前，请仔细阅读投稿指南，确保你的诗歌在主题、长度和质量方面符合所有要求。
10. community (n.) 社区
If you are unsure whether your poem meets these standards, seek feedback on our poetry communities such as FFP Poetry Forum before submitting your poem.
如果你不确定你的诗是否符合标准，可以在我们的诗歌社区（如FFP诗歌论坛）寻求反馈后再投稿。
11. prediction (n.) 预测
Verne's prediction of a highly networked world with global multimedia communications, including the "phonotelephone" that sent sound and images, proved remarkably accurate over a century later.
韦尔纳对拥有全球多媒体通信的高度网络化世界的预测——包括能传输声音和图像的“音像电话”——在一个多世纪后证明极为准确。
12. innovation (n.) 创新
Verne is often thought of as a technological optimist, a champion of scientific progress and innovation, yet his stories also warn about the potential misuse of new technologies.
韦尔纳常被视为技术乐观主义者，是科学进步与创新的拥护者，但他的故事也警示了新技术可能被滥用的风险。
13. optimist (n.) 乐观主义者
Although Verne is generally seen as an optimist who celebrated human achievement, his portrayal of Captain Nemo reveals a darker view of how technology can serve destructive purposes.
尽管韦尔纳通常被视为赞美人类成就的乐观主义者，但他对尼摩船长的刻画揭示了技术如何服务于破坏性目的的阴暗面。
14. destruction (n.) 破坏，毁灭
For Verne, human nature determined whether technology would be a force for good or a source of destruction, and this ambivalence runs through many of his famous works.
对韦尔纳来说，人性决定了技术是善的力量还是毁灭的根源，这种矛盾贯穿于他的许多著名作品。
15. realism (n.) 现实主义
Unlike other writers of his day who penned more fanciful or supernatural stories, Verne aimed for realism in his futuristic visions, always basing them on cutting-edge science and extensive research.
与同时代其他偏好幻想或超自然故事的作家不同，韦尔纳在未来愿景中追求现实主义，总是将其建立在尖端科学和广泛研究之上。
16. foundation (n.) 基础
This approach laid the foundation for the "hard science fiction" of the 20th century and beyond, inspiring generations of writers to ground their imaginative tales in scientific plausibility.
这种方法为20世纪及以后的“硬科幻”奠定了基础，激励了几代作家将想象的故事建立在科学合理性之上。
17. extraordinary (adj.) 非凡的
The spirit of adventure in Verne's timeless stories will live on, continuing to inspire generations to push the boundaries of the possible and create the world of tomorrow.
韦尔纳永恒故事中的冒险精神将长存，继续激励一代代人突破可能的边界，创造明天的世界。
18. submarine (n.) 潜艇
Captain Nemo in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea uses his submarine to violently attack ships, showing how advanced technology can become a weapon in the hands of a bitter man.
《海底两万里》中的尼摩船长用他的潜艇猛烈攻击船只，展示了先进技术在愤世嫉俗者手中如何变成武器。
19. ecosystem (n.) 生态系统
A dropped bag of chips disturbed a cave ecosystem in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, because the damp environment quickly softened the snack and attracted unwanted organisms.
一袋掉落的薯片扰乱了卡尔斯巴德洞穴国家公园的洞穴生态系统，因为潮湿的环境很快软化了零食，吸引了有害生物。
20. organism (n.) 生物体，有机体
The snack attracts tiny organisms such as crickets and spiders, which then spread the pollution to other parts of the cave, affecting the natural balance.
零食吸引了蟋蟀和蜘蛛等微小生物体，它们随后将污染扩散到洞穴的其他区域，影响自然平衡。
21. bacteria (n.) 细菌
Human waste and toilet paper introduce dangerous bacteria into water sources, which can harm both wildlife and visitors who rely on clean streams in national parks.
人类排泄物和卫生纸将危险细菌引入水源，可能伤害依赖国家公园清洁溪流的野生动物和游客。
22. erosion (n.) 侵蚀
Tiny ecosystems full of microscopic organisms provide many benefits, including reducing the risk of erosion and helping absorb rainfall, yet they can take hundreds of years to recover from damage.
充满微生物的微小生态系统提供了许多好处，包括减少侵蚀风险和帮助吸收降雨，然而它们可能需要数百年才能从破坏中恢复。
23. microscopic (adj.) 微观的
These microscopic organisms are essential to desert life, but visitors often overlook them when stepping off trails for a quick photo, causing long-term harm to the fragile soil.
这些微生物对沙漠生命至关重要，但游客为了快速拍照而偏离小路时常常忽视它们，对脆弱的土壤造成长期伤害。
24. sensitive (adj.) 敏感的
In national parks, trails are carefully designed to avoid sensitive areas where rare plants and animals live, so stepping off the path can destroy habitats that took decades to develop.
在国家公园里，小径被精心设计以避开稀有动植物生活的敏感区域，因此偏离路径可能破坏花费数十年形成的栖息地。
25. impact (n.) 影响
The Leave No Trace Center aims at minimizing human impact on nature, educating millions of visitors about how small actions like dropping food waste can have lasting consequences.
“不留痕迹”中心旨在最小化人类对自然的影响，教育数百万游客了解丢弃食物残渣等小行为可能带来的持久后果。
26. certainty (n.) 确定性
As Parmar argues in his book, "Certainty somehow blinds us," because the habit of always seeking right answers prevents us from seeing the complexity of real problems.
正如Parmar在其书中所说，“确定性在某种程度上蒙蔽了我们”，因为总是寻求正确答案的习惯使我们看不到真实问题的复杂性。
27. radical (adj.) 根本的，激进的
In Radical Doubt, Parmar suggests that embracing doubt rather than clinging to certainty is the smarter way to make wise decisions in uncertain times.
在《根本怀疑》中，Parmar建议，在不确定的时代，拥抱怀疑而非固守确定性是做出明智决策的更明智方式。
28. complexity (n.) 复杂性
The hardest problems in life rarely come with single right answers; they require us to take enough time to notice complexity, question assumptions, and hold competing goals side by side.
生活中最困难的问题很少只有唯一正确答案；它们要求我们花足够时间注意复杂性、质疑假设，并将竞争目标并列考虑。
29. intuition (n.) 直觉
We should treat our intuition not as the only decision but as an alternative, and learn to say not "I know" but "I'm learning" when facing multi-criteria choices.
我们应将直觉视为一种选择而非唯一决定，并在面对多标准选择时学会不说“我知道”，而是说“我正在学习”。
30. regulation (n.) 法规，规章
Technology evolves faster than regulation, and workplaces are becoming more diverse, making it harder for leaders to rely on old playbooks of being "right-answer getters."
技术的发展快于法规的更新，工作场所也变得更加多样化，这使得领导者更难依赖“正确答案获取者”的老一套做法。
31. diversity (n.) 多样性
The increasing diversity in social standards and workforce composition demands that we pause and piece together different viewpoints rather than rushing to simple conclusions.
社会标准和工作场所构成的日益多样化要求我们停下来整合不同观点，而不是匆忙得出简单结论。
32. alternative (n.) 替代选择
Parmar suggests that wise decision-making involves treating intuition as an alternative, not the only answer, and holding multiple possibilities open before committing.
Parmar建议，明智的决策包括将直觉视为一种替代选择而非唯一答案，并在做出承诺前保持多种可能性。
33. abundance (n.) 丰富，充裕
Mom gave me an abundance of love, and her first love language was food — the smells of soups and freshly-made cookies always filled our house with warmth.
妈妈给了我丰富的爱，她的第一种爱的语言是食物——汤的香味和新鲜出炉的饼干总是让我们的家充满温暖。
34. ingredient (n.) 原料
For special occasions like my birthday or Christmas, Mom would go to the store to purchase all the ingredients for her famous homemade fudge, which was hard but delicious.
在生日或圣诞节等特殊场合，妈妈会去商店购买所有原料，制作她著名的自制乳脂软糖，那种糖硬硬的但很美味。
35. purchase (v.) 购买
Mom would carefully purchase the finest chocolate, butter, and sugar, and then shut herself in the kitchen to mix everything, handing me the wooden spoon to stir — that was my job.
妈妈会精心购买最好的巧克力、黄油和糖，然后把自己关在厨房里混合所有材料，递给我木勺搅拌——那是我的工作。
