Lesson 34 Adolescence 【单词列表】

adolescence ^{n. 青春期(通常不可数)}

• Adolescence is a period of transition between childhood and adulthood. ^{青春期是从儿童到成年的过渡时期。}
• Most adult cases of clinical depression first emerge in adolescence. ^{大多数成人临床抑郁症病例最初在青春期出现。}
• Your goal should be to teach them these lessons over the course of their childhood and adolescence. ^{你的目标应该是在他们的童年和青少年时期教会他们这些课程。}

slur ^{n. a remark that is intended to insult someone or damage their reputation 诋毁，诽谤，中伤}

• There is no slur on his good name. ^{他的好名声毫无瑕疵。}
• Yet the slur is misplaced all the same. ^{然而，这种诽谤仍然放错了地方。}
• Mr Correa had reason to feel aggrieved at this slur. ^{被人如此诽谤，拉斐尔·科雷亚完全有理由感到愤愤不平。}

disloyalty ^{n. 不忠实；背叛}

• His disloyalty to the firm cost him his position and his reputation. ^{他对公司的背叛让他丢了职位，也毁了名声。}
• That idea of disloyalty is less bothersome now. ^{如今，那种不忠的想法不那么让人烦恼了。}
• You should apologize to your wife for your disloyalty. ^{你应该为你的不忠跟老婆道歉。}

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty. This much we pledge—and more. To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. United there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided there is little we can do —for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder. ^{小肯尼迪的就职演说}

accuse sb. of disloyalty ^{指责某人不忠}

• The general was accused of disloyalty after meeting with the enemy. ^{将军在与敌人会面后被指责为不忠。}
• They may even accuse them of disloyalty, or make some spiteful remark about the friends' parents. 

spiteful ^{adj. 恶意的；怀恨的}

• She was spiteful towards her ex-colleagues after being passed over for promotion. ^{在晋升落选后，她对前同事们怀恨在心。}
• He could be spiteful. ^{他可能怀有恶意。}
• In fact, they had been planted fraudulently by spiteful colleagues. ^{事实上，他们是被心怀恶意的同事欺骗栽赃的。}

disillusionment ^{n. 幻灭感；觉醒}

• A sense of disillusionment spread among the voters after the broken promises. ^{在承诺破灭后，选民中蔓延着一种幻灭感。}
• They also experience disillusionment and heartache, causing them to fall back. ^{他们也会经历理想的幻灭和心碎，这会让他们退缩。}
• Helping someone get over disillusionment is harder than I thought! Here was my reply. ^{帮助一些人觉醒比我想象得更加困难！}
• There is increasing disillusionment with the government.  

口语中表达失望

Hey, Jude! Don't let me down. You have found her, now go and get her. Remember, to let her into your heart. Then you can start to make it better.

infallibility ^{n. 一贯正确；绝对可靠}

• Catholics are required to believe in the infallibility of the Pope. 
• The infallibility of the computer system is what makes it so expensive. ^{这个电脑系统的绝对可靠性正是它如此昂贵的原因。}

To err is human, to forgive divine. _{― Alexander Pope} ^{凡人多舛误， 唯神能见宥。}

-fall- ^{字根“错误的”}

sincerity ^{n. 真诚；诚挚}

• I can assure you of his sincerity in wanting to help. ^{我可以向你保证，他是真心诚意想帮忙的。}
• Bradley projects a natural warmth and sincerity. ^{布拉德利表现出一种自然的热情和真诚。}
• He tried to fake sincerity as he smiled at them. ^{当他朝他们笑的时候，他设法假装真诚。}

 Liu Bei made three personal calls at the thatched cottage to solicit Zhuge Liang’s help in all sincerity and eagerness. ^{刘备非常诚挚而且非常渴望地三顾 茅庐请诸葛亮出山辅佐。}

cow sb. into sth. / doing ^{恐吓某人去做某事；威逼}

• The protesters refused to be cowed into silence by the police. ^{抗议者拒绝被警察威逼而保持沉默。}
• The protesters were cowed into submission by the army.
• He cowed the witness into keeping qiuet.

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