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adversity逆境，苦难，不幸。 Sweet are the uses of adversity . 常常是苦尽甘来。 the prosperities and adversities of this life 人生的荣辱盛衰。 in under adversity 在艰难中，在患难中，倒霉时候。doldrumsbe in the doldrums 意气消沉； 【造船】在无风带内。 August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises. 许多企业在八月份营业清淡。 in a state of mental doldrums 精神萎靡。to restore America to the status of economic powerhouse and technological leader of the world. become historical relics. Yet his greatness is already secured. confirmed habit 积习In the realm of business in its nascent stages 在.萌芽阶段In still other areas, such as business, the incubation period for greatness varies from case to case. History is replete with examples of artistic greatness immediately recognized Be replete with=be full of We do not require a rear-view mirror to recognize artistic greatness-whether in music, visual arts, or literature. 主张:assertion declaration statement allegation affirmationAn even more striking example of调查: inquiry investigation survey probea lunar probe 月球探测器 probe deeply into 深入调查 probe a matter to the bottom 彻底调查一件事no area of intellectual inquiry operates in a vacuum Inextricable 纠缠不清的；不能解决的 an inextricable knot 解不开的结子an inextricable maze 无法解脱的困境使人信服的，有说服力的 convincing persuasive forcefuloverstate 夸大,夸张exaggerate overemphasize a keen observer 敏锐的观察者。 a keen critic 尖锐的批评家 keen desire 强烈的欲望喜欢 be keen onat the turn of this millenniumVideo surveillance cameras检查: inspection scrutiny examination checkThe growing documentary role of video is not limited to seminal events like those described above. Video surveillance cameras are objective witnesses with perfect memories. Thus they can play a vital evidentiary role in legal proceedings-such as those involving robbery, drug trafficking, police misconduct, motor vehicle violations, and even malpractice in a hospital operating room. awesome overwhelming breathtaking tremendous remarkable awe-inspiring humblingto the extent that personal interpretation adds dimension and richness to the record, written documentation is actually more important than videotriviality unimportance worthlessness不重要: of trifling valueinherentinherent stabilitySuccess depends on upon your own exertions. 成功全靠自己努力错误specious 貌似有理的 erroneous fallacious 1.谬误的2.虚妄的；靠不住的，令人失望的 fallacious hopes 渺茫的希望bogusfalse incorrect untrue unsound misleading deceptive invalid固执tenacity: adhere to the principle with an unremitting tenacity 不屈不挠地坚持原则stubbornnessobstinacydogged坚持persistenceperseverance增加fuelenhanceboost enlarge raise swell 加强intensify strengthen 幸运felicity fortune卑鄙base contemptible mean消除eliminaten eliminated all political opposition; 消除所有的政治对手；n eliminate the false and retain the true去伪存真n eliminate errors消除错误n eliminate the need of使不需要n eliminate the possibility of排除这种可能性; 使不可能倾向1. disposedn be / feel disposed for / to do有意, 愿意; 倾向于n dispose sb. for sth. / to do sth.使某人倾向于做某事tendencytrend怜悯、同情sympathycompassion美德virtuemeritmoralitypurity道德moralitymoralethics讽刺的(/地)ironical(ly)；caustical(ly)；satirical(ly)sardonical(ly)；sarcastical(ly) 尽管despitenotwithstandingAlbeit（连词）clear albeit cold weather.虽然天冷但仍很晴朗Albeit he has failed twice, he is not discouraged.虽然失败了两次，但他并没有气馁。然而whereasyetnevertheless详细的、细节的1. detaileda detailed account of the trip; 关于旅程的详细描述；2. circumstantiala circumstantial narrative; 一篇详实的记叙文；3. minute an exact and minute report; 精确而详尽的报告；4. particulara faithful and particular description. 忠实而详尽的描述明显的obviousevidentapparent窘境predicamentdilemmaembarrassment冒险hazardbiological hazard生物的危害性chemical hazard化学危害性物pollution hazard污染危害potential hazard潜在危险事故public hazard公害relative hazard相对危害性trade hazard贸易危险natural hazards自然风险noise hazard噪声危害nuclear hazard核伤害health hazard健康危害industrial hazard工业危害riskadventure固执的adamant inflexible obstinate persistent doggedly bigotedwill of adamant坚强的意志inflexible courage不屈不挠的勇气Its dogged that does it.谚有志者事竟成; 天下无难事, 只怕有心人。bigoted偏执的：具有抱偏见的人的特点的：a bigoted person一个偏执的人an outrageously bigoted viewpoint一个异常偏执的观点.倔强的1. fractious1) 难驾驭的：容易挑拨是非的；不听指挥的2) 暴躁的：有易怒性格的；任性的2. hard-nosed3. indocile难驯服的：不屈服于权力或权威的；暴烈的4. intractable难驾驭的：难以管理或统治的；倔强的难加工的或难操作的：n an intractable temper倔强的性情5. notionate倔强的, 充满幻想的6. restive1. 难驾御的，难控制的2. 不宁的，不稳定的：由于被限制、反对、批评或拖延而感到焦躁的坚定的firmsteadysteadfstunswervingn be steadfast to对.坚定不移决定性的decisiveconclusivecrucialdefinitivedeterminative优秀的，卓越的，显著的，著名的preeminentoutstandingprominentdistinguishedpredominanttranscendentsplendidfirst-class/first-rankcelebratedsublime1. Characterized by nobility; majestic2. of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth3. not to be excelled; supreme4. inspiring awe; impressivea sublime thoughta sublime mountainsublime genius营养alimentationnourishmentnutritionpabulumpabulum食物；营养：提供营养的物质；食品n mental pabulum精神食粮“TV . . . gobbled up comedy material and spat it out as pabulum”(Ralph Corliss)“电视吞噬了喜剧材料，