Pilgrim朝圣者

a person who makes a journey, often a long and difficult one, to a special place for religious reasons

barren贫瘠的

unable to produce plants or fruit

lane

a narrow road in the countryside or in a town乡间小路，小巷，胡同

a special strip of a road, sports track, or swimming pool that is used to keep vehicles or competitors separate车道，（田径比赛的）跑道，泳道

a route across the sea or through the air that ships or aircraft regularly sail or fly along航道，航线

resurgence 再次兴起              

impediment 障碍，阻碍

something that makes progress, movement, or achieving something difficult or impossible

Confucianism 儒教，孔学

Daoism道教

Buddhism佛教

Trinity三件套，三合一

a group of three things or people

entwine缠绕，盘缠，使交错

to twist something together or around something

shorn剪羊毛

past participle of shear verb

corrupt

dishonestly using your position or power to get an advantage, especially for money贪赃枉法的，以权谋私的，腐败的

morally bad堕落的，道德败坏的

to make someone or something become dishonest or immoral腐蚀（某人），使道德败坏

ebb（v）（潮）退，衰减，逐渐减少

         (n)落潮，退潮

Tide

the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day潮汐，潮水

a noticeable change in a situation or increase in a particular type of behaviour潮流，趋势

histotian 历史学家                           thrusting强有力的，盛气凌人的

socialist 社会主义者                          modernity现代性

rattle

a sound similar to a series of quickly repeated knocks连续重复的嗒嗒声

to worry someone or make someone nervous烦扰，使慌乱，使紧张

to (cause something to) make a noise like a series of knocks发出敲击声

yearn 渴望，渴求

to wish very strongly, especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have

paraphrase意译，解释，概述                                  the middle kingdom中国

renewal 重建，更新

meld混合，合并

to (cause something to) combine with something else

sage

wise, especially as a result of great experience明知的，睿智的

a person, especially an old man, who is wise智者，贤人

deride嘲笑，讥笑

to laugh at someone or something in a way that shows you think they are stupid or of no value

sinicised 把。。中国化                                   socially engaged 从事社交

abhor憎恶，厌恶

to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it is not moral

delve探索，深入寻找，搜寻

to search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information

delve into sth探究，深入探索

to examine something carefully in order to discover more information about someone or something

suppression镇压，抑制

the act of ending something by force

the Great Awakenings北美宗教大觉醒运动

stirring

A stirring speech or song is one that produces strong, positive emotions. 令人内心澎湃的，激动人心的

the beginning of something, such as an emotion or thought（思想，情感的）萌发，产生

lead to sth导致。。。，引起。。。