amid (prep.) (fml.) among or surrounded by things 在…之中/被…包围
- He sat amid the trees.他坐在树木之中。
- The village is situated amid clusters of trees.这个村庄坐落在成群的树木之中。
- Life is a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars.生命是群星的清冷光辉之中。
bray (v.) 以刺耳的高声讲话/（驴子）嘶叫
- He began to bray with laughter at the joke.他开始刺耳地大声嘲笑这个笑话。
- What's the use of her braying out such words? 她粗声粗气地说这种话有什么用呢？
- They bray most that can do least. 说话最多的人，能做的事最少。
something n.重要的人/值得重视的事(注：在各大词典里未找到做名词的解释，AI 说这是极其传神的高阶用法)
- I've learned something new. (做为不定代词，修饰放后面)我学到了一些新东西。
- The author refers to a something behind and beyond, implying a great, mysterious reality.作者指的是“超越此在的某种东西”，暗示着一个伟大的、神秘的实在。
- We must try to make something of our lives.我们必须努力使我们的人生有所成就。
| a new something 一个新东西 | Is that a new something you're working on? |
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evil adj.坏的；邪恶的；有害的
- The film tells a story of the battle between good and evil. 这部电影讲述了一个正邪大战的故事。
- It is by and large a necessary evil. 总的来说，这是一种必要的坏。
- An evil person is a blight in the orchard. 一个坏人就像果园里的枯萎病。
| evil humour 不好的心情 | The boss has been in an evil humour all morning, so stay out of his way. 老板整个上午心情都很坏，所以离他远点。 |
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| evil temper 坏脾气 | He has an evil temper when things don't go his way. 事情不顺心时，他的脾气就会变得很坏。 |
| evil weather 坏天气 | The small boat struggled to stay afloat in the evil weather. 小船在恶劣的天气中艰难地维持不沉。 |
humor n. mood 情绪
- in a good / bad humor
“体液”比喻性格：blood（多血质:乐观） / choler（黄胆汁质:易怒） / phlegm（粘液质:冷漠） / melancholy（黑胆汁质:忧郁的）
born (out) of 因…而生/…的结果
- The new art form was born of the industrial revolution.这种新的艺术形式是工业革命的产物。
- With strength born (out) of desperation, he forced the door open.他以绝望而生的力量强行打开了门。
- The new policy was born out of a need for better security. 这项新政策源于对加强安全的需求。
| as a result of … 作为…的结果；由于… | The flight was delayed as a result of the heavy fog. 由于大雾，航班延误了。 |
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indigestion n.本文中指“无法理解”（脑子无法消化）
- The professor crammed three chapters into one lecture, leaving the students with a severe case of mental indigestion. 教授把三章的内容塞进了一节课里，让学生们感到严重的“大脑消化不良”。
- I tried reading the quantum physics manual, but after ten pages, I suffered from intellectual indigestion. 我试着读那本量子物理手册，但看了十页后，我的理智就“消化不良”了。
- Reading too many news updates at once can give you a kind of informational indigestion; you know the facts, but you can't process their meaning. 一次阅读太多的新闻更新会导致一种“信息消化不良”；你虽然知道事实，但脑子处理不了它们的深层含义。
| digest n. 文摘；摘要 v. 消化 | Chinese and Overseas Women Digest 《中国及海外女性文摘》 |
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the devil 魔王，恶魔
Satan: the adversary of God and all humanity, and the leader of fallen angels
mock / tease / sneer at / taunt / ridicule 嘲笑/讥讽
- The naughty boys mocked the cripple.淘气的男孩们嘲笑那个跛子。
- Sam’s sisters used to tease him because he was overweight.山姆的姐妹们过去常常因为他超重而戏弄他。
- She sneered at Tom’s musical taste.她讥讽汤姆的音乐品味。
- They taunt me mercilessly. 他们无情地嘲弄着我。
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. —— Arthur Schopenhauer
| make fun of 嘲弄 | They often make fun of him because of his shyness.他们经常因为他的害羞而嘲笑他。 |
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| ridicule 讥笑/嘲弄 | His ideas were held up to ridicule.他的想法被当成了笑料。。 |
interpret (v.) 解释/说明/口译
- He interpreted the symbol as a warning.他将这个符号解释为一个警告。
- She works as a simultaneous interpreter at international conferences.她在国际会议上担任同声传译员。
- We must not seek to interpret the meaning of beauty.我们一定不要试图解释美的含义。
- The Interpretation of Dreams —— Sigmund Freud (1856~1933)
If we glimpse the unutterable, it is unwise to try to utter it, nor should we seek to invest with significance that which we cannot grasp.
同根词不替换 增强对比效果
- If we glimpse the unutterable, it is unwise to try to utter it.如果我们瞥见了不可言喻的东西，试图说出来是不明智的。
- Beauty in terms of our human meanings is meaningless.美就人类的意义而言是毫无意义的。
- We only help those who really need help.
- The mower firmly refused to mow, so I decided to dismantle it.
nor should we... 也不应该…（nor 引出部分倒装）
- Spiders are not insects, as many people think, nor even nearly related to them.
- He didn't complain about the work, nor did he ask for a raise.他没有抱怨工作，也没有要求加薪。
invest A with B 赋予A以B（某种特质、权力或感官效果）
- The author's vivid descriptions invest the story with a sense of reality. 作者生动的描述赋予了这个故事一种真实感。
- ... invest that which we cannot grasp with significance 本文还原成正常语序
Beauty in terms of our human meanings is meaningless.
in terms of ... 从某种角度/以某种方法
- Think of it in terms of an investor.从投资者的角度来考虑这个问题。
- The decision was disastrous in political terms.从政治角度来看，这个决定是灾难性的。
- The figures are shown in terms of a percentage.这些数字以百分比的形式显示。
- Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us.