PART ONE VOCABULARY
1.affliction
affliciton:something that causes pain or suffering, especially a medical condition痛苦折磨，尤指病痛
2.demystify
demystify:to make a subject that seems difficult or comlicated easier to understand， especially by explaining it in simple lanuage浅显易懂地解释
3.flunked
flunk：If you flunk an exam or a course, you fail to reach the required standardt
e.g.I flunked a chinese course last term.
动词短语:
flunk out of sth:to be forced to leave a school or college because your work is not good enough
4.layman
layman：A layman is a person who is not trained, qualified, or experienced in a particular subject or activity.外行；门外汉；它的相反词就是expert
5.fanciful
fanciful：If you describe an idea as fanciful, you disapprove of it because you think it comes from someone's imagination, and is therefore unrealistic or unlikely to be true.[disapproval]空想的
6.chaos
Chaos is a state of complete disorder and confusion.混乱
e.g.It is impossible to establish democracy amid economicchaos.
7.addressing
address：a formal speech that someone makes to a group of peopleVERB 动词]向…作正式讲话;对…发表演说；
8.impart
impart:[VERB 动词]传授;告知；If you impart information to people, you tell it to them.SYNconvey
e.g.The ability to impart knowledge and command respect is the essential qualification for teachers...
9.vulnerable
vulnerable：.they are easily hurt physically or emotionally. ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]脆弱的;易受伤害的；
vulnerability今晚看经济学人讲央行行长zhouxiaochun的文章中就提到financial vulnerability
10.pedantic
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]过分拘泥于细节或传统的；学究气的；迂腐的；If you think someone ispedantic, you mean that they are too concerned with unimportant details or traditional rules, especially in connection with academic subjects.[disapproval]
e.g.His lecture was sopedanticand uninteresting.
11.knotty
复杂的；难以解决的；棘手的；A knotty problem is complicated and difficult to solve
12.intelligible
可理解的;明白易懂的；Something that is intelligible can be understood.
13.diffident
羞怯的;胆怯的;缺乏自信的；Someone who is diffident is rather shy and does not enjoy talking about themselves or being noticed by other people.
14.circuit,clout
circuit:(in sport)a series of games or matches in which the same players regularly take part
clout:[uncountable]power and influence
political/financial clout
I knew his opinion carried a lot of clout with them.
15.southpaw,lanky
southpaw: a person who prefers to use their left hand rather than their right, especially in a sport such as boxing
lanky:(of a person)having long thin arms and legs and moving in an awkward way
16.chunky
chunky: thick and heavy
17.snuffing out
snuff out： stop or destroy something completely
18.rhapsodize
rhapsodize:to talk or write with great enthusiasm about something
19.frenzied
frenized：a state of great activity and strong emotion that is often violent or frightening and not under control
20.cupidity
cupidity：a strong desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person need
21.misapprehension
misapprehension：a wrong idea about something, or something you believe to be true that is not true
22.solitary
solitary：done alone; without other people
23.ecstatic
ecstatic：very happy, excited and enthusiastic; feeling or showing great enthusiasm SYN：delighted
ecstatic applause/praise/reviews狂热的鼓掌赞美评论
24.medium
It tries to evaluate serious works of art and to place them in the context of what has been done before in that medium or by that artist.
medium:
1.a way of communicating information,etc. to people传播信息的媒介，方法，手段
themedium of radio/television
e.g.Television is the modern medium of communication.
2.something that is used for a particular purpose方法、手段、工具。
3. the material or the form that an artist ,a writer or musician uses（艺术创作中使用）材料，形式
themedium of paint/poetry/drama此文中应该说爱是评论的一种方式，属于第一种解释
25.aesthetic
As a reviewer your job is more to report than to make an aesthetic judgment.
aesthetic：concerned with beauty and art and the understanding of beautiful things美学的、审美
e.g.an aesthetic appreciation of the landscape用审美的眼光欣赏风景
26.trot out
They will trot out the hard-won words of their college education
trot out：to give the same excuses, facts, explanations, etc. for something that have often been used before反复提出陈旧的观点
27.outlandish
outlandish:strange or extremely unusual
28.lunacy
lunacy：behaviour that is stupid or crazy同义词madness
e.g.a comedy show full of inspired lunacy
29.sermon
sermon:a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service
30.frail
frai:lweak; easily damaged or broken
e.g.Human nature is frail.
31.metabolism
the chemical processes in living things that change food, etc. into energy and materials for growth新陈代谢
PART TWO SUMMARY
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这周读书读的不如上周开心，可能读到不熟悉的领域，还有一些jargon。运动那章我看的心情浮躁，一开始查了很多词导致读书进度拖延，后面的几页都看的草草了事。这个月读完这本书后我得再读一遍。
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