《Tuesdays with Morrie》The Student

strutting 昂首闊步的,自負(fù)的
classifieds 分類廣告
sour 變得困難
encounter 對(duì)抗
pancreatic 胰腺的 →pancreatic cancer 胰腺癌
mustache 胡子
bloat 腫脹
double over 彎腰
contort 扭曲;歪曲
moan 呻吟
avert 轉(zhuǎn)移 → avert our eyes 轉(zhuǎn)移我們的視線
grit 咬緊 → grit teeth 咬緊牙關(guān)
He wouldn't be around to see his kids into the next school year. 他應(yīng)該不會(huì)活到他孩子的下一學(xué)年?!?be around to 活得時(shí)間長(zhǎng)點(diǎn); the next school year 下一學(xué)年
water going down an open drain (時(shí)間像)順著排水溝流下的水 → open drain 露天排水溝
freelance 自由記者;當(dāng)自由職業(yè)謀生
insatiable 貪得無厭的,不能滿足的
hockey 曲棍球
penning 寫,寫作
spout 噴出,喋喋不休地說,滔滔不絕地講
hypocritical 虛偽的
thunderstorm 雷暴 → media thunderstorm 媒體風(fēng)暴
soak 完全滲透,浸透,淹沒
portfolio?(個(gè)人或機(jī)構(gòu)的)投資組合,有價(jià)證券組合
crank 轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng) → cran to a fifth gear 掛五檔
demon 魔鬼
breakneck 極快的,非常危險(xiǎn)的
courtship 戀愛期
packed-away 打包運(yùn)走
attic 閣樓
flick 瀏覽