小词详解 | turmoil
沧海横流，方显出英雄本色。
When the seas are in turmoil, heroes are on their mettle.
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小词详解 | squander
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
你热爱生命吗？那么，别浪费时间，因为生命是由时间组成的。
小词详解 | plight
为了民族复兴，无数仁人志士不屈不挠、前仆后继，进行了可歌可泣的斗争，进行了各式各样的尝试，但终究未能改变旧中国的社会性质和中国人民的悲惨命运。
With tenacity and heroism, countless dedicated patriots fought, pressed ahead against the odds, and tried every possible means to seek the nation’s salvation. But despite their efforts, they were powerless to change the nature of society in old China and the plight of the Chinese people.
小词详解 | hasten
People hasten to judge in order not to be judged themselves.
人们为了不被他人评判所以急于评判他人。
小词详解 | dissent
没有人反对统一的决定。
No one dissents from the decision to unify.
小词详解 | rampant
缺乏约束的持枪自由导致枪支暴力泛滥，对公民的生命、人身、财产安全构成了严重威胁。
The lack of restraint in the right to hold guns has led to rampant gun violence, posing a serious threat to citizens' life and property safety.
小词详解 | balk
Presidents with strong nerves are decisive. They don't balk at unpopular decisions.
有着强大魄力的总统处事果敢。他们不会对不受欢迎的决定犹豫不决。
小词详解 | forbearance
There is, however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
克制也有个限度，超过了限度就不再是美德。
小词详解 | whim
Innovation is the whim of an elite before it becomes a need of the public.
在成为公众需求之前，创新不过是某个精英的突发奇想。
小词详解 | wean
The way to wean any one from a desire is not by condemnation of it.
谴责某种欲望并不能使任何人摆脱它。
小词详解 | dexterity
Dexterity 源自拉丁语 dexteritatem （就绪、熟练、繁荣），其词根为“dexter, dextr （右边）”。
小词详解 | embark
Embark 由 em （ in ）+ bark （树皮）构成， 其中 bark 一词由“树皮”引申为“木头”。