20180105 Chapter 28 The End

Reading journal –The Gay Genius

20180105 Chapter 28 The End

My thoughts

本来那么厚的一本书啃完了应该是开心的，但这最后一章读了却实在高兴不起来。人的感觉真是奇怪，明明翻开书的第一页就知道，这样的传记肯定是以他的去世而结束的，但现在看到他一点一点地吃不下饭，写不了诗，尤其是看到家人都守在床前，知道他就要走了却无能为力只能眼睁睁看着的时候，感到尤其心酸。

但同时也是羡慕他的，到死仍然睿智，对生命看得通透。

Salvation consists in being natural and uncounsciously good.

Words and expressions

1.in retrospect

原文：In retropspect， it would seem that Su Tungpo would gladly have changed his lot with that of his friend.

释义：thingking back to a time in the past, especially with the advantage of knowing more than you did then

造句：In retrospect, I wonder if I should not have done this.a

2. in one's stead

原文：... he did not go personally to say prayer at the grave but had sent his eldest son Mai in his stead.

释义：to do something that someone else usually does or was going to do

同义短语：cover for somebody

造句： I won't cover for you while you're away.

3.entertain （熟词生义） (formal)

原文：If Chang Yuan thought that Su Tungpo entertained ideas of revenge, he was greatly mistaken.

释义：to consider an idea etc, or allow yourself to think that something might happen or be true

搭配：entertain an idea/hope/thought

造句：I could never entertain the idea of losing you.

4.drag on 

原文：His illness dragged on after his arrival at Changchow.

释义： to continue for to long

造句：An expensive court battle can drag on for years.