Day 1-2 扫除生词句
1. "superdeluxe model" 超豪华模型
2. reciprocate vi. 往复运动；互换；酬答；互给
e.g.reciprocating machine 往复式织袜机
3.cyclotron n. [核] 回旋加速器，粒子回旋加速器
4.spunk
N-UNCOUNTSpunk is courage. 勇气; 胆量[非正式]
e.g. I admired her independence and her spunk.
5.solitude
N-UNCOUNT Solitude is the state of being alone, especially when this is peaceful and pleasant. 独处
e.g. Beethoven composed the Ninth Symphony in the solitude of deafness.
6.tingle
V-I When a part of your body tingles, you have a slight stinging feeling there. 略感刺痛
e.g. the tingle up the spine.
7.solitary
ADJ A solitary person or object is alone, with no others near them. 孤独的[ADJ n]
8.brutish
ADJ If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilized. 野蛮的[表不满]
9.thatched hut 用茅草覆盖的小屋
10.dye
V-T If you dye something such as hair or cloth, you change its colour by soaking it in a special liquid. 染
10. luminous
ADJ Something that is luminous shines or glows in the dark. 发亮的
e.g. ...with those luminous windows suspended high in the darkness...
11.consecrated
V-T When a building, place, or object is consecrated, it is officially declared to be holy. When a person is consecrated, they are officially declared to be a bishop. 正式宣告为神圣的; 正式宣告为主教
e.g. The church was consecrated in 1234.
这座教堂于1234年成为了神址。
12.jet propulsion 喷射推进
13. hive
N-COUNT A hive is a structure in which bees are kept, which is designed so that the beekeeper can collect the honey that they produce. 蜂箱
14.sublime
ADJ If you describe something as sublime, you mean that it has a wonderful quality that affects you deeply. 绝妙的; 令人崇敬的[文学性]
e.g.Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie.
美妙的音乐随着夏日芳香的微风飘到你躺着的地方。
15.expediton
N-COUNT An expedition is an organized trip made for a particular purpose such as exploration. (以探险等为目的的) 有组织的旅行
16. infidel
N-COUNT If one person refers to another as an infidel, the first person is hostile toward the second person because that person has a different religion or has no religion. 异教徒[文学性]
e.g. ...a holy war, to drive the infidels and the nonbelievers out of this holy land. 一场意在把异教徒和不信的人赶出这块圣地的圣战。
17.excursion
N-COUNT You can refer to a short trip as an excursion, especially if it is taken for pleasure or enjoyment. 短途旅行
e.g. In Bermuda, Sam's father took him on an excursion to a coral barrier.
在百慕大，萨姆的父亲带他去了一趟到珊瑚堤的短途旅行。
18.crusader
N-COUNT A crusaderfor a cause is someone who does a lot in support of it. (支持某项事业的) 斗士
19.noncombatant
N-COUNT Noncombatant troops are members of the armed forces whose duties do not include fighting. 非战斗人员[usu N n]
20.shrine
N-COUNT A shrine is a place of worship which is associated with a particular holy person or object. 圣殿
21.wield
V-T If you wield a weapon, tool, or piece of equipment, you carry and use it. 拿着 (武器、工具或设备)
e.g.wield swords
22.butcher
V-T You can say that someone has butchered people when they have killed a lot of people in a very cruel way, and you want to express your horror and disgust. 屠杀[表不满]
e.g. ...butchered women and children.
23. erratic
ADJ Something that is erratic does not follow a regular pattern, but happens at unexpected times or moves along in an irregular way. 不规则的; 不稳定的
e.g. We like to think that our erratic behavior is a thing of the past...
24. wizardry
N-UNCOUNT You can refer to a very clever achievement or piece of work as wizardry, especially when you do not understand how it is done. 非凡成就; 杰作
e.g. ...a piece of technical wizardry....一项技术奇迹。
25.machismo
N-UNCOUNT You use machismo to refer to men's behaviour or attitudes when they are very conscious and proud of their masculinity. 男子气概
26.morgue
N-COUNT A morgue is a building or a room in a hospital where dead bodies are kept before they are buried or cremated, or before they are identified or examined. 停尸房
27.gore
N-UNCOUNT Gore is blood from a wound that has become thick. (伤口流出的) 凝固的血
28. wrestle with全力对付；努力克服
Day 3-4 神词神句翻译＋逻辑导图
一、神句
1. All the money would have been worthless if legions of craftsmen hadn’t been willing to dedicate their skills and often their lives to making this not just another building, but a monument to human achievement.
如果工匠们不愿意将他们的技术，有时甚至是生命奉献于建造不仅仅是另一个建筑，而是一个代表人类成就的纪念碑，那么所有的钱都是被浪费的。
笃师讲解：要不是大批工匠们愿意奉献他们的技能甚至生命来打造一座人类丰功纪念碑，而不仅仅
是又一建筑，所有的钱就都毫无意义。
本文一大特点是虚拟语气的大量运用：
虚拟语气用来表示假想，而不表示客观存在的事实，所说的是一个条件，不一定是事实，
或与事实相反。虚拟语气通过谓语动词的特殊形式来表示。
(1) 将来时的条件句中的虚拟语气。如：
If he should go to Qing Hua University, he would make full use of his time.如果他要上清
华大学的话，他就会充分利用他的时间了。
If he were to come here, he would tell us about it.如果他要来的话，他会通知我们一声。
(2) 现在时的条件句中的虚拟语气。如：
If he were free, he would help us.要是他有空的话，它会帮助我们的。
If he studied at this school, he would know you well.如果他在这所学校学习的话，它会对
你很熟悉。
(3) 过去时的条件句中的虚拟语气。如：
If I had seen the film, I would have told you about it.我如果看过这场电影，我会把电影内
容告诉你了。
If I had got there earlier, I would have met Mr. Li.如果我早点到那儿，我就会见到了李先
生。
2.Certainly no other creature could conceive and create something of such sublime beauty. Case closed? Hardly.
当然没有其他生物能够想出并创造出如此庄严美丽的东西。然而这就是全部？并不是。
笃师讲解：毫无疑问，没有任何其他一种生物能够构思并建造出如此美轮美奂的杰作。故事到此结束了吗？远远没有。
Case closed本来指法庭结案，此处延伸为到此为止。
类似的表达还有close a deal：完成交易。
不论是案子还是交易，从最初立案/下定金到最终彻底了结，都有一个漫长的过程，而close
则表明流程全部走完，彻底结束。
3. Some of the workers may well have been veterans of the First Crusade, an expedition to save the Holy Land from the infidel Muslims that was part religious frenzy, part military adventure, and part social fad.
一些员工可能是十字军东征时的老兵，此次远征的目的是从异教徒的穆斯林中拯救圣地，性质为部分宗教狂热，部分军事冒险和部分社会骗局。
笃师讲解：有些工人很可能参加过第一次十字军东征，这是一场从异教徒穆斯林手中拯救圣土的远征，
既出于宗教狂热，又属于军事冒险，还可算作是社会热潮。
Well have been里面的well非常值得关注，表示程度之高，如He is well into his 40s他已经
四十好几岁了.
4.We like to think that our erratic behavior is a thing of the past, that we’ve outgrown the excesses of the Crusades. But nothing could be further from truth.
我们倾向于将我们古怪的行为看成过去式，就像我们翻过十字军东征的过度行为一样。但是事实不会改变。
笃师讲解：我们倾向于认为这种疯狂行为只存在于过去，现在的我们早已进步，不会重蹈十字军东征的覆辙。但事实相去甚远。
A thing of the past:过去的事情eg. Telegraph has already become a thing of the past.
Nothing could be further from truth.非常好用的固定词组。没有什么比这更远离事实的了=
与事实想去甚远。
二、神词组
1. Remarkable phenomenon 了不起的现象
2. Scores of musicians/ an army of people 大量的音乐家/大批人群
3.How far we human have come in such a short time 在如此短暂的时间里成就如此之多
How far we have come:走过了多远的一段路，很形象的常见用法，强烈建议内化哈~
4.The sight of….Is almost enough to make a believer of even the most skeptical.
看到.....足以让最质疑的人都心悦诚服。
Make sth（out）of sth:将....制成....即将.....转变为....
make a believer of 使人相信
5. Medieval equivalent of the modern effort 现代伟绩的中世纪版本
6. Reshape our destiny 重塑我们的命运
7. Set goals/pursue goals 设定目标，追求目标
8. Be ashamed of… 对...感到羞愧
9. Fall for….为....而神魂颠倒
10.Alternate between…在...之间轮流、交替
11.Wrestle with sth 全力对付，努力克服；相当于struggle with sth挣扎
12.Get off the ground v. 开始发行；飞起；（使）取得进展
13.Contradictory drives 相互矛盾的力量
Day 5 运用所学 输出
Q： Are they a permanent part of the human condition, or can we do something about them?
In my opinion, even though I don't want to admit, they are a permanent part of human condition. The theory of materialistic dialectics illustrates that everything in this world is full of contradictions and everything is developed and progressed in the contradictory movement of itself. So does human behavior. Thus, beauty and the beast is just a normal condition of humanbut which side will take the lead depends on various factors.
First, it is the common interest thatreally matters. For the beauty side, as mentioned in the article,most of our uniquely human accomplishments are the result of a combination of a cooperation and individual achievement.But do you think we can achieve all of those without the same goal to live a better life? There’s no doubt that cooperation is based on common interest. Think about it, scores of musicians bring Beethoven’s the Ninth Symphony to life because they love music, an army of people help Neil Armstrong to step out on the surface of the moon because they want to explore the space and make contribution to American aerospace industry and legions of craftsmen built Chartres cathedral because they regarded it as a monument to human achievement. For the beast side, it’s quite similar and the war is the perfect example.
Second, we are making trade-offs between the contradictory decisions which is the human nature. Often, we know the pros and cons of a certain behavior but at the moment when we really act that behavior we just want to satisfy the most urgent one of our various desires. For example, people know that drunk driving is illegal and harmful to one’s health but they love the feeling of getting drunk because it’s excited and cool. And this phenomenon is related to the social cultures and peer pressure.
As a summary, we can see that contradictionsare a permanent part of human condition.However, we can make efforts to make a difference to some extent.
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