Part Eight: August - A Simple Thing
podium
/ˈpoʊdiəm/
a small raised area for a performer, speaker, or musical conductor to stand on
表演台；讲台；乐队指挥台
faculty
/ˈfæklti/
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a department or group of related departments within a university
the Engineering Faculty
工程学院 -
all the teachers in a university
a faculty meeting
全体教师会议
cusp
/kʌsp/
to be at the time when a situation or state is going to change
处于某事即将发生变化的时刻
The country was on the cusp of economic expansion.
该国正处于经济扩张的当口。
chuckle
/ˈtʃʌkl/
to laugh quietly
What are you chuckling about?
to be sure
used to admit that something is true, before saying something that is the opposite
不能否认；诚然，固然
It was difficult, to be sure, but somehow we managed to finish the job.
这项工作固然困难，但不管怎样我们终于完成了。
a wonderful line in a book by J. M. Barrie
“Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always try to be a little kinder than is necessary?”
― J.M. Barrie
yardstick
/ˈjɑːrdstɪk/
something that you compare another thing with, in order to judge how good or successful it is
衡量标准，评判尺度
Profit is the most important yardstick of success for any business.
利润是衡量任何企业成功与否的最重要标杆。
quantifiable
/ˈkwɑːntɪfaɪəbl/
Something that is quantifiable can be measured or counted in a scientific way.
可量化的
passage
/ˈpæsɪdʒ/
a short part of a book, poem, speech, piece of music etc
Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
阅读下面这段文章并回答后面的问题。
bear with me
used to ask someone politely to wait while you find out information, finish what you are doing etc
等我一会儿，请你稍等〔用于礼貌地请求某人等你找出信息、做完手头的事情等〕
Bear with me a minute, and I’ll check if Mr Garrard’s in.
请等一下，我看看加勒德先生在不在。
glimmer
/ˈɡlɪmər/
to shine with a light that is not very bright
发出微光
glow
to produce or reflect a soft steady light
发出柔和稳定的光
The fireplace was still glowing with the remains of last night’s fire.
壁炉中，隔夜的余烬依然在微微发光。
caress
/kəˈres/
to touch someone gently in a way that shows you love them
impart
/ɪmˈpɑːrt/
to give information, knowledge, wisdom etc to someone
I am about to impart knowledge to you that you will never forget.
infamous
/ˈɪnfəməs/
well known for being bad or evil
an infamous killer
臭名昭著的杀手
verbosity
/vɜːrˈbɑːsəti/
啰嗦，唠叨
spiritual
/ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/
relating to your spirit rather than to your body or mind
精神的，心灵的
Painting helps fill a spiritual need for beauty.
绘画可以满足对美的精神需求。
a load (of something) / loads of something
a lot of something
Don’t worry, there’s loads of time.
不用担心，时间很充裕。
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