colour-blind [ˈkʌləbiaind] adj. 色盲的
perception [pəˈsepʃən] n. 知觉
comprehend [ˌkɔmpriˈhend] v. 理解
spatial [ˈspeiʃəl] adj. 空间的
【派】spatiality 空间性
【扩】dimensional 空间的
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A: This part of the brain judges the spatial relationship between objects.
B: That's so unbelievable!
A：大脑的这一部分判断事物之间的空间关系。
B：太难以置信了。
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visualize [ˈviʒuəlaiz] v. 使具形象，设想
reminiscence [ˌremiˈnisəns] n. 回忆，联想
tadpole [ˈtædpəul] n. 蝌蚪
mushroom [ˈmʌʃruːm] n. 蘑菇
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A: I'd like to have cream of mushroom soup. Offer us mutton chops for the main course, and a mango pie afterwards.
B: Sorry, mango pie is not being served today.
A：来一个奶油蘑菇。主菜要羊排，最后来个芒果派。
B：对不起，今天不供应芒果派。
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carrot [ˈkærət] n. 胡萝卜
【扩】radish 萝卜 turnip 萝卜
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A: You don't like eating vegetables, do you?
B: Yes, I like most of the vegetables except carrots.
A：你不喜欢吃蔬菜是吗？
B：不，我喜欢吃除了胡萝卜外的大部分蔬菜。
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bud [bʌd] n. 花蕾
lark [lɑːk] n. 云雀
ladybird [ˈleidibəːd] n. 瓢虫
【构】lady（女士）＋bird（鸟）＝ladybird（瓢虫）
【扩】ladybug 瓢虫
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A: Look, a ladybird is on your book.
B: Let me catch it.
A：看，你书上有一只瓢虫。
B：让我把它逮住。
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bulrush [ˈbulrʌʃ] n. 芦苇
adjective [原级]色盲的 - Sixteen times as many men are colour-blind as women.
noun [抽象名词]无种族歧视的 - What exactly is colour-blindness and how do you find out if you have it?
noun [抽象名词]看法，认识；感觉，感知；洞察力；<法律>（租金、农作物等的）收取，占有 - He is interested in how our perceptions of death affect the way we live.
perception n.[U] (fml.) ability to see, hear or understand 知觉，感知能力
- visual perception
- our perception of reality
- Though they may attain considerable accuracy in the perception of flat form, they do not make the further intellectual and emotional effort needed to comprehend form in its full spatial existence.
| perception n.[U] (fml.) the ability to understand the true nature of sth. = insight 洞察力 | His analysis of the problem showed great perception. |
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| perception n.[C] the way you think about sth. and your idea of what it is like 看法 |
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【词根】“ceive” / “cept” / “cip” / “cipate” = to take
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| “e” = out | emancipate |
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| “sus” = under | susceptible |
verb [vt. 及物动词]理解，领悟；包括，包含 - I just cannot comprehend your attitude.
comprehend v. understand sth. fully 完全理解
- How could you possibly comprehend the difficulties of my situation?
【词根】“prehend” / “prehens” = to seize
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adjective [原级]空间的，与空间有关的；空间理解能力的 - His manual dexterity and fine spatial skills were wasted on routine tasks.
verb [vt. 及物动词]想象，使形象化；使可见，使显现 - Susan visualized her wedding day and saw herself walking down the aisle on her father's arm.
visualize v. to form a picture of someone or something in your mind = imagine 设想，想象
- I tried to visualize the house while he was describing it.
- I’m just trying to visualize how this hat would look with my new dress.
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| picture vt. 画；想像；描写 |
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| form a picture of … 想像… |
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noun [抽象名词]回忆往事的谈话，回忆录；追忆，怀旧；引起联想的相似事物 - Here I am boring you with my reminiscences.
reminiscence n. [U] recalling of past events and experiences 回忆，怀旧
- And the sensitive observer of sculpture must also learn to feel shape simply as shape, not as description or reminiscence.
- In fact, I don't like reminiscence, I like the new things. 事实上，我不喜欢怀旧，我喜欢新事物。
- If reminiscence is a sign of aging, then I must be really old. 如果怀旧是衰老的征兆的话，那我应该是很老了。
reminiscences n. [pl] spoken or written account of one’s remembered experiences 回忆，回忆录
- The novel contains endless reminiscences of / about the author's youth.
- The scene awakens reminiscences of my youth. 这景象唤起我年轻时的往事。
- I broke in upon her stream of reminiscences. 我打断她叙述回忆的话。
| reminisce v. to talk or think about pleasant events in your past 缅怀往事， 话旧 | We know, as we reminisce of our past, time flies regardless. 我们知道，我们的过去，不管时间怀念苍蝇。 |
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| reminisce about … 缅怀… | We spent a happy evening reminiscing about the past. |
memoirs n. [pl.] a book by someone important and famous in which they write about their life and experiences 回忆录，自传
- Lady Thatcher had just published her memoirs.
- Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden 《艺妓回忆录》，阿瑟·高顿
memo / memorandum n. a short official note to another person in the same company or organization 备忘录
- I sent him a memo reminding him about the meeting.
- Which memorandum are you talking about? 你说的是哪一份备忘录？
noun [专属名词]蝌蚪 - The tadpole has become a frog.
noun [专属名词]蘑菇，伞菌；蘑菇形物；淡褐色，棕灰色；暴发户 - There are many types of wild mushrooms.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]迅速成长，大量涌现；采蘑菇；（子弹击中目标时）开花扩散 - The media training industry has mushroomed over the past decade.
adjective [原级]蘑菇形的；蘑菇的；迅速生长的 - The mushroom omelets are delicious, too.
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noun [专属名词]胡萝卜；（为鼓励某人做某事而作出的）诱人的承诺；<非正式，贬>红发人（carrots） - Her carrot cake is divine.
noun [专属名词]芽，花蕾；<美，非正式>伙计，老兄；芽体 - Rosanna's favourite time is early summer, just before the buds open.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]发芽，长出花蕾；为……进行芽接 - It is important to recognize jealousy and to nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand.
noun [专属名词]【名】 （Bud）（英）巴德，（中）布特（蒙语·汉语拼音），（罗、匈）布德（人名） - This puts stress on the bud eventually bursting it open.
noun [专属名词]云雀；百灵鸟；欢乐 - She was called the Lark in the neighborhood.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]vi. 骑马玩乐；嬉耍 - The youngsters considered the whole affair an amusing lark.
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 愚弄 - The children are on a lark.
noun [专属名词]（Lark）人名；（东南亚国家华语）六 - Cosette, the lark, as she is called hereabouts!
noun [专属名词]瓢虫 - The ladybird is in the toilet.
noun [专属名词]芦苇；灯心草 - An example is bulrush (Typha).
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 防御 - Instead, he is sent a Tereza in a bulrush basket.
