confess [k?n?fes] v. 承認
【派】confession 承認
【擴】admit 承認
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A: I must confess that I am not a good driver.
B: Why do you say so?
A:我必須承認我不是一個好司機。
B:你為什么這么說?
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inspiration [?inspi?rei??n] n. 靈感
【擴】afflatus 靈感
【搭】get inspiration from 從……得到靈感
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A: I can write nothing without inspiration.
B: Maybe you should go out to have a tour.
A:沒有靈感我寫不出東西。
B:也許你應(yīng)該出去旅旅游。
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Kashmir [k???mi?] n. 克什米爾
interweave [?int??wi?v] v. 交織
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A: Our lives are interwoven.
B: Yes, so we should care for each other more.
A:我們的生活是相互交織的。
B:是的,所以我們要更多地關(guān)心彼此。
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afresh [??fre?] adv. 重新
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A: The work will have to be done afresh.
B: That's the worst news for us.
A:這工作得重新再做了。
B:這對我們來說是最壞的消息。
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discern [di?s??n] v. 辨明,領(lǐng)悟
【派】discerning 有見識的
【擴】savvy 理解
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A: We should learn to discern and analyze the essentials of complicated questions.
B: Yes, it's really our shortcoming.
A:我們應(yīng)該學(xué)會認識和分析復(fù)雜問題的本質(zhì)。
B:是啊,這確實是我們的短處。
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indescribable [?indi?skraib?b?l] adj. 無法描述的
blur [bl??] v. 使……模糊不清
【例】The fog blurred the view ahead of us.
濃霧使我們眼前的景物模糊不清。
yeast [ji?st] n. 激動
fathom [?f?e?m] v. 領(lǐng)悟,徹底了解;n. 英尋(1英尋等于1.8米)
interminably [in?t??min?bli] adv. 沒完沒了地
【擴】perpetually 持久地
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A: We can do nothing except waiting interminably.
B: Don't forget to take the keys with you next time.
A:我們除了沒完沒了地等著,什么也干不了。
B:下次別再忘記帶鑰匙了。
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winkle [?wi?kl] v. 挖掘
incidentally [?insi?dent?li] adv. 順便說一下
【擴】by the way 順便說一下
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A: Incidentally, we have a fine selection of ties to go with the suits. Maybe you would like to come to have a look.
B: How much are they?
A:順便說一下,我們這兒有許多和西裝相配的上等領(lǐng)帶。你愿意過來看看嗎?
B:多少錢?
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pertinent [?p??tin?nt] adj. 中肯的
【擴】relevant 中肯的,切題的
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A: The expert made some pertinent comments on the scheme.
B: What did our manager say?
A:那位專家對規(guī)劃提出了一些中肯的意見。
B:我們經(jīng)理怎么說?
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flirt [fl??t] v. 調(diào)情
inmost [?inm?ust] adj. 內(nèi)心深處的
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A: His inmost thoughts are not healthy.
B: Don't speak it that way.
A:他心靈深處的思想是不健康的。
B:別那么說。
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