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“Each of us carries his own life-form—an indeterminable form which cannot be superseded by any other” (Carl Jung).我们每个人都有自己的生活方式-一种无法查明、不能被其它任何一种方式取代的方式” (卡尔?荣格)
[2]turcophobia:n.憎恶土耳其风俗习惯的人, 憎恶土耳其的人 -phobia:后缀;表示“对某一特定事物的强烈的、不正常的或不合逻辑的恐惧”: 如:xenophobia 仇外,惧外;
Americanophobia 对美国(或美洲)文化的憎恶,美国(或美洲)文化仇视心理 Anglophobia反英, 恐英病
technophobia技术恐惧(指对技术对社会及环境造成不良影响的恐惧) thanatophobia [心]死亡恐怖(症),死亡恐惧(症)
[3]infidel:adj. & n. 不信教的(人);异端的(人)
[4]Spanish inquisition:西班牙宗教法庭,1480-1834年的天主教法庭,以残酷迫害异端著称。1543年将数以万计再洗礼教派教徒在火刑柱上烧死。西班牙国王伊莎贝拉一世创建。
参考文献:http://www.pep.com.cn/200406/ca416233.htm
[5]harem:n.(伊斯兰教国家中的)闺房,后宫;女眷们
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[6]prowess:n. 卓越的技能;杰出的才能;本领
如:He is a football player of great prowess. 他是一名技能卓绝的足球选手。 The young student from the theatrical school showed great prowess at acting in the play.这个戏剧学校的学生在这出戏中显示出了非凡的演技。
[7]fiendishly:adv.恶魔似地, 极坏地;
fiendish:adj.极凶的,极大的;极为讨厌或糟糕的
如:a fiendish blizzard 极大的暴风雪 a fiendish problem 极大的难题
[8]prune:vt.(常与down, off, away连用)修剪(树、花木);(常与of连用)删改;删除
如:prune the slang from a speech删去演说中的俚语
[9]thicket:n.密集生长的灌木或矮树;错综复杂,盘根错节
如: the thicket of unreality which stands between us and the facts of life 在我们和生活的现实之间存在着无法穿越的虚幻
[10]tantalise:(美语tantalize)vt.挑逗,逗弄
如:The very thought that a human being would deliberately starve herself for any reason provoked, intrigued, and tantalized the public.(“Psychobiology and Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa” by Katherine A Halmi)有人认为,不管出于何故,一个人会故意忍饥挨饿。这种想法让公众既生气,又好
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奇,还有点着急。(凯瑟琳?A?哈尔米《神经性食欲缺乏和易饿病的精神生物学研究和治疗方法》)
[11]ambivalence:n.矛盾心理,双重人格;摇摆,举棋不定(towards) ambivalent adj.(对人、事物)有矛盾心理的
如:There is an ambivalent feeling towards rural workers.人们对于民工的心情是复杂的。
[12]impertinent:adj.无关的,不切题的;无礼的,鲁莽的
如:He deemed all such inquiries on the part of a slave improper and impertinent, and evidence of a restless spirit.他认为一个奴隶如此多嘴多舌,是不合礼仪的,很显然这个奴隶还很不安分。(“Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” by Frederick Douglass)
★近义词辨析★ irrelevant, extraneous, immaterial, impertinent
这些形容词共有的核心意思是“与所考虑的问题没有关系的” an irrelevant comment; 一句不相干的评语;
a question extraneous to the discussion; 与讨论不相关的问题; an objection that is immaterial after the fact; 和该事实无关的反对意见; mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point.在最后谈到要点之前先说了几个不相关的事实
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[13]perfunctory:adj.草率的,敷衍的,马马虎虎的
如:The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.接线员接通电话,象征性的打了招呼
[14]tumultuous:adj.骚乱的,喧嚣的,吵闹的,无序的;狂暴的 如:These details have also had a tumultuous effect on the nation of Bolivia. (“Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life” by Jon Lee Anderson)这些详细资料也引起了波利维亚的动乱。(乔恩?李?安德森《切?格瓦拉:革命人生》)
[15]footnote:n.(缩写fn.)脚注(放在书或手稿的页底的注释,对文中的标明的一部分加以评论或引出参考书目);无足轻重的事(与某一大的范畴或事件有关但不重要的事)
如:a political scandal that was but a footnote to modern history.一件对现代历史无足轻重的政治丑闻
[16] cop out:逃避,躲开;临阵退缩 cop-out n.逃避,自首,托词;违约者 如:You've got to take it up. Don't try to cop out of it by telling me you're too busy!\这件事你一定得做,不要推诿说你忙不过来。\
Jimmy was known to the team as a cop-out because he never showed up for important games.(A Concise Collection of College-student’s Slang) 队里都知道吉米是个喜欢临阵脱逃的人,凡是重要比赛都不见他人影。
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