小词详解 | scoop
The dragon did not seem to have noticed anything: It was already fifty feet away, swooping low over the lake to scoop up water in its scarred snout.
巨龙似乎什么也没有注意到，它已经在五十英尺外，正俯冲到湖面上用伤疤累累的口鼻饮水。
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小词详解 | grit
面对一个恃强凌弱者奋起反抗确实需要勇气。
It takes true grit to stand up to a bully.
小词详解 | inordinate
Every inordinate cup is unblessed and the ingredient is a devil.
每一杯过量的酒都是魔鬼酿成的毒汁。
小词详解 | solvent
Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.
在市场回归理性之前，你很可能已经破产了。
小词详解 | emulate
见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。
When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.
小词详解 | moribund
Nadir of misery: the aged impotent disfranchised ratesupported moribund lunatic pauper.
悲惨的最下层：老迈、无能、丧失了公民权、靠救济金维持生活、奄奄一息、精神错乱的贫民。
小词详解 | malaise
短期内迅速治愈英国经济顽症的灵丹妙药并不存在。
There is no easy short-term solution to Britain's chronic economic malaise.
小词详解 | conduit
The telescope is a conduit to the cosmos.
望远镜是通往宇宙的管道。
小词详解 | sedate
You cannot sedate all the things you hate.
你不可能让所有你讨厌的东西都镇定下来。
小词详解 | congenial
值得注意是， congenial 与 congenital （天生的、先天的）形似，阅读与拼写时要注意区别。
小词详解 | charade
The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades.
心脏病最糟糕的发作时间是在玩打哑谜猜字游戏的时候。
小词详解 | subside
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.
痛苦是暂时的。它可能会持续一分钟、一小时、一天或一年，但最终它会消退，然后其他的东西会取代它。然而，如果我放弃了，它将永远持续下去。