OWW CH21

WORD

1.blithe

ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词无忧无虑的；快乐无忧的Someone who is blithe is cheerful and has no serious problems.

【STYLE标签】：LITERARY 文

She said 'hi' with the blithe assurance of someone who knew how much she'd been missed.

她高兴地说了声“嗨”，好像确信大家非常想念她似的。

2.duly

ADV 副词适当地;恰当地If something is duly done, it is done in the correct way.

【搭配模式】：ADV before v

【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式

...the duly elected president of the country.

正式当选的国家总统

3.portentous

ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词（指说话、写作或举止）自命不凡的，装腔作势的If someone's way of speaking, writing, or behaving isportentous, they speak, write, or behave more seriously than necessary because they want to impress other people.

【语用信息】：disapproval

【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式

There was nothingportentousor solemn about him. He was bubbling with humour.

他一点也不装腔作势或故作严肃，浑身散发着幽默。

4.audacity

N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词大胆;放肆 Audacity is audacious behaviour.

I was shocked at theaudacityand brazenness of the gangsters.

这伙歹徒如此胆大妄为、厚颜无耻，让我很是震惊。

本文中是正面词汇，意为“胆识”。

have the audacity to (do) 竟然敢(做)..

5.exuberance

N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词热情洋溢；兴高采烈;喜气洋洋 Exuberance is behaviour which is energetic, excited, and cheerful.

Her burst of exuberance and her brightness overwhelmed me.

她勃发的热情和阳光的性格征服了我。

6.gaiety

N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词快乐；愉快；高兴Gaietyis a feeling, attitude, or atmosphere of liveliness and fun.

Music rang out adding to the gaiety and life of the market.

音乐响起来了，给市场增添了一份快乐和生机。

7.peril

N-VAR可变名词重大危险 Perils are great dangers.

【搭配模式】：usu with supp

【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式

...the perils of the sea...

海洋的凶险

8.rapport

N-SING单数名词和睦;友善;亲近If two people or groups have a rapport, they have a good relationship in which they are able to understand each other's ideas or feelings very well.

【搭配模式】：also no det

He said he wanted 'to establish a rapport with the Indian people'...

他说他想“同印度人民建立友好关系”。

9.taciturn

1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词寡言少语的;沉默寡言的;不苟言笑的A taciturn person does not say very much and can seem unfriendly.

A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.

他寡言少语，回答我的问题时只是往外蹦单字。

THOUGHT

要让读者看得开心，writer要记住三点: audacity,exuberance,gaiety. 

害怕写作很正常，writer必须克服这一点，要有自信，从写自己感兴趣的话题开始写作，对感兴趣的点会带着热情去写作，这份兴趣会体现在作品中，读者感受得到。

对某个专业不了解没关系，去采访这方面的专家，去写你感兴趣的尊重的人。问出很简单的问题，没关系，你问的也是读者想知道的，把读者感兴趣的东西呈现出来，把专家不为人知的方面写出来。

不要局限自己的写作范围，拓宽路子，自己的人生也会因此丰富起来。