新概念英语第四册41-03

It is a truth well-known to the world that an unmarried man in possession of a big fortune must be in want of a wife.

有钱的单身汉总想娶位太太，这已成为一条世人皆知的道理。

be prejudiced against...

He has a prejudice against me. 他对我有偏见。

be discriminate against...

Blacks are discriminated against. 黑人受歧视。

racial discrimination 种族歧视

The mom plays favorites with her eldest son. 母亲对大儿子偏心。

above all : 首先

He is honest. He is kind. Above all he is very diligent. 强调“diligent”

despise vt.: 蔑视 dislike/belittle/contempt/despise/loathe

I despise snakes.

Aristotle : 古希腊哲学家physics/rhetoric/poetry/psychology

mind of the school

Ptolemy 古希腊哲学家

Leaning Tower of Pisa 比萨斜塔

inclined plane : 斜面

horizontal plane : 水平面

generalize vt. : 归纳 generalization/summarize/induce

free fall : 自由落体

undercurrent n. : 潜流

a hidden tendency behind the general opinion