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Lesson 50 New Year resolutions

formidable ['fɔ:mɪdəbl]

adj. 令人望而生畏的

formidable / awesome adj. 令人望而生畏的

a / an ~ task / challenge

forbidding adj. 不友好的,冷冰冰的

a forbidding appearance / place

recur [rɪ'kɜ:(r)]

v. 再次发生;反复发生

We must make sure that the problem does not recur.

a recurring illness / nightmare

occur v. 发生

When exactly did the incident occur?

Something unexpected occurred.

concur v. 同意;同时发生

We strongly concur with the recommendations of this report.

Everything concurred to produce the desired effect.

incur v. 招致,引起,带来(不好的结果)

She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent.

inveterate [ɪn'vetərət]

adj. 根深蒂固的,积习难改的

an inveterate smoker / drinker / gambler / liar

If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration

that results from failure.

inveterate hatred / prejudice / distrust

Hatred is inveterate anger.

— M. T. Cicero

deep-seated / deep-rooted

a ~ bad habit / faith in god

die hard

Old habits die hard.

assiduously [ə'sɪdjʊəslɪ]

adv. 刻苦地

assiduous

an assiduous student / researcher

“sid” / “sed” = sit

sedulous insidious

However, there is an even more insidious kind of pollution that particularly affects urban areas

and invades our daily lives, and that is noise.

preside president presidency

reside resident residence

consider considerate consideration

sedate sedative sediment

subside subsidy subsidiary

Aunt Harriet presided over an invisible army of servants that continuously scrubbed, cleaned, and

polished.

I wanna hold you till I die, till we both break down and cry. I wanna hold you till the fear in

me subsides.

betray [bɪ'treɪ]

v. 背叛;无意中暴露

betray v. 1. 背叛

Judas betrayed Jesus.

betray one’s beliefs / principles

betray v. 2. 无意中暴露

Her voice betrayed her nervousness.

betrayal

Forgetting history means betrayal.

cheat on sb.

He cheated on his wife.

desert

As he hated army life, he decided to desert his regiment.

be loyal / disloyal to …

betrayer / traitor / Judas

You Judas!

good-humoredly

['gʊd'hju:mədli]

adv. 心情好地

good-humored ill-humored

humor = mood

He is in a good / a bad / an ill humor.

blood / choler / phlegm / melancholy

New Year('s) resolutions

"Have you made any New Year's resolutions?" "Yes, I'm going to eat more healthily and give up

smoking."

UN resolution


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