【正文】 My Friend, Albert Einstein Words anecdote() n. 1)a short,interesting or amusing story about a real person or ；趣聞 anecdotes about his brief career as an 員生涯的趣聞逸事 2） a person account for an research is based on anecdote not 是傳聞而非事實(shí)。 anecdotal ，趣聞的，傳聞的 knack() )~(of/for sth.),~(of /for doing sth.) a special skill or ability that you have naturally or can learn (天生的或?qū)W會(huì)的 )技能，本領(lǐng) eg. He’s got a real knack for making 。 2） ~of doing sth. a habit of doing ；癖好 has the unfortunate kack of always saying the wrong thing. awe() of respect and slight fear 敬畏；驚嘆 awe and respect 敬畏和尊敬 awe and wonder 敬畏和驚奇 eg. He specks of her with awe. 他談及她時(shí)肅然起敬。 be/stand in awe of sb./sth. 對(duì) …… 敬畏；對(duì) …… 望而生畏 eg. I was in awe of English. v. to fill awe 使敬畏，使驚嘆 awed adj. eg. We watched in awed awry() )’t happen in the way that was planned 出岔子，出錯(cuò) eg. All my plans for the party had gone away. 我的聚會(huì)計(jì)劃全亂了套。 2） not in the right position 歪；斜 eg. She rushed out, her hair awry. utter() adj. to emphasize how plete sth is完全的；十足的；徹底的 eg. We are so utterly different from each other. v. to make a sound with your voice。to say sth出聲；說(shuō) to utter a cry/groan/moan/sigh發(fā)出叫喊聲 /呻吟聲 /嗚咽聲 /嘆息聲 eg. She did not utter a word during lunch. Utterance )說(shuō)話；講話 2)話語(yǔ)；言論 staggering() large, shocking or surprising that it is difficult to believe大得驚人的；駭人的；難以想像的 staggeringly adv. staggeringly beautiful/expensive漂亮 /昂貴得令人難以置信 staggered ）震驚； 2）交錯(cuò)的；錯(cuò)開(kāi)的 staggered working hours互相交錯(cuò)的工作時(shí)間 vestige() n. 1)a small part of still exists after the rest of it has stopped existing 殘留部分；遺跡 eg. the lost vestiges of the old colonial regime 舊殖民制度最后的殘余 2)usually used in negative sentences, to say that not even a small amount of 絲毫，一點(diǎn) eg. There’s not a vestige of truth in the rumor. 這個(gè)謠傳毫無(wú)真實(shí)可言。 Vestigial adj. prodigy() n. a young person who is uaually intelligent or skillful for their age 天才；精英；神童 a chid/ an infant prodigy 天才兒童；神童 a musical/ tennis prodigy 音樂(lè) /網(wǎng)球天才 dullard() n. a stupid person with no imagination笨蛋；蠢人 coward 懦夫 dullard 笨蛋 braggart 自夸者 blowhard 吹牛大王 dotard 老糊涂 abreast() adv. ~(of sb/sth) next to sb/sth and facing the same way并列；并肩 cycling two abreast兩輛自行車(chē)并排而行 keep abreast of sth了解最新情況；跟上 eg. It is almost impossible to keep abreast of all the latest developments in puting. ultimately() )finally終歸；最后 2)at the most basic and important level最基本地；根本上 patent() n. an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention。專利權(quán)，專利證書(shū) eg. The device was protected by 置受專利保護(hù)。 )connected with a patent 有專利的，受專利保護(hù)的 patent applications/ laws 專利申請(qǐng)；專利法 2） made or sold by a particular pany 專利生產(chǎn) /經(jīng)銷的 patent medicines 專利藥品 3） used to emphasize that is very clear and obvious 明顯的；赤裸裸的 eg. It was a patent lie. v. to obtain a patent for an invention or a process 獲得專利權(quán) fabulous() adj. 1)extremely good 極好的；絕妙的 a fabulous performance/view 出神入化的表演；極美的景色 eg. Jane is a fabulous cook. 簡(jiǎn)的烹飪技巧堪稱一絕。 2） very great 很大的；巨大的 fabulous wealth/riches /beauty 巨額財(cái)富；大量財(cái)產(chǎn)；非常美麗 fabulously adv. Extremely 極其；非常 fabulously wealthy/rich 極為富有 offshoot() n. 1） a thing that develops from sth.,especially a small anization that develops from a large one 分支；分支機(jī)構(gòu) 2）a new stem that grows on a plant分支 Off:not on。 away from 不在 …… 上 。離開(kāi)。去掉 offspring孩子，子女，后代；幼崽；幼苗 offstage幕后的；現(xiàn)實(shí)生活的 offset 抵消；補(bǔ)償 offseason /offpeak（生意和旅游的）淡季 offscreen真實(shí)的；生活中的 offputting 令人厭煩 /討厭的 offkey走調(diào)；不合諧；不恰當(dāng)；不相宜 collaborate() v. 1)~（ with sb.）（ on sth.） , ~（ with sb.）（ in doing sth.） to work together with order to produce or achieve ；協(xié)作 2)~(with sb.) to help the enemy who has taken control of your country during a war 通敵；勾結(jié)敵人 recalcitrant() adj. unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions。difficult to control不守規(guī)章的；不服從指揮的；桀驁不馴的；難以控制的