小词详解 | spawn
Only a generation of readers will spawn a generation of writers.
只有一代读者才能催生一代作家。
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小词详解 | bolster
In its haste to bolster nationalism, in its obsession with security, Europe is losing its soul.
在强化民族主义的匆忙之中，在对安全的痴迷之中，欧洲正在失去灵魂。
小词详解 | thaw
One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the Spring.
一只燕子的来临说明不了夏天，但当一群大雁冲破了三月暖流的雾霭时，春天就来到了。
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 | 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 | 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 | counterpart
Language is the picture and counterpart of thought.
语言是思想的写照和副本。
小词详解 | yardstick
Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.
成为卓越的代名词。很多人并不能适应需要杰出素质的环境。
小词详解 | anatomy
No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman.
任何男人都不应该结婚，除非他研究了解剖学并解剖了至少一个女人。
小词详解 | denomination
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
《旧约全书》可以归类为敬畏；《新约全书》可以归类为信心。
小词详解 | malleable
Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.
习惯在你的一生中都是可塑的。