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可爱的单词muen

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1. calm n.

A scream shattered the calm of a summer evening.

the calm before the storm

a calm that has weathered the storm

2. leg n. 旅程或赛程的 一段

the final leg of the Tour de France

3. short-circuit v.  ？？

4. slight v.  n.

V. She felt slighted when no one phoned him.

N. Nick took her comment as a slight on his abilities.

5. fuel v. 

fuel rumors/ concerns/ fears

an alcohol-fueled depression

6. gamble sth-away v.

    gambler n.    compulsive/chronic ~

7. blur

8. dedication

9. defy

10. bread and butter of our cultural narrative

11. the wildest dreams

12. persist against all the odds and make sth of oneself

13. genius (?) in B's work was not in overcoming unbelievable odds or...

14. nugget n.  nugget of information/wisdom

  It took months to extract that nugget of information from them.

15. selfie-ready spouse

16. laser v. ？？

  It lasers in on what you perceive your personal shortcomings and failures to already be, and then emphasizes them for you.

17.

18. chase a mirage of

19. luxury

Very few..., but we humans have the luxury of doing...

20. victim

21. backfire

Any attempt to escape the negative, to avoid it or to quash it or silence it, only backfires.

22. the fabric of...

23. hone

to pick and choose what matters to you based on finely honed personal values.

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1. his comfort with himself as a failure

2. Self-improvement and success often occur together. But that doesn't necessarily mean they're the same thing.

3. The key to a good life is not giving a fuck about more; it's giving a fuck about less, giving a fuck about only what is true and immediate and important.

4. The avoidance of suffering is a form of suffering.