2018.12.13.The pursuit of happiness -go forward

这一章还没有读完，记录一些我喜欢的词汇和句型。

词汇:

be-all and end -all:the most important part of one's life

eg:Home was the be-all and end-all for me now.

bone-chilling:intensely cold

~rain/snow

coldhearted:冷酷无情的

fainthearted:胆小的，懦弱的

crystallize:if an idea, plan etc crystallizes or is crystallized, it becomes very clear in your mind （使）〔想法、计划等〕变得明朗而具体

eg:This encounter would crystallize in my mind.

stay afloat:经济上周转开的，不欠债的

kick up:激起

kick up another notch

mar one's belief:损坏某人的信仰

sense of urgency:紧迫感

句子:

1. The beauty wiped away all memory of the gloom.

2. I knew enough about challenge and I knew how to work hard. And in fact ,over the next years, challenge helped me to reshape my dreams, to reach further ,and to pursue goals with an increased the sense of urgency.

3. Whenever I'm asked what exactly it was that helped get me through my darkest days not only to survive but to move past those circumstances and to ultimately attain a level of success and fulfillment that one sounded impossible. What comes to my mind are two events.