新概念英语第四册09-01

gleam :家具擦得特别亮 glitter: 金子发的光

whiz kid : 奇才,神童 prodigy: 天才

packed like sardines sesame jam: 芝麻酱

crowded congested jamed jam-packed overcrowded

wilder: 使人迷惑 (古) I am in bewilderment. 我很迷惑.

random mass disorder

课文讲解

social order 社会秩 government:政府 govern:为政

new society:civilized

There is a growing dislike 越来越不喜欢 growing=increasing 越来越

In our new society, there is a growing dislike of snobbery/snob.

manipulated:受人压迫,听人家指挥控制的人. mediocre 平庸之辈

tidy: 整整齐齐 引申为: the majority . many 人数之多

committee: 委员会

In our new society there is a growing dislike of original, creative men. The manipulated do not understand them; the manipulators fear them. The tidy committee men ...