今天無意中看到一個Washington Post 上面的句子
You are subconsciously thinking you can absolve yourself of consumerist lunacy if you load up 8 or 10 jumbo garbage bags. Washington Post Dec 25, 2014
為了弄懂consumerist lunacy，我花了幾分鐘看了全文，感覺很有趣，我把它貼出來和大家分享。這篇文章用字不是很深，很適合在背gre單字的人看。文中作者把他的過節心情娓娓道來，順著脈絡，你很快就可以弄清楚何謂consumerist lunacy。
簡單解釋
慣用語 absolve sb from/of sth
They were absolved of all responsibility for the accident . 他們被免除對這起意外事故的一切責任。
You are subconsciously thinking you can absolve yourself of consumerist lunacy if you load up 8 or 10 jumbo garbage bags. Washington Post Dec 25, 2014你下意識地以為如果你加載了8個或10個巨型垃圾袋，你就可以免除消費主義(consumerist)(所帶來)的精神錯亂(lunacy)。
本文出自「The Post-Christmas Purge」一文，主要在講Christmas時，人們受到消費主義影響，大買特買所謂的「聖誕禮物」，等過了之後又紛紛丟棄這些並不實用的東西，這種亂買又亂丟、行徑有如瘋子一般的行為，作者稱為consumerist lunacy
全文在此 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ach ... mas-purge/
有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
由 spank » 2015-01-03 10:21
The Post-Christmas Purge
聖誕節後的淨化(在此為雙關語指物質與心靈的雙重淨化)
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By Joel Achenbach December 30, 2014
[An unabridged version of a short essay that ran Dec. 26]
In my house, Christmas is a secular holiday built around gifting, followed immediately on the 26th by another secular holiday built around regret.
It’s the day everyone returns stuff to the store, particularly the presents that I, the Dad, bought at the last minute without fully considering whether anyone in my house would actually want, for Christmas, a wheelbarrow. But isn’t that a practical gift? A wheelbarrow is particularly useful at Christmastime when one needs to convey a large quantity of heavy consumer items from the front door to the car in order to return them to the store.
This day of regret is a time for assiduous purging of anything that can be defined as “stuff.” Resolved: We have too much stuff. Thus, not only do unwanted, wrongly sized and/or hideously inappropriate gifts (who knew that rhinestone-studded knee-high leather boots weren’t fashionable this year?) depart the house, so do countless random objects in the house. This stuff is swept away as collateral damage from the general sense of revulsion – and I don’t think that’s too strong a word – over the consumerist, materialist madness has incited all of us to overgift one another at Christmas (because we fear someone might feel undergifted and inadequately loved).
How many objects now exist in a typical home? I am guessing that my house contains more than 150,000 distinct objects. Many of them are women’s shoes. To my eye, many of these shoes do not appear to be useful for walking. The shapes of the shoes don’t seem to match the shape of human feet! It’s like, hey, this would be a nice shoe for a species of animal with narrow, tapering hooves.
A few years back, when the daughters were still interested in dolls, we probably had, on any given day, something like 20,000 shoes in the house, which may seem like a high number until you realize I’m including the American Girl doll shoes, the Barbie shoes, the Kelly doll shoes, in addition to the shoes worn by the actual humans. Question: Do we really need parallel, non-overlapping, differently sized doll universes? As you know, a doll’s shoe is inherently migratory, and is always lost until it is rediscovered when you step on it at 3 in the morning, hopping in pain as your unleash vile curses upon that effing Barbie.
When the girls age out of the doll phase, you have the dilemma of what to do with all that stuff. Sell it at a yard sale? Total strangers will come to your house and look at all your displayed clutter, which is an inherently undignified encounter both for seller and buyer, particularly when the buyer gets a grimace on his or her face that basically says, “All this should be piled up and lit on fire.”
Some people are great at getting rid of clutter. These are spiritual people who can survive for weeks on oxygen and distilled water alone. But for most of us, clutter not only survives our periodic purges, it continues to reign supreme, dominating the home. Ultimately you have no choice but to surrender. There are entire corners of the basement, attic or garage that are no-go zones.
On the day of regret you may find yourself penetrating one of these areas, fired with clutter hatred. You are subconsciously thinking you can absolve yourself of consumerist lunacy if you load up eight or 10 jumbo garbage bags with about 15,000 unnecessary objects. But the mission is never accomplished. Inevitably, you’ll discover a box of artwork made by the kids in elementary school. And old Christmas cards from friends you haven’t seen recently. And mementos of your youth and adventures long ago. You’ll lose all momentum, stuck in your stuff – marinating in the scrapheap of a modern life.
聖誕節後的淨化(在此為雙關語指物質與心靈的雙重淨化)
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By Joel Achenbach December 30, 2014
[An unabridged version of a short essay that ran Dec. 26]
In my house, Christmas is a secular holiday built around gifting, followed immediately on the 26th by another secular holiday built around regret.
It’s the day everyone returns stuff to the store, particularly the presents that I, the Dad, bought at the last minute without fully considering whether anyone in my house would actually want, for Christmas, a wheelbarrow. But isn’t that a practical gift? A wheelbarrow is particularly useful at Christmastime when one needs to convey a large quantity of heavy consumer items from the front door to the car in order to return them to the store.
This day of regret is a time for assiduous purging of anything that can be defined as “stuff.” Resolved: We have too much stuff. Thus, not only do unwanted, wrongly sized and/or hideously inappropriate gifts (who knew that rhinestone-studded knee-high leather boots weren’t fashionable this year?) depart the house, so do countless random objects in the house. This stuff is swept away as collateral damage from the general sense of revulsion – and I don’t think that’s too strong a word – over the consumerist, materialist madness has incited all of us to overgift one another at Christmas (because we fear someone might feel undergifted and inadequately loved).
How many objects now exist in a typical home? I am guessing that my house contains more than 150,000 distinct objects. Many of them are women’s shoes. To my eye, many of these shoes do not appear to be useful for walking. The shapes of the shoes don’t seem to match the shape of human feet! It’s like, hey, this would be a nice shoe for a species of animal with narrow, tapering hooves.
A few years back, when the daughters were still interested in dolls, we probably had, on any given day, something like 20,000 shoes in the house, which may seem like a high number until you realize I’m including the American Girl doll shoes, the Barbie shoes, the Kelly doll shoes, in addition to the shoes worn by the actual humans. Question: Do we really need parallel, non-overlapping, differently sized doll universes? As you know, a doll’s shoe is inherently migratory, and is always lost until it is rediscovered when you step on it at 3 in the morning, hopping in pain as your unleash vile curses upon that effing Barbie.
When the girls age out of the doll phase, you have the dilemma of what to do with all that stuff. Sell it at a yard sale? Total strangers will come to your house and look at all your displayed clutter, which is an inherently undignified encounter both for seller and buyer, particularly when the buyer gets a grimace on his or her face that basically says, “All this should be piled up and lit on fire.”
Some people are great at getting rid of clutter. These are spiritual people who can survive for weeks on oxygen and distilled water alone. But for most of us, clutter not only survives our periodic purges, it continues to reign supreme, dominating the home. Ultimately you have no choice but to surrender. There are entire corners of the basement, attic or garage that are no-go zones.
On the day of regret you may find yourself penetrating one of these areas, fired with clutter hatred. You are subconsciously thinking you can absolve yourself of consumerist lunacy if you load up eight or 10 jumbo garbage bags with about 15,000 unnecessary objects. But the mission is never accomplished. Inevitably, you’ll discover a box of artwork made by the kids in elementary school. And old Christmas cards from friends you haven’t seen recently. And mementos of your youth and adventures long ago. You’ll lose all momentum, stuck in your stuff – marinating in the scrapheap of a modern life.
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Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
由 spank » 2015-01-07 14:18
GRE等價機經字彙(No.211-240)
211.gauge v. 測量；評估；判斷
reckon v. 測量；計算
212.generality n. 概要
abstraction n. 抽象
213.generic a. 通有的；普遍的
inclusive a. 範圍廣的
--
214.generic a. 通有的；普遍的
comprehensive a. 全面的
215.geniality n. 友好
friendliness n. 友誼
216.glean v. 搜集；拾落穗
collect v. 搜集
217.gloomy a. 憂鬱的；令人沮喪的
lugubrious a. 憂鬱的
218.glut v. 大量；充斥
surfeit v. 過量；過度
219.gradual a. 逐漸的
imperceptible a. 未能察覺的
220.gratify v. 使滿足
please v. 取悅
--
221.gregariousness n. 群居；愛交友
sociability n. 好交際
222.guile n. 狡猾
deviousness n. 狡猾；狡詐
223.hamstring v. 使難有作為
impair v. 損害；削弱
224.harmless a. 無害的
innocuous a. 無害的；無毒的
225.heartless a. 無情的
callous a. 無情的
226.helter-skelter a. 倉促忙亂的
haphazard a. 無計畫的；無秩序的
227.heterodox a. 異端的；非正統的
iconoclastic a. 破除因襲的
--
228.heterogeneity n. 多種多樣
diversity n. 多樣性
229.heterogeneous a. 不同的；異種的
dissimilar a. 不同的
230.heterogeneous a. 不同的；異種的
disparate a. 不同的
231.hierarchical a. 等級制度的
stratified a. 形成階層的
232.hindrance n. 受阻礙；妨礙物
handicap n. 障礙；困難
233.hitch v. 鉤住；套住
snag v. 搶到
234.hodgepodge n. 大雜燴；混合物
patchwork n. 拼縫物；拼湊物
--
235.hodgepodge n. 大雜燴；混合物
welter v./n. 混亂
236.homogeneous a. 同種類的；同種的
uniform a. 相同的；均質的
237.homogeneous a. 同種類的；同種的
unvaried a. 沒有變化的
238.honed v. 磨練
enhanced v. 增強
239.hyperbole n. 誇張(法)
exaggeration n. 誇大
240.hypocrisy n. 偽善
mendacity n. 虛偽
211.gauge v. 測量；評估；判斷
reckon v. 測量；計算
212.generality n. 概要
abstraction n. 抽象
213.generic a. 通有的；普遍的
inclusive a. 範圍廣的
--
214.generic a. 通有的；普遍的
comprehensive a. 全面的
215.geniality n. 友好
friendliness n. 友誼
216.glean v. 搜集；拾落穗
collect v. 搜集
217.gloomy a. 憂鬱的；令人沮喪的
lugubrious a. 憂鬱的
218.glut v. 大量；充斥
surfeit v. 過量；過度
219.gradual a. 逐漸的
imperceptible a. 未能察覺的
220.gratify v. 使滿足
please v. 取悅
--
221.gregariousness n. 群居；愛交友
sociability n. 好交際
222.guile n. 狡猾
deviousness n. 狡猾；狡詐
223.hamstring v. 使難有作為
impair v. 損害；削弱
224.harmless a. 無害的
innocuous a. 無害的；無毒的
225.heartless a. 無情的
callous a. 無情的
226.helter-skelter a. 倉促忙亂的
haphazard a. 無計畫的；無秩序的
227.heterodox a. 異端的；非正統的
iconoclastic a. 破除因襲的
--
228.heterogeneity n. 多種多樣
diversity n. 多樣性
229.heterogeneous a. 不同的；異種的
dissimilar a. 不同的
230.heterogeneous a. 不同的；異種的
disparate a. 不同的
231.hierarchical a. 等級制度的
stratified a. 形成階層的
232.hindrance n. 受阻礙；妨礙物
handicap n. 障礙；困難
233.hitch v. 鉤住；套住
snag v. 搶到
234.hodgepodge n. 大雜燴；混合物
patchwork n. 拼縫物；拼湊物
--
235.hodgepodge n. 大雜燴；混合物
welter v./n. 混亂
236.homogeneous a. 同種類的；同種的
uniform a. 相同的；均質的
237.homogeneous a. 同種類的；同種的
unvaried a. 沒有變化的
238.honed v. 磨練
enhanced v. 增強
239.hyperbole n. 誇張(法)
exaggeration n. 誇大
240.hypocrisy n. 偽善
mendacity n. 虛偽
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Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
由 spank » 2015-01-08 00:36
江蕙的告別演唱會因售票系統不穩，造成歌迷無法如願買到票，
導致網路上黃牛(scalper)滿天叫價!
Scalp在解剖學上是「頭皮」的意思。
它原是印第安人從已殺死敵人頭上剝下作為戰利品的帶髮頭皮，
動詞是「割下敵人的頭皮作為戰利品」的意思。
而賣黃牛票，經由「轉手再賣獲得小額利潤」的舉動，也很像是打完戰後
(排了很長的隊伍，再找人兜售)的戰利品，二者有相似之處，所以Scalp
後來也多了一個引申義：「賣黃牛票」，而Scalper就變成了「賣黃牛票」的「黃牛」，而黃牛票就叫做scalped tickets 。
例句
When buying scalped tickets, you're going to need to learn how to negotiate with the Scalper.
導致網路上黃牛(scalper)滿天叫價!
Scalp在解剖學上是「頭皮」的意思。
它原是印第安人從已殺死敵人頭上剝下作為戰利品的帶髮頭皮，
動詞是「割下敵人的頭皮作為戰利品」的意思。
而賣黃牛票，經由「轉手再賣獲得小額利潤」的舉動，也很像是打完戰後
(排了很長的隊伍，再找人兜售)的戰利品，二者有相似之處，所以Scalp
後來也多了一個引申義：「賣黃牛票」，而Scalper就變成了「賣黃牛票」的「黃牛」，而黃牛票就叫做scalped tickets 。
例句
When buying scalped tickets, you're going to need to learn how to negotiate with the Scalper.
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Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
由 spank » 2015-01-09 00:08
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標題[回報] GRE OV官方答案有誤(P154 第9題)
時間Thu Jan 8 16:41:09 2015
【GRE OV 官方答案有誤】
[圖文版] http://ppt.cc/V9cv
[書籍] GRE Revised General Test: Verbal Reasoning (OV)
OV Mixed Practice Sets 3
[題號] P.154 第九題
[題目] The giant-impact hypothesis as described in the passage answers
all of thefollowing questions EXCEPT:
B) What happened to the impactor’s core after the impactor hit Earth?
C) Where did the impactor that collided with Earth originate?
官方正解寫B，但應改為C。
官方詳解也寫出
for Choice B, the impactor’s core “would fall as molten rock into the
liquefied iron core of the Earth” 原文有提供 answers，所以B不能選。
But nothing in the passage refers to the origin of the impactor,
so Choice C is the correct answer. 本文沒說到起源，所以C要選。
看板GRE
標題[回報] GRE OV官方答案有誤(P154 第9題)
時間Thu Jan 8 16:41:09 2015
【GRE OV 官方答案有誤】
[圖文版] http://ppt.cc/V9cv
[書籍] GRE Revised General Test: Verbal Reasoning (OV)
OV Mixed Practice Sets 3
[題號] P.154 第九題
[題目] The giant-impact hypothesis as described in the passage answers
all of thefollowing questions EXCEPT:
B) What happened to the impactor’s core after the impactor hit Earth?
C) Where did the impactor that collided with Earth originate?
官方正解寫B，但應改為C。
官方詳解也寫出
for Choice B, the impactor’s core “would fall as molten rock into the
liquefied iron core of the Earth” 原文有提供 answers，所以B不能選。
But nothing in the passage refers to the origin of the impactor,
so Choice C is the correct answer. 本文沒說到起源，所以C要選。
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Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
由 spank » 2015-01-09 12:25
由英文名字Anthony安東尼，談字根anth- (花)的記法及其衍生字
Anthony：英文名字安東尼，與希臘字根anthos(花)有關，意思是「值得高度讚許的(Highly praiseworthy)」(註：花，就是一種值得高度讚許的東西，見下)。
記得住「Anthony安東尼」，就記得住字根anth- (花)，自然也就記得住anthology這個難記又常用的gre單字。
English Meaning:
The name Anthony is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Anthony is: Highly praiseworthy. From a Roman clan name. In the 17th century, the spelling Anthony was associated with the Greek anthos meaning flower.
與字根anth- (花)有關的衍生字如下：
anthology：這是anth- (花)有關的衍生字中，最常在gre考試中出現的單字。
其中anth- 是花的意思，log根源於legein，有「蒐集」、「選出」之意，合在一起就是「花朵蒐集」。
anth(花)位在植物組織中最顯眼亮麗的位置，是整個植株最精華的部分，很像那些閃動靈光、充滿智慧的人類思想結晶(詩詞、歌賦、散文、藝術---)，讓人可以細細品味流連忘返，因此antho在文學藝術中變成詩詞、歌賦、散文---等的象徵，而anthology就從字面上的「花朵蒐集」，衍生為將各類名家最出色的詩篇或散文、藝術表現---等蒐集而成的結果，也就是中文的「文集」、「文選」、「詩集」、「精選集」或「名詩選集」----等。如由昭明太子召集文人雅士編輯的《昭明文選》：Zhaoming Anthology of Literature、外/英文系普遍採用的教科書《諾頓英國文學選集》：Norton Anthology of English Literature、約翰藍儂的唱片合輯John Lennon Anthology----，這些都叫anthology。
譯成中文就是「一捧沙一世界(一把沙就是宇宙的一部選集)」。
helianthus：由anthos演變的anthu，加上表示「太陽」的heli則構成了helianthus(太陽花)，又稱為「向日葵」。helianthus用於生化藥品名稱的標示、專業論文發表或書寫生物學名的屬名名稱，日常生活英文對話仍是以sunflower為主。
chrysanthemum：其中希臘文khrysos(金黃色)經拉丁文引入英文，譯成英文字根chrys，anth之後的e是連接性母音，mum為名詞字尾，合起來意思即為金黃色之花，菊花(最常見就是金黃色的)。相關的字有chrysalis名詞，蛹、繭或任何在形成中而尚未至完全成熟階段的事物。
amaranth名詞，西方傳說中的不凋謝之花，a=not, maran=fade、die(參考mort-死), anth=flower，字面意思就是“不凋謝之花”
amaranthine：永恆的，紅紫色的
amaranthine (ˌæməˈrænθaɪn Pronunciation for amaranthine ) or amarantine (ˌæməˈræntaɪn)
adjective
1.of a dark reddish-purple colour
2.of or resembling the amaranth
origin
1660s, "unfading, undying," poetic (apparently coined by Milton), also amarantine ; see amaranth. Later used of a purple color.
愛爾蘭女歌手Enya恩雅有一首很有名的歌叫《Amarantine永恆的》，yahoo知識上有人問到這個字的來源，很明顯amaranthine來自amaranth，為其形容詞，因amaranth為紅紫色，所以後來amaranthine衍生出「紅紫色的」意義(不過歌詞中把amaranthine當名詞用)。
lyrics( Amarantine)
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LIKE A SIGN
LIKE A DREAM
YOU'RE MY AMARANTHINE
YOU ARE ALL I NEEDED, BELIEVE ME
LIKE WE DRIFT IN A STREAM
YOUR BEAUTY SERENE
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE
IN LIFE I EVER NEED
MY DREAM, AMARANTHINE
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Anthony：英文名字安東尼，與希臘字根anthos(花)有關，意思是「值得高度讚許的(Highly praiseworthy)」(註：花，就是一種值得高度讚許的東西，見下)。
記得住「Anthony安東尼」，就記得住字根anth- (花)，自然也就記得住anthology這個難記又常用的gre單字。
English Meaning:
The name Anthony is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Anthony is: Highly praiseworthy. From a Roman clan name. In the 17th century, the spelling Anthony was associated with the Greek anthos meaning flower.
與字根anth- (花)有關的衍生字如下：
anthology：這是anth- (花)有關的衍生字中，最常在gre考試中出現的單字。
其中anth- 是花的意思，log根源於legein，有「蒐集」、「選出」之意，合在一起就是「花朵蒐集」。
anth(花)位在植物組織中最顯眼亮麗的位置，是整個植株最精華的部分，很像那些閃動靈光、充滿智慧的人類思想結晶(詩詞、歌賦、散文、藝術---)，讓人可以細細品味流連忘返，因此antho在文學藝術中變成詩詞、歌賦、散文---等的象徵，而anthology就從字面上的「花朵蒐集」，衍生為將各類名家最出色的詩篇或散文、藝術表現---等蒐集而成的結果，也就是中文的「文集」、「文選」、「詩集」、「精選集」或「名詩選集」----等。如由昭明太子召集文人雅士編輯的《昭明文選》：Zhaoming Anthology of Literature、外/英文系普遍採用的教科書《諾頓英國文學選集》：Norton Anthology of English Literature、約翰藍儂的唱片合輯John Lennon Anthology----，這些都叫anthology。
譯成中文就是「一捧沙一世界(一把沙就是宇宙的一部選集)」。
helianthus：由anthos演變的anthu，加上表示「太陽」的heli則構成了helianthus(太陽花)，又稱為「向日葵」。helianthus用於生化藥品名稱的標示、專業論文發表或書寫生物學名的屬名名稱，日常生活英文對話仍是以sunflower為主。
chrysanthemum：其中希臘文khrysos(金黃色)經拉丁文引入英文，譯成英文字根chrys，anth之後的e是連接性母音，mum為名詞字尾，合起來意思即為金黃色之花，菊花(最常見就是金黃色的)。相關的字有chrysalis名詞，蛹、繭或任何在形成中而尚未至完全成熟階段的事物。
amaranth名詞，西方傳說中的不凋謝之花，a=not, maran=fade、die(參考mort-死), anth=flower，字面意思就是“不凋謝之花”
amaranthine：永恆的，紅紫色的
amaranthine (ˌæməˈrænθaɪn Pronunciation for amaranthine ) or amarantine (ˌæməˈræntaɪn)
adjective
1.of a dark reddish-purple colour
2.of or resembling the amaranth
origin
1660s, "unfading, undying," poetic (apparently coined by Milton), also amarantine ; see amaranth. Later used of a purple color.
愛爾蘭女歌手Enya恩雅有一首很有名的歌叫《Amarantine永恆的》，yahoo知識上有人問到這個字的來源，很明顯amaranthine來自amaranth，為其形容詞，因amaranth為紅紫色，所以後來amaranthine衍生出「紅紫色的」意義(不過歌詞中把amaranthine當名詞用)。
lyrics( Amarantine)
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LIKE A SIGN
LIKE A DREAM
YOU'RE MY AMARANTHINE
YOU ARE ALL I NEEDED, BELIEVE ME
LIKE WE DRIFT IN A STREAM
YOUR BEAUTY SERENE
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE
IN LIFE I EVER NEED
MY DREAM, AMARANTHINE
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Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
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GRE等價機經字彙(No.241-270)
241.iconoclastic a. 破除因襲的
heterodox a. 破除因襲的
242.imbibe v. 喝；飲（酒）
quaff v. 大口地喝；痛飲
243.impair v. 損害；削弱
compromise v. 讓步；減弱
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244.impassionate a. 充滿熱情的
passionate a. 熱情的
245.impassionate a. 充滿熱情的
fiery a. 感情激烈的
246.impecunious a. 一貧如洗的
indigent a. 窮困的
247.implacable a. 難和解的
unyielding a. 不易屈服的
248.improbable a. 不大可能的
incredible a. 難以置信的
249.improbable a. 不大可能的
unlikely a. 不大可能的
250.inaccessible a. 難懂的
opaque a. 不清楚且難懂的
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251.inauspicious a. 不吉利的
ominous a. 不吉利的
252.inborn a. 天生的
innate a. 先天的
253.incommensurate a. 不相稱的
disproportionate a. 不相稱的
254.incongruous a. 不一致的
divergent a. 分歧的；不同的
255.inconsequential a. 瑣碎不重要的
trivial a. 瑣碎不重要的
256.inconsistent a. 矛盾的；不一致的
mixed a. 相互矛盾的；混合的
257.indigent a. 十分貧窮的
impecunious a. 一貧如洗的
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258.indirect a. 迂迴的；間接的
circuitous a. 迂迴的
259.inert a. 無生命力的；遲緩的
inactive a. 不活動的；不活潑的
260.inevitable a. 無法避免的；必然的
unavoidable a. 無法避免的
261.inexplicable a. 難以理解的
incomprehensible a. 無法理解的
262.inferable from phr. 能推論出來的
entailed by phr. 必然伴隨發生的
263.inflammatory a. 煽動的
provocative a. 挑釁的；煽動的
264.ingenuous a. 天真的；缺乏老練的
simple a. 天真的
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265.inimical a. 有敵意的
antagonistic a. 敵對的
266.innovation n. 革新；創新
novelty n. 新奇；新穎
267.innovative a. 創新的；革新的
original a. 原創的
268.innovative a. 創新的；革新的
unconventional a. 非傳統的
269.innovative a. 創新的；革新的
novel a. 新穎的
270.innovative a. 創新的；革新的
experimental a. 試驗性的
241.iconoclastic a. 破除因襲的
heterodox a. 破除因襲的
242.imbibe v. 喝；飲（酒）
quaff v. 大口地喝；痛飲
243.impair v. 損害；削弱
compromise v. 讓步；減弱
--
244.impassionate a. 充滿熱情的
passionate a. 熱情的
245.impassionate a. 充滿熱情的
fiery a. 感情激烈的
246.impecunious a. 一貧如洗的
indigent a. 窮困的
247.implacable a. 難和解的
unyielding a. 不易屈服的
248.improbable a. 不大可能的
incredible a. 難以置信的
249.improbable a. 不大可能的
unlikely a. 不大可能的
250.inaccessible a. 難懂的
opaque a. 不清楚且難懂的
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251.inauspicious a. 不吉利的
ominous a. 不吉利的
252.inborn a. 天生的
innate a. 先天的
253.incommensurate a. 不相稱的
disproportionate a. 不相稱的
254.incongruous a. 不一致的
divergent a. 分歧的；不同的
255.inconsequential a. 瑣碎不重要的
trivial a. 瑣碎不重要的
256.inconsistent a. 矛盾的；不一致的
mixed a. 相互矛盾的；混合的
257.indigent a. 十分貧窮的
impecunious a. 一貧如洗的
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258.indirect a. 迂迴的；間接的
circuitous a. 迂迴的
259.inert a. 無生命力的；遲緩的
inactive a. 不活動的；不活潑的
260.inevitable a. 無法避免的；必然的
unavoidable a. 無法避免的
261.inexplicable a. 難以理解的
incomprehensible a. 無法理解的
262.inferable from phr. 能推論出來的
entailed by phr. 必然伴隨發生的
263.inflammatory a. 煽動的
provocative a. 挑釁的；煽動的
264.ingenuous a. 天真的；缺乏老練的
simple a. 天真的
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265.inimical a. 有敵意的
antagonistic a. 敵對的
266.innovation n. 革新；創新
novelty n. 新奇；新穎
267.innovative a. 創新的；革新的
original a. 原創的
268.innovative a. 創新的；革新的
unconventional a. 非傳統的
269.innovative a. 創新的；革新的
novel a. 新穎的
270.innovative a. 創新的；革新的
experimental a. 試驗性的
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Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
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271.innovative a. 創新的；革新的
inventive a. 善於創造的
272.inscrutable a. 難以瞭解的
uninformative a. 不提供訊息的
273.insipid a. 平淡的；缺乏激情的
bland a. 淡而無味的
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274.inspired a. 受到…激勵的
promoted a. 受到…激勵的
275.insular a. 與世隔絕的
provincial a. 褊狹的
276.insular a. 與世隔絕的
private a. 隱蔽的；私人的
277.intelligibility n. 可理解性
simplicity n. 簡單
278.intelligible a. 可理解的；清晰易懂的
readable a. 易讀的；清晰的
279.intransigence n. 不妥協
obduracy n. 頑固
280.intricate a. 複雜的
convoluted a. 旋繞的；費解的
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281.irascibility n. 易怒；性情暴躁
exasperation n. 惱怒
282.irascibility n. 易怒；性情暴躁
exasperation n. 惱怒
283.ironically av. 諷刺地
paradoxically av. 自相矛盾地
284.irrelevant a. 無關的
extraneous a. 無關的
285.jejune a. 枯燥乏味的；不成熟的
vapid a. 乏味的
286.kinfolk n. 親戚
relative n. 親戚
287.laconic a. 說話簡潔的
taciturn a. 沈默寡言的
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288.laconic a. 說話簡潔的
terse a. 用詞簡練的
289.layperson n. 門外漢
nonspecialists n. 非專家的
290.lethargic a. 昏睡的；無精打采的
somnolent1 a. 昏昏欲睡的
291.lethargic a. 昏睡的；無精打采的
slumberous a. 昏昏欲睡的
292.limited a. 有限的
scant a. 不足的；缺乏的
293.limpid a. 清澈的；透明的
pellucid a. 透明的
294.liquidity n. 流動性
mutability n. 易變性
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295.list n. 傾斜
tilt n. 傾斜
296.loath a. 不情願的；勉強的
reluctant a. 不情願的
297.lucidity n. 思路清晰；洞察力
clarity n. 清楚
298.ludicrous a. 可笑的；荒唐的
risible a. 滑稽可笑的
299.lugubrious a. 哀傷的；憂鬱的
gloomy a. 憂鬱的
300.lull n. 暫停
respite n. 暫時的休息
inventive a. 善於創造的
272.inscrutable a. 難以瞭解的
uninformative a. 不提供訊息的
273.insipid a. 平淡的；缺乏激情的
bland a. 淡而無味的
--
274.inspired a. 受到…激勵的
promoted a. 受到…激勵的
275.insular a. 與世隔絕的
provincial a. 褊狹的
276.insular a. 與世隔絕的
private a. 隱蔽的；私人的
277.intelligibility n. 可理解性
simplicity n. 簡單
278.intelligible a. 可理解的；清晰易懂的
readable a. 易讀的；清晰的
279.intransigence n. 不妥協
obduracy n. 頑固
280.intricate a. 複雜的
convoluted a. 旋繞的；費解的
--
281.irascibility n. 易怒；性情暴躁
exasperation n. 惱怒
282.irascibility n. 易怒；性情暴躁
exasperation n. 惱怒
283.ironically av. 諷刺地
paradoxically av. 自相矛盾地
284.irrelevant a. 無關的
extraneous a. 無關的
285.jejune a. 枯燥乏味的；不成熟的
vapid a. 乏味的
286.kinfolk n. 親戚
relative n. 親戚
287.laconic a. 說話簡潔的
taciturn a. 沈默寡言的
--
288.laconic a. 說話簡潔的
terse a. 用詞簡練的
289.layperson n. 門外漢
nonspecialists n. 非專家的
290.lethargic a. 昏睡的；無精打采的
somnolent1 a. 昏昏欲睡的
291.lethargic a. 昏睡的；無精打采的
slumberous a. 昏昏欲睡的
292.limited a. 有限的
scant a. 不足的；缺乏的
293.limpid a. 清澈的；透明的
pellucid a. 透明的
294.liquidity n. 流動性
mutability n. 易變性
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295.list n. 傾斜
tilt n. 傾斜
296.loath a. 不情願的；勉強的
reluctant a. 不情願的
297.lucidity n. 思路清晰；洞察力
clarity n. 清楚
298.ludicrous a. 可笑的；荒唐的
risible a. 滑稽可笑的
299.lugubrious a. 哀傷的；憂鬱的
gloomy a. 憂鬱的
300.lull n. 暫停
respite n. 暫時的休息
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Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
由 spank » 2015-01-15 23:41
（法新社蘇黎世2015年1月12日電） 效力西甲皇馬隊的葡萄牙球星C羅（Cristiano Ronaldo），再度擊敗(outshine)Lionel Messi(梅西)連續第二年贏得國際足總金球獎(FIFA Ballon d'Or)。今天在瑞士蘇黎世的儀式中，是他個人第三座國際足總（FIFA）金球獎。
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outshine是個由out開頭的字。out開頭的字常見的有以下這些，這麼多的字看得人都暈了，如果每個字都像output這麼好記，那就沒什麼好擔心的，可惜，像outlaw、outwit這種字，常常不是用out+law，out+wit就可以猜到它們的意思的。有沒有什麼辦法讓它們好記一點呢？
有！
背的時候有個knack---依out意思的不同，將以下的字分做三類：
一、out表超出(過)的意思
outshine v. 比~出色 由out-(表超過) + shine (v. 出眾)組成
Vera ' s flowers outshone all the others in the competition . 在比賽中﹐維拉的花讓別的花都黯然失色。
outgrow v. 長得比……快（或大、高）
outrun v.跑得比~快
outmaneuver v.以策略制勝, 以機動性勝過(字面意思：以maneuver取勝)
outnumber以數目勝過~
outwit 以機智勝過~
outlast v. 比…經久[持久]
outlaugh v. 較……笑得多/大笑；大聲嘲笑
二、out是「外面」「在---之外」的意思
outfit n.全套裝備/全套服裝 適合(fit)在外面穿的東西->全套裝備/全套服裝
outlet n.出口、商店 讓(let)商品展示在外面(out)的地方->出口、商店
outcome n.結果 最後出(out)來(come)的東西->結果
outlook n.展望，前景 向外看出去時看到的東西->展望，前景
output n./v.輸出 放(put)出去(out)的東西->輸出
outland n. 外國 out+land(可作國家、國土解)->在國家外面->外國
outlander [ˋaʊt͵lændɚ] n.外國人
還記得三菱汽車廣告-All New Outlander （陶子+李李仁）嗎？
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8IoLnJCPrY
outlandish a. 異國風格的，古怪的，奇異的(這種怪異，是因為異國風格的關係。此字為gre填空單字)
out+land+ish(…民族的，如English,Spanish)->外國民族的->異國風格的->古怪的，奇異的
He used to play guitar and wear outlandish costumes in a punk band .
他以前常在一支龐克搖滾樂隊中身着奇裝異服彈結他。
outlay n. （錢、精力等的）花費/費用（額）
outlays for national defense 國防經費
outlaw 在法律(law)之外(out)-> 不合法->
v.定為非法/宣布……為不合法﹐全面禁止
n.不受法律保護的罪犯
outbreak
out+出去break破裂->爆發/突然發生﹐ a cholera outbreak 霍亂的爆發
[+of]renewed outbreaks of fighting 戰鬥的持續爆發 ，the outbreak of World War II 第二次世界大戰的爆發
註：
break out 是突出重圍的意思.
outbreak, 在惡靈古堡裡面, 是指傳染病 (umbrella 的 virus) 爆發(break)出去(out)了.
當時亞洲爆發 SARS , 許多外國媒體就有用過 "SARS Outbreak"的字眼
Dustin Hoffman 主演的一部電影Outbreak, 說的也是跟病毒和傳染病有關d jce
三、out是不流行，不時髦的意思
outdated過時的 這個時代(date)不流行的(out)
outmoded老式的；過時的 不流行(out)這個方式、式樣(mode)
四、out=（用）完；熄滅；（機器）停轉
He blew out the candle . 他把蠟燭吹滅了。
flameout 突然熄滅 flameout=flame+out->火焰+熄滅->突然熄滅
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以上，只要記住不同的out的意思，就可以很快記住out開頭的單字！
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outshine是個由out開頭的字。out開頭的字常見的有以下這些，這麼多的字看得人都暈了，如果每個字都像output這麼好記，那就沒什麼好擔心的，可惜，像outlaw、outwit這種字，常常不是用out+law，out+wit就可以猜到它們的意思的。有沒有什麼辦法讓它們好記一點呢？
有！
背的時候有個knack---依out意思的不同，將以下的字分做三類：
一、out表超出(過)的意思
outshine v. 比~出色 由out-(表超過) + shine (v. 出眾)組成
Vera ' s flowers outshone all the others in the competition . 在比賽中﹐維拉的花讓別的花都黯然失色。
outgrow v. 長得比……快（或大、高）
outrun v.跑得比~快
outmaneuver v.以策略制勝, 以機動性勝過(字面意思：以maneuver取勝)
outnumber以數目勝過~
outwit 以機智勝過~
outlast v. 比…經久[持久]
outlaugh v. 較……笑得多/大笑；大聲嘲笑
二、out是「外面」「在---之外」的意思
outfit n.全套裝備/全套服裝 適合(fit)在外面穿的東西->全套裝備/全套服裝
outlet n.出口、商店 讓(let)商品展示在外面(out)的地方->出口、商店
outcome n.結果 最後出(out)來(come)的東西->結果
outlook n.展望，前景 向外看出去時看到的東西->展望，前景
output n./v.輸出 放(put)出去(out)的東西->輸出
outland n. 外國 out+land(可作國家、國土解)->在國家外面->外國
outlander [ˋaʊt͵lændɚ] n.外國人
還記得三菱汽車廣告-All New Outlander （陶子+李李仁）嗎？
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8IoLnJCPrY
outlandish a. 異國風格的，古怪的，奇異的(這種怪異，是因為異國風格的關係。此字為gre填空單字)
out+land+ish(…民族的，如English,Spanish)->外國民族的->異國風格的->古怪的，奇異的
He used to play guitar and wear outlandish costumes in a punk band .
他以前常在一支龐克搖滾樂隊中身着奇裝異服彈結他。
outlay n. （錢、精力等的）花費/費用（額）
outlays for national defense 國防經費
outlaw 在法律(law)之外(out)-> 不合法->
v.定為非法/宣布……為不合法﹐全面禁止
n.不受法律保護的罪犯
outbreak
out+出去break破裂->爆發/突然發生﹐ a cholera outbreak 霍亂的爆發
[+of]renewed outbreaks of fighting 戰鬥的持續爆發 ，the outbreak of World War II 第二次世界大戰的爆發
註：
break out 是突出重圍的意思.
outbreak, 在惡靈古堡裡面, 是指傳染病 (umbrella 的 virus) 爆發(break)出去(out)了.
當時亞洲爆發 SARS , 許多外國媒體就有用過 "SARS Outbreak"的字眼
Dustin Hoffman 主演的一部電影Outbreak, 說的也是跟病毒和傳染病有關d jce
三、out是不流行，不時髦的意思
outdated過時的 這個時代(date)不流行的(out)
outmoded老式的；過時的 不流行(out)這個方式、式樣(mode)
四、out=（用）完；熄滅；（機器）停轉
He blew out the candle . 他把蠟燭吹滅了。
flameout 突然熄滅 flameout=flame+out->火焰+熄滅->突然熄滅
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以上，只要記住不同的out的意思，就可以很快記住out開頭的單字！
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Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
由 spank » 2015-01-16 11:14
必看！
愛情練習 聊完36題讓路人變情人 2015/01/14
(http://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/20 ... 015-1.aspx)
紐約時報原文：45分鐘聊天+4分鐘對望=新戀情 女作家親身證實
(http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/fashi ... -this.html)
（中央社紐約14日綜合外電報導）假如不曉得要和陌生人聊些什麼，不妨參考美國心理學家推出的一套聊天話題，據說這些話題能讓配對陌生人從互相分享中，快速建立親密感。
美國「紐約時報」（The New York Times）報導，紐約州立大學石溪分校（Stony Brook University）心理學家艾朗（Arthur Aron）的研究團隊1997年發表「人際親密感的產生：實驗程序與部分初步發現」，探索個體間親密關係的建立，以及可能影響變數。研究發現，回答完36個漸進式問題後，兩個陌生人就會建立親密感。一位女作家以自己作為實驗，成功與不熟的朋友迅速墜入愛河。
以下列出這36個漸進式的3階段問題。
●第1階段
1. 假如可以選擇任何人，你希望邀請誰共進晚餐？
2. 你希望成名嗎？在哪一方面？
3. 撥打電話前，會先練習要說的話嗎？為什麼？
4. 對你而言，何謂「完美」的一天？
5. 上一次唱歌給自己聽是何時？唱歌給別人聽又是什麼時候呢？
6. 假如能夠活到90歲，而且可以選擇心智或肉體停留在30歲，你會選擇哪一個？
7. 關於未來會怎麼死，你有他人不知的預感嗎？
8. 列舉3個你和伴侶共有的3個特質。
9. 活到目前最感恩的時刻是？
10. 假如能夠改變成長的方式，你希望如何長大？
11. 利用4分鐘，儘可能詳細地向伴侶敘述你的人生故事。
12. 明早起床後，假如能夠獲得任何一種能力或特質，你希望會是什麼？
●第2階段
13. 假如有顆水晶球能告訴你關於自己、人生或未來等一切真相，你想知道什麼？
14. 有什麼事想做很久了？還沒去做的原因是？
15. 你人生最大的成就為何？
16. 你最重視友誼的哪一個部份？
17. 你最珍貴的回憶是什麼？
18. 你最可怕的回憶是什麼？
19 如果你知道自己將在一年內突然死去，你會改變你現在的生活方式嗎？為什麼？
20. 友情對你而言代表什麼？
21. 愛和感情在你生命裡扮演什麼角色？
22. 輪流分享你認定的伴侶正面特質。各自提出5點。
23. 家庭關係親密溫暖嗎？你是否感覺童年較大部分人快樂？
24. 你與母親的關係如何？
●第3階段
25. 說出3個含「我們」的真實情況句子。
26. 完成這個句子：「我希望可以跟某個人分享...」
27. 如果你要成為伴侶的密友，請分享他（她）需要知道的重要事項。
28. 告訴伴侶你所喜歡的他，必須非常誠實，說出你可能不會對剛認識的人說的事。
29. 與伴侶分享生命中尷尬時刻。
30. 上次在別人面前哭是什麼時候？自己哭又是什麼時候？
31. 告訴伴侶你已喜歡他的部份。
32. 什麼是絕對不能開玩笑的？
33. 如果你今晚就會死掉，而且無法與任何人聯繫，你最遺憾還沒有說出的是？為何你還沒說出口？
34. 你的房子起火，裡頭有你擁有的一切。在救出所愛的人和寵物後，你仍有時間可安全搶救最後一件東西。你會拿什麼？為什麼？
35. 在你所有家人當中，誰的死對你打擊最大？為什麼？
36. 說出一個私人問題，詢問伴侶他（她）的處理建議。另外也請他告訴你，如何看你對這個問題的感受。1040114
心理學家艾朗（Arthur Aron）「人際親密感的產生：實驗程序與部分初步發現」研究原文：The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness: A Procedure and Some Preliminary Findings
愛情練習 聊完36題讓路人變情人 2015/01/14
(http://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/20 ... 015-1.aspx)
紐約時報原文：45分鐘聊天+4分鐘對望=新戀情 女作家親身證實
(http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/fashi ... -this.html)
（中央社紐約14日綜合外電報導）假如不曉得要和陌生人聊些什麼，不妨參考美國心理學家推出的一套聊天話題，據說這些話題能讓配對陌生人從互相分享中，快速建立親密感。
美國「紐約時報」（The New York Times）報導，紐約州立大學石溪分校（Stony Brook University）心理學家艾朗（Arthur Aron）的研究團隊1997年發表「人際親密感的產生：實驗程序與部分初步發現」，探索個體間親密關係的建立，以及可能影響變數。研究發現，回答完36個漸進式問題後，兩個陌生人就會建立親密感。一位女作家以自己作為實驗，成功與不熟的朋友迅速墜入愛河。
以下列出這36個漸進式的3階段問題。
●第1階段
1. 假如可以選擇任何人，你希望邀請誰共進晚餐？
2. 你希望成名嗎？在哪一方面？
3. 撥打電話前，會先練習要說的話嗎？為什麼？
4. 對你而言，何謂「完美」的一天？
5. 上一次唱歌給自己聽是何時？唱歌給別人聽又是什麼時候呢？
6. 假如能夠活到90歲，而且可以選擇心智或肉體停留在30歲，你會選擇哪一個？
7. 關於未來會怎麼死，你有他人不知的預感嗎？
8. 列舉3個你和伴侶共有的3個特質。
9. 活到目前最感恩的時刻是？
10. 假如能夠改變成長的方式，你希望如何長大？
11. 利用4分鐘，儘可能詳細地向伴侶敘述你的人生故事。
12. 明早起床後，假如能夠獲得任何一種能力或特質，你希望會是什麼？
●第2階段
13. 假如有顆水晶球能告訴你關於自己、人生或未來等一切真相，你想知道什麼？
14. 有什麼事想做很久了？還沒去做的原因是？
15. 你人生最大的成就為何？
16. 你最重視友誼的哪一個部份？
17. 你最珍貴的回憶是什麼？
18. 你最可怕的回憶是什麼？
19 如果你知道自己將在一年內突然死去，你會改變你現在的生活方式嗎？為什麼？
20. 友情對你而言代表什麼？
21. 愛和感情在你生命裡扮演什麼角色？
22. 輪流分享你認定的伴侶正面特質。各自提出5點。
23. 家庭關係親密溫暖嗎？你是否感覺童年較大部分人快樂？
24. 你與母親的關係如何？
●第3階段
25. 說出3個含「我們」的真實情況句子。
26. 完成這個句子：「我希望可以跟某個人分享...」
27. 如果你要成為伴侶的密友，請分享他（她）需要知道的重要事項。
28. 告訴伴侶你所喜歡的他，必須非常誠實，說出你可能不會對剛認識的人說的事。
29. 與伴侶分享生命中尷尬時刻。
30. 上次在別人面前哭是什麼時候？自己哭又是什麼時候？
31. 告訴伴侶你已喜歡他的部份。
32. 什麼是絕對不能開玩笑的？
33. 如果你今晚就會死掉，而且無法與任何人聯繫，你最遺憾還沒有說出的是？為何你還沒說出口？
34. 你的房子起火，裡頭有你擁有的一切。在救出所愛的人和寵物後，你仍有時間可安全搶救最後一件東西。你會拿什麼？為什麼？
35. 在你所有家人當中，誰的死對你打擊最大？為什麼？
36. 說出一個私人問題，詢問伴侶他（她）的處理建議。另外也請他告訴你，如何看你對這個問題的感受。1040114
心理學家艾朗（Arthur Aron）「人際親密感的產生：實驗程序與部分初步發現」研究原文：The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness: A Procedure and Some Preliminary Findings
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Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
由 spank » 2015-01-18 08:38
To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This New York Times JAN. 9, 2015
By MANDY LEN CATRON
More than 20 years ago, the psychologist Arthur Aron succeeded in making two strangers fall in love in his laboratory. Last summer, I applied his technique in my own life, which is how I found myself standing on a bridge at midnight, staring into a man’s eyes for exactly four minutes.
Let me explain. Earlier in the evening, that man had said: “I suspect, given a few commonalities, you could fall in love with anyone. If so, how do you choose someone?”
He was a university acquaintance I occasionally ran into at the climbing gym and had thought, “What if?” I had gotten a glimpse into his days on Instagram. But this was the first time we had hung out one-on-one.
“Actually, psychologists have tried making people fall in love,” I said, remembering Dr. Aron’s study. “It’s fascinating. I’ve always wanted to try it.”
I first read about the study when I was in the midst of a breakup. Each time I thought of leaving, my heart overruled my brain. I felt stuck. So, like a good academic, I turned to science, hoping there was a way to love smarter.
I explained the study to my university acquaintance. A heterosexual man and woman enter the lab through separate doors. They sit face to face and answer a series of increasingly personal questions. Then they stare silently into each other’s eyes for four minutes. The most tantalizing detail: Six months later, two participants were married. They invited the entire lab to the ceremony.
“Let’s try it,” he said.
Let me acknowledge the ways our experiment already fails to line up with the study. First, we were in a bar, not a lab. Second, we weren’t strangers. Not only that, but I see now that one neither suggests nor agrees to try an experiment designed to create romantic love if one isn’t open to this happening.
I Googled Dr. Aron’s questions; there are 36. We spent the next two hours passing my iPhone across the table, alternately posing each question.
They began innocuously: “Would you like to be famous? In what way?” And “When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else?”
But they quickly became probing.
In response to the prompt, “Name three things you and your partner appear to have in common,” he looked at me and said, “I think we’re both interested in each other.”
I grinned and gulped my beer as he listed two more commonalities I then promptly forgot. We exchanged stories about the last time we each cried, and confessed the one thing we’d like to ask a fortuneteller. We explained our relationships with our mothers.
The questions reminded me of the infamous boiling frog experiment in which the frog doesn’t feel the water getting hotter until it’s too late. With us, because the level of vulnerability increased gradually, I didn’t notice we had entered intimate territory until we were already there, a process that can typically take weeks or months.
I liked learning about myself through my answers, but I liked learning things about him even more. The bar, which was empty when we arrived, had filled up by the time we paused for a bathroom break.
Continue reading the main story
I sat alone at our table, aware of my surroundings for the first time in an hour, and wondered if anyone had been listening to our conversation. If they had, I hadn’t noticed. And I didn’t notice as the crowd thinned and the night got late.
We all have a narrative of ourselves that we offer up to strangers and acquaintances, but Dr. Aron’s questions make it impossible to rely on that narrative. Ours was the kind of accelerated intimacy I remembered from summer camp, staying up all night with a new friend, exchanging the details of our short lives. At 13, away from home for the first time, it felt natural to get to know someone quickly. But rarely does adult life present us with such circumstances.
The moments I found most uncomfortable were not when I had to make confessions about myself, but had to venture opinions about my partner. For example: “Alternate sharing something you consider a positive characteristic of your partner, a total of five items” (Question 22), and “Tell your partner what you like about them; be very honest this time saying things you might not say to someone you’ve just met” (Question 28).
Much of Dr. Aron’s research focuses on creating interpersonal closeness. In particular, several studies investigate the ways we incorporate others into our sense of self. It’s easy to see how the questions encourage what they call “self-expansion.” Saying things like, “I like your voice, your taste in beer, the way all your friends seem to admire you,” makes certain positive qualities belonging to one person explicitly valuable to the other.
It’s astounding, really, to hear what someone admires in you.I don’t know why we don’t go around thoughtfully complimenting one another all the time.
We finished at midnight, taking far longer than the 90 minutes for the original study. Looking around the bar, I felt as if I had just woken up. “That wasn’t so bad,” I said. “Definitely less uncomfortable than the staring into each other’s eyes part would be.”
He hesitated and asked. “Do you think we should do that, too?”
“Here?” I looked around the bar. It seemed too weird, too public.
“We could stand on the bridge,” he said, turning toward the window.
The night was warm and I was wide-awake. We walked to the highest point, then turned to face each other. I fumbled with my phone as I set the timer.
“O.K.,” I said, inhaling sharply.
“O.K.,” he said, smiling.
I’ve skied steep slopes and hung from a rock face by a short length of rope, but staring into someone’s eyes for four silent minutes was one of the more thrilling and terrifying experiences of my life. I spent the first couple of minutes just trying to breathe properly. There was a lot of nervous smiling until, eventually, we settled in.
I know the eyes are the windows to the soul or whatever, but the real crux of the moment was not just that I was really seeing someone, but that I was seeing someone really seeing me. Once I embraced the terror of this realization and gave it time to subside, I arrived somewhere unexpected.
I felt brave, and in a state of wonder. Part of that wonder was at my own vulnerability and part was the weird kind of wonder you get from saying a word over and over until it loses its meaning and becomes what it actually is: an assemblage of sounds.
So it was with the eye, which is not a window to anything but a rather clump of very useful cells. The sentiment associated with the eye fell away and I was struck by its astounding biological reality: the spherical nature of the eyeball, the visible musculature of the iris and the smooth wet glass of the cornea. It was strange and exquisite.
When the timer buzzed, I was surprised — and a little relieved. But I also felt a sense of loss. Already I was beginning to see our evening through the surreal and unreliable lens of retrospect.
Most of us think about love as something that happens to us. We fall. We get crushed.
But what I like about this study is how it assumes that love is an action. It assumes that what matters to my partner matters to me because we have at least three things in common, because we have close relationships with our mothers, and because he let me look at him.
I wondered what would come of our interaction. If nothing else, I thought it would make a good story. But I see now that the story isn’t about us; it’s about what it means to bother to know someone, which is really a story about what it means to be known.
It’s true you can’t choose who loves you, although I’ve spent years hoping otherwise, and you can’t create romantic feelings based on convenience alone. Science tells us biology matters; our pheromones and hormones do a lot of work behind the scenes.
But despite all this, I’ve begun to think love is a more pliable thing than we make it out to be. Arthur Aron’s study taught me that it’s possible — simple, even — to generate trust and intimacy, the feelings love needs to thrive.
You’re probably wondering if he and I fell in love. Well, we did. Although it’s hard to credit the study entirely (it may have happened anyway), the study did give us a way into a relationship that feels deliberate. We spent weeks in the intimate space we created that night, waiting to see what it could become.
Love didn’t happen to us. We’re in love because we each made the choice to be.
Mandy Len Catron teaches writing at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and is working on a book about the dangers of love stories.
By MANDY LEN CATRON
More than 20 years ago, the psychologist Arthur Aron succeeded in making two strangers fall in love in his laboratory. Last summer, I applied his technique in my own life, which is how I found myself standing on a bridge at midnight, staring into a man’s eyes for exactly four minutes.
Let me explain. Earlier in the evening, that man had said: “I suspect, given a few commonalities, you could fall in love with anyone. If so, how do you choose someone?”
He was a university acquaintance I occasionally ran into at the climbing gym and had thought, “What if?” I had gotten a glimpse into his days on Instagram. But this was the first time we had hung out one-on-one.
“Actually, psychologists have tried making people fall in love,” I said, remembering Dr. Aron’s study. “It’s fascinating. I’ve always wanted to try it.”
I first read about the study when I was in the midst of a breakup. Each time I thought of leaving, my heart overruled my brain. I felt stuck. So, like a good academic, I turned to science, hoping there was a way to love smarter.
I explained the study to my university acquaintance. A heterosexual man and woman enter the lab through separate doors. They sit face to face and answer a series of increasingly personal questions. Then they stare silently into each other’s eyes for four minutes. The most tantalizing detail: Six months later, two participants were married. They invited the entire lab to the ceremony.
“Let’s try it,” he said.
Let me acknowledge the ways our experiment already fails to line up with the study. First, we were in a bar, not a lab. Second, we weren’t strangers. Not only that, but I see now that one neither suggests nor agrees to try an experiment designed to create romantic love if one isn’t open to this happening.
I Googled Dr. Aron’s questions; there are 36. We spent the next two hours passing my iPhone across the table, alternately posing each question.
They began innocuously: “Would you like to be famous? In what way?” And “When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else?”
But they quickly became probing.
In response to the prompt, “Name three things you and your partner appear to have in common,” he looked at me and said, “I think we’re both interested in each other.”
I grinned and gulped my beer as he listed two more commonalities I then promptly forgot. We exchanged stories about the last time we each cried, and confessed the one thing we’d like to ask a fortuneteller. We explained our relationships with our mothers.
The questions reminded me of the infamous boiling frog experiment in which the frog doesn’t feel the water getting hotter until it’s too late. With us, because the level of vulnerability increased gradually, I didn’t notice we had entered intimate territory until we were already there, a process that can typically take weeks or months.
I liked learning about myself through my answers, but I liked learning things about him even more. The bar, which was empty when we arrived, had filled up by the time we paused for a bathroom break.
Continue reading the main story
I sat alone at our table, aware of my surroundings for the first time in an hour, and wondered if anyone had been listening to our conversation. If they had, I hadn’t noticed. And I didn’t notice as the crowd thinned and the night got late.
We all have a narrative of ourselves that we offer up to strangers and acquaintances, but Dr. Aron’s questions make it impossible to rely on that narrative. Ours was the kind of accelerated intimacy I remembered from summer camp, staying up all night with a new friend, exchanging the details of our short lives. At 13, away from home for the first time, it felt natural to get to know someone quickly. But rarely does adult life present us with such circumstances.
The moments I found most uncomfortable were not when I had to make confessions about myself, but had to venture opinions about my partner. For example: “Alternate sharing something you consider a positive characteristic of your partner, a total of five items” (Question 22), and “Tell your partner what you like about them; be very honest this time saying things you might not say to someone you’ve just met” (Question 28).
Much of Dr. Aron’s research focuses on creating interpersonal closeness. In particular, several studies investigate the ways we incorporate others into our sense of self. It’s easy to see how the questions encourage what they call “self-expansion.” Saying things like, “I like your voice, your taste in beer, the way all your friends seem to admire you,” makes certain positive qualities belonging to one person explicitly valuable to the other.
It’s astounding, really, to hear what someone admires in you.I don’t know why we don’t go around thoughtfully complimenting one another all the time.
We finished at midnight, taking far longer than the 90 minutes for the original study. Looking around the bar, I felt as if I had just woken up. “That wasn’t so bad,” I said. “Definitely less uncomfortable than the staring into each other’s eyes part would be.”
He hesitated and asked. “Do you think we should do that, too?”
“Here?” I looked around the bar. It seemed too weird, too public.
“We could stand on the bridge,” he said, turning toward the window.
The night was warm and I was wide-awake. We walked to the highest point, then turned to face each other. I fumbled with my phone as I set the timer.
“O.K.,” I said, inhaling sharply.
“O.K.,” he said, smiling.
I’ve skied steep slopes and hung from a rock face by a short length of rope, but staring into someone’s eyes for four silent minutes was one of the more thrilling and terrifying experiences of my life. I spent the first couple of minutes just trying to breathe properly. There was a lot of nervous smiling until, eventually, we settled in.
I know the eyes are the windows to the soul or whatever, but the real crux of the moment was not just that I was really seeing someone, but that I was seeing someone really seeing me. Once I embraced the terror of this realization and gave it time to subside, I arrived somewhere unexpected.
I felt brave, and in a state of wonder. Part of that wonder was at my own vulnerability and part was the weird kind of wonder you get from saying a word over and over until it loses its meaning and becomes what it actually is: an assemblage of sounds.
So it was with the eye, which is not a window to anything but a rather clump of very useful cells. The sentiment associated with the eye fell away and I was struck by its astounding biological reality: the spherical nature of the eyeball, the visible musculature of the iris and the smooth wet glass of the cornea. It was strange and exquisite.
When the timer buzzed, I was surprised — and a little relieved. But I also felt a sense of loss. Already I was beginning to see our evening through the surreal and unreliable lens of retrospect.
Most of us think about love as something that happens to us. We fall. We get crushed.
But what I like about this study is how it assumes that love is an action. It assumes that what matters to my partner matters to me because we have at least three things in common, because we have close relationships with our mothers, and because he let me look at him.
I wondered what would come of our interaction. If nothing else, I thought it would make a good story. But I see now that the story isn’t about us; it’s about what it means to bother to know someone, which is really a story about what it means to be known.
It’s true you can’t choose who loves you, although I’ve spent years hoping otherwise, and you can’t create romantic feelings based on convenience alone. Science tells us biology matters; our pheromones and hormones do a lot of work behind the scenes.
But despite all this, I’ve begun to think love is a more pliable thing than we make it out to be. Arthur Aron’s study taught me that it’s possible — simple, even — to generate trust and intimacy, the feelings love needs to thrive.
You’re probably wondering if he and I fell in love. Well, we did. Although it’s hard to credit the study entirely (it may have happened anyway), the study did give us a way into a relationship that feels deliberate. We spent weeks in the intimate space we created that night, waiting to see what it could become.
Love didn’t happen to us. We’re in love because we each made the choice to be.
Mandy Len Catron teaches writing at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and is working on a book about the dangers of love stories.
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Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
由 spank » 2015-01-19 10:27
為了看懂下面這個句子，
Like most liberals, Gabel is indifferent to imposing regressive taxes when it furthers an agenda.
Forbes Jun 11, 2014
我去查了Forbes上的文章，講的是有個叫Gabel 的人提案要徵收soda的肥胖稅(soda有糖，常喝會增胖)。這個稅讓作者想到諸多有關不合理稅制的事情，邏輯清楚，對gre的寫作很有幫助，我把文章貼上，提供有興趣的人參考。
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... clnk&gl=tw
A Coke And A Smile And A Tax
I’m compiling a list of people who propose terrible tax policy. Today’s winner is Illinois Rep. Robyn Gabel (D), the sponsor — and from what I understand, the mastermind — of the proposal (HB 397) to adopt a soda tax to fight obesity in her state. The idea was to impose an excise tax of one cent per ounce on all sweetened beverages. The tax would not apply to artificially sweetened beverages. Apparently, folks in Illinois drink a lot of sweetened beverages because in addition to “doing good,” the tax would raise $600 million a year!
HB 397 failed to get out of committee. But it illustrates that some people think the government is the answer to all problems. Obesity is a problem, but for some, it’s a genetic problem having nothing to do with how many Dr Peppers they drink. Of course, taxing soda would decrease consumption. Or it might lead people to buy their Pepsi in Indiana. But blaming obesity on soda is silly. Why not blame Oreos? Quarter Pounders? Sitting in front of video games all day? Why not blame people who refuse to take personal responsibility for their health?
Gabel’s proposal illustrates terrible tax policy (not that do-gooders care that much). It would have made the system more regressive. Like most liberals, Gabel is indifferent to imposing regressive taxes when it furthers an agenda. Some people would tax everything they find offensive.
But more importantly, the tax wouldn’t work. It would tax a can of Coke, but if you went to Starbucks (SBUX -1.03% )and dumped five teaspoons of sugar into your latte, there would be no additional tax. It’s silly. There are many non-obese folks who drink Coke. Imposing a tax on them to pay for other externalities is neither fair nor effective. Soda taxes, like many ideas, are driven by the idea that politicians must do “something.” I just wish they wouldn’t impose their somethings on the rest of us.
This post is an excerpt of an article that appeared in State Tax Notes magazine.
Like most liberals, Gabel is indifferent to imposing regressive taxes when it furthers an agenda.
Forbes Jun 11, 2014
我去查了Forbes上的文章，講的是有個叫Gabel 的人提案要徵收soda的肥胖稅(soda有糖，常喝會增胖)。這個稅讓作者想到諸多有關不合理稅制的事情，邏輯清楚，對gre的寫作很有幫助，我把文章貼上，提供有興趣的人參考。
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... clnk&gl=tw
A Coke And A Smile And A Tax
I’m compiling a list of people who propose terrible tax policy. Today’s winner is Illinois Rep. Robyn Gabel (D), the sponsor — and from what I understand, the mastermind — of the proposal (HB 397) to adopt a soda tax to fight obesity in her state. The idea was to impose an excise tax of one cent per ounce on all sweetened beverages. The tax would not apply to artificially sweetened beverages. Apparently, folks in Illinois drink a lot of sweetened beverages because in addition to “doing good,” the tax would raise $600 million a year!
HB 397 failed to get out of committee. But it illustrates that some people think the government is the answer to all problems. Obesity is a problem, but for some, it’s a genetic problem having nothing to do with how many Dr Peppers they drink. Of course, taxing soda would decrease consumption. Or it might lead people to buy their Pepsi in Indiana. But blaming obesity on soda is silly. Why not blame Oreos? Quarter Pounders? Sitting in front of video games all day? Why not blame people who refuse to take personal responsibility for their health?
Gabel’s proposal illustrates terrible tax policy (not that do-gooders care that much). It would have made the system more regressive. Like most liberals, Gabel is indifferent to imposing regressive taxes when it furthers an agenda. Some people would tax everything they find offensive.
But more importantly, the tax wouldn’t work. It would tax a can of Coke, but if you went to Starbucks (SBUX -1.03% )and dumped five teaspoons of sugar into your latte, there would be no additional tax. It’s silly. There are many non-obese folks who drink Coke. Imposing a tax on them to pay for other externalities is neither fair nor effective. Soda taxes, like many ideas, are driven by the idea that politicians must do “something.” I just wish they wouldn’t impose their somethings on the rest of us.
This post is an excerpt of an article that appeared in State Tax Notes magazine.
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Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
由 spank » 2015-01-22 21:57
301.malfeasance n. 瀆職；不法行為
fraudulence n. 欺詐；欺騙
302.malleable a. 易受影響的；有延展性的
plastic a. 可塑的；易受影響的
303.manifest v. 清楚地顯示或表示
reveal v. 顯示；透露
--
304.manifest a. 顯然的
obvious a. 明顯的
305.marginal a. 邊緣的；邊界的
peripheral a. 周邊的；外圍的
306.matched a. 相配的
paralleled a. 匹配的
307.maverick n. 特立獨行者
nonconformist n. 不遵循社會常規的人
308.meager a. 貧乏的；不足的；瘦的
insufficient a. 不足的；不夠的
309.mercurial a. 易變的
volatile a. 易變的
310.mercurial a. 易變的
inconstant a. 變化無常的
--
311.meticulously av. 一絲不苟地
painstakingly av. 煞費苦心地
312.misgivings about phr. 擔憂
trepidation over phr. 擔憂
313.a momentary a. 短暫的；瞬間的
an evanescent a. 迅速消失的
314.nimble a. 敏捷的
adroit a. 敏捷的
315.nimble a. 敏捷的
dexterous a. 敏捷的
316.novel a. 新穎的
original a. 創新的；原創的
317.novice n. 新手
tyro n. 初學者；新手
--
318.numinous a. 神秘的
occult a. 神秘的
319.obfuscate v. 使模糊
obscure v. 使模糊
320.objectivity n. 客觀性；公平
fairness n. 公平
321.obsequious a. 諂媚的
sycophantic a. 諂媚的
322.obsolete a. 陳舊的
fusty a. 陳腐的
323.obsolete a. 陳舊的
utmoded a. 過時的
324.obsolete a. 陳舊的
fusty a. 陳腐的
--
325.ominous a. 不吉利的
inauspicious a. 不吉利的
326.opportune a. 時機適宜的
timely a. 及時的；適時的
327.opportunism n. 機會主義
self-interest n. 利己主義
328.opprobrium n. 辱罵
disdain n. 鄙視
329.oust v. 驅逐
expel v. 驅逐
330.oust v. 驅逐
banish v. 驅逐
fraudulence n. 欺詐；欺騙
302.malleable a. 易受影響的；有延展性的
plastic a. 可塑的；易受影響的
303.manifest v. 清楚地顯示或表示
reveal v. 顯示；透露
--
304.manifest a. 顯然的
obvious a. 明顯的
305.marginal a. 邊緣的；邊界的
peripheral a. 周邊的；外圍的
306.matched a. 相配的
paralleled a. 匹配的
307.maverick n. 特立獨行者
nonconformist n. 不遵循社會常規的人
308.meager a. 貧乏的；不足的；瘦的
insufficient a. 不足的；不夠的
309.mercurial a. 易變的
volatile a. 易變的
310.mercurial a. 易變的
inconstant a. 變化無常的
--
311.meticulously av. 一絲不苟地
painstakingly av. 煞費苦心地
312.misgivings about phr. 擔憂
trepidation over phr. 擔憂
313.a momentary a. 短暫的；瞬間的
an evanescent a. 迅速消失的
314.nimble a. 敏捷的
adroit a. 敏捷的
315.nimble a. 敏捷的
dexterous a. 敏捷的
316.novel a. 新穎的
original a. 創新的；原創的
317.novice n. 新手
tyro n. 初學者；新手
--
318.numinous a. 神秘的
occult a. 神秘的
319.obfuscate v. 使模糊
obscure v. 使模糊
320.objectivity n. 客觀性；公平
fairness n. 公平
321.obsequious a. 諂媚的
sycophantic a. 諂媚的
322.obsolete a. 陳舊的
fusty a. 陳腐的
323.obsolete a. 陳舊的
utmoded a. 過時的
324.obsolete a. 陳舊的
fusty a. 陳腐的
--
325.ominous a. 不吉利的
inauspicious a. 不吉利的
326.opportune a. 時機適宜的
timely a. 及時的；適時的
327.opportunism n. 機會主義
self-interest n. 利己主義
328.opprobrium n. 辱罵
disdain n. 鄙視
329.oust v. 驅逐
expel v. 驅逐
330.oust v. 驅逐
banish v. 驅逐
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Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
由 spank » 2015-01-26 08:41
做做以下這題，不容易哦！
forestall means to:
a. disseminate
b. allocate
c. anticipate
d. tether
答案可在下面的發文找到。
forestall means to:
a. disseminate
b. allocate
c. anticipate
d. tether
答案可在下面的發文找到。
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Re: 有不會背的ＧＲＥ單字嗎？照過來！我教你！
由 spank » 2015-01-26 08:51
讓我們看看以下的新聞：亞航客機QZ8501於2014年12月28日自印尼泗水飛往新加坡的途中與雷達失去信號聯絡。
其黑盒子判讀結果顯示，失事原因是爬升(ascend)速度過快然後導致引擎熄火(stall)而失速墜海。
stall作名詞時是攤位的意思，作動詞時有兩個主要的意思：
1.〔引擎因動力或速度不足而〕停止運轉; 熄火; 使〔引擎〕停止運轉
Stupid car ! It always stalls on hills . 破車！總是在山坡上拋錨。
2.(故意)拖延
Quit stalling and answer my question ! 別拖延時間了！快回答我的問題！
諧音：使拖->拖延
與stall有關的gre單字forestall，是「預先阻止=prevent/搶先=anticipate」的意思，
是由fore+stall組成的複合字，fore是在---之前(預先)的意思，
而stall means "delay." So to forestall is to stall in advance, or put another way,
to try to prevent or put off(拖延) something you don't want to happen.
fore+stall合起來的意思就是在事前未發生之前，以拖延，或其他方式阻止某事發生(從這個解釋來看forestall有另一個意思：搶先去做某事，顯然是極其合理的事)。
例句
Gero urged reforms in order to forestall trouble . 傑羅敦促進行改革以防止出現麻煩。
He added that the government must “forestall any act that harms the investment and business environment.”(防止)
New York Times Jan 14, 2015
We forestalled the attempt to steal the jewels by having them removed . 我們搶在偷盜珠寶的圖謀得逞之前將它們轉移了。
Obama has been battling with lawmakers, including some members of his own party, to forestall congressional action imposing sanctions before the negotiations are completed.(搶先制裁)
Washington PostJan 21, 2015
其黑盒子判讀結果顯示，失事原因是爬升(ascend)速度過快然後導致引擎熄火(stall)而失速墜海。
stall作名詞時是攤位的意思，作動詞時有兩個主要的意思：
1.〔引擎因動力或速度不足而〕停止運轉; 熄火; 使〔引擎〕停止運轉
Stupid car ! It always stalls on hills . 破車！總是在山坡上拋錨。
2.(故意)拖延
Quit stalling and answer my question ! 別拖延時間了！快回答我的問題！
諧音：使拖->拖延
與stall有關的gre單字forestall，是「預先阻止=prevent/搶先=anticipate」的意思，
是由fore+stall組成的複合字，fore是在---之前(預先)的意思，
而stall means "delay." So to forestall is to stall in advance, or put another way,
to try to prevent or put off(拖延) something you don't want to happen.
fore+stall合起來的意思就是在事前未發生之前，以拖延，或其他方式阻止某事發生(從這個解釋來看forestall有另一個意思：搶先去做某事，顯然是極其合理的事)。
例句
Gero urged reforms in order to forestall trouble . 傑羅敦促進行改革以防止出現麻煩。
He added that the government must “forestall any act that harms the investment and business environment.”(防止)
New York Times Jan 14, 2015
We forestalled the attempt to steal the jewels by having them removed . 我們搶在偷盜珠寶的圖謀得逞之前將它們轉移了。
Obama has been battling with lawmakers, including some members of his own party, to forestall congressional action imposing sanctions before the negotiations are completed.(搶先制裁)
Washington PostJan 21, 2015
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