英语单词学习记录本

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• honoree 获奖人 *

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squre one:so i go back to square one .所以我回到原地，回到起点
relate : It is difficult to relate the cause and effec in this case 。连续，cause and effect 因果
parents can relate to what i am talking about
自欺欺人 make a fool of myself
探亲假 furlough

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race off (ncp L46)
Afer millennia of growth so slow that each generation hardly noticed it, the cities are suddlenly racing off in every direction.
race off —Australian informal to entice a person away with a view to seduction.
dwelling—a building or place of shelter to live in. adobe(residence);home.

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slacken
to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
to make or become looser or less taut.

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taut
adj tense;not loose

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all through the developing world the vanguard of the rural exodus has readched the urban fringes already

*****vanguard
the foremost or front division of an army; a fleet leading an advance
those who are in the forefront of a movement or the like.
favella------shabby residence.
******exodus
a going out; a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people:
the summer exodus to the country and shore.

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… in the favellas and barrios of Latin America, in shanty towns in Africa
barrio : administrative division
shanty: a crudely built hut ,cabin or house;
encampment 营地

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we are heading towards an urban world.
sewage and drainage

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ambivalence:矛盾心理

appalling :frightening
deranged-----------crazy