Words &Expressions
1、triviality [,trɪvɪ'æləti] ---》trivial['trɪvɪəl]（adj） n. 浅薄，轻浮；琐事；平凡the fact of not being at all important or serious
2、be engrossed in n/doing sth. 全神贯注于某事
3、gravel ['ɡrævl] n. 碎石；砂砾 vi a gravel path 石子小道
4、fling-flung-flung [flʌŋ] 挥动
5、sought refuge in somewhere （seek-sought-sought）
6、enigma [ɪ'nɪgmə] 复数enigmas或enigmata n. 谜，不可思议的东西
--》enigmatic ['ɛnɪg'mætɪk] adj.神秘的；高深莫测的；谜一般的
7、to be shrouded in mystery shroud [ʃraʊd] vt. 覆盖 n.
8、incredulity [,ɪnkrə'djʊləti] n. --》-incredulous [ɪn'krɛdʒələs] adj.
9、sleight [slaɪt] n. 手法，技巧；熟练，灵巧；诡计
10、deception [dɪ'sɛpʃən] n. 欺骗，欺诈；骗术 ---》deceptive adj
11、enthralled [en'θrɔ:ld] adj. 被迷住的
12、rapturous ['ræptʃərəs] adj. 狂喜的；兴高采烈的；欢天喜地的
13、 hippopotamus [ˌhɪpəˈpɑtəməs] n. [脊椎] 河马
14、stumble upon 偶然发现
15、slumber ['slʌmbɚ] n.vi vt 睡眠；麻木状态；静止状态
16、nonchalantly ['nɑnʃələntli] adv. 冷淡地，漠不关心地---》nonchalant adj.[,nɑnʃə'lɑnt]
17、snuggle down [口语] (使)舒适地蜷缩(在被子里)；(使)舒适地躺在(床上)
snuggle ['snʌgl] vt. 使舒适温暖；紧抱；偎依
snug [snʌɡ] adj. 舒适的；温暖的；紧身的；隐藏的 n. 舒适温暖的地方；雅室
18、apathetic [,æpə'θɛtɪk] adj. 冷漠的；无动于衷的，缺乏兴趣的
19、eminently ['ɛmɪnəntli] adv. 突出地；显著地；非常/完全地 --》eminent adj.
20、perilous ['pɛrələs] adj. very dangerous
21、dim [dɪm] adj. 暗淡的，昏暗的；模糊的，看不清的；悲观的，怀疑的; vi& vt. 使暗淡，使失去光泽；使变模糊
take a dim view of sth 不赞同某事，对某事持否定态度
22、humdrum ['hʌmdrʌm] adj. 单调的；无聊的
Summary & Reflection
苏菲再次收到来信，主要内容讲的是Course in Philosophy---what is philosophy?
从hobbies入手,想到 is there nothing that concerns everyone -no matter who they are or where they live in the world?引申到除了food、company、love and care外，什么才是我们生活中最为重要的---->好的哲学家必备的是the faculty of wonder
How was the world created? Is there any will or meaning behind what happens? Is there a life after death? How can we answer these questions? And most important, how ought we to live?
把人类跟魔术师从帽子里变出一只兔子进行了类比，我们会对这一trick进行疑惑，但是随着年龄的增长、habit的形成，我们逐渐失去了对世界的疑惑和好奇，认为一切都是如此地理所当然，被各种纷繁琐碎之事困住，安逸而舒适地蜷缩在皮毛中而不像哲学家们勇于探险去认知世界之妙。
【However, reading what other people have believed can help us formulate our own view of life.
It seems as if in the process of growing up we lose the ability to wonder about the world.
Grownups took the world for granted. They had let themselves be lulled into the enchanted sleep of their humdrum existence once and for all.】
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