2018-10-09 TOEFL Writing 10天突破新托福Essay Day 4---Success

Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
​                                                              ------St. Francis of Assisi

tenacity/perseverance	un. 毅力
tenacious	adj. 有毅力的
persevere/persist in/with	vi. 坚持做...
commitment/undertaking/endeavor	cn. 努力要做的任务/事业
undertake sth./ to do sth.	vt. 承担做...
endeavor to do sth.	vt. 努力做...
have a yearning/longing/craving for sth.	渴望得到
yearn/long/crave to do/ for sth.	vi. 渴望却又很难得到
insurmountable	adj.不可逾越的（困难，问题）
weakness	cn. 软弱；弱点
peccadillo	cn. （道德上的）小错误
blunder	cn. 重大过错
charismatic/glamourous	adj. 富有魅力的
morale	un. 士气，热情
conscientious	adj.尽职尽责的
high-caliber	adj.高水平的
nuisance	sig.惹人烦的人或事
nuance eg. A translator has to be alert to every nuance.	cn.细微的差别
formidable/daunting task/job	艰巨的任务
devoted/fervent/ardent	adj. 热爱的，投入的
devotion	un. 投入，奉献
fever	sing. 发烧，狂热
exert oneself to/ take pains to	全力以赴
gratification	un.满足感
be gratified by	因……而感到满足
gratify someone's desire/need/curiosity	满足某人需要
gratifying	adj.让人满足的
competitive	adj.竞争激烈的
competent	adj. 有能力的
competence	un. 能力
insomnia	un. 失眠
workaholic	n. 工作狂
demanding	adj. 苛刻的
whine about	vi. 发牢骚，抱怨
grudge （against）	cn. 不满，妒忌/vt. 不情愿地做……