Words
1. Allen’s point struck a deep chord within me.
strike a chord with
激起共鸣;触动心弦;If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.
I never thouht What he said would strike a chord with me.
2. They hiked thirty-three miles across treacherous terrain,scaling a 14,000-foot peak.
复习一下scale。可还记得在Stardust中懵懂少年Tristrian对Victoria许下的承诺,为了你,我愿跋山涉水,翻山越岭,带回那颗流星。
“There is nothing I would not do for your kiss, no mountain I would notscale, no river I would not ford, no desert I would not cross.”
scale:爬越;攀登;翻过;If youscalesomething such as a mountain or a wall, you climb up it or over it.
3. That’s why I was riveted when I read a Facebook post by journalist Antoine Leiris, ...
rivet作名字的时候有铆钉,暗扣的意思,把以动词就有“把...固定“的意思,当你被某事物吸引的时候就是这种感觉,对面有个大美女,你的眼睛一定是一动不动,恨不得流口水。
attract and completely engross (someone)
吸引; 使全神贯注:
he was riveted by the newsreels shown on television
他被电视上播放的新闻片吸引住了。
4. But when I finished it, I was overcome by a tingling sensation in my chest and a lump in my throat.
tingling sensation在这章出现了两次,刺痛的感觉,在文中是胸口刺痛,还可用于手脚发麻
5. ostracize:
排斥;排挤;If someoneis ostracized, people deliberately behave in an unfriendly way towards them and do not allow them to take part in any of their social activities.
She claims she's being ostracized by some members of her local community.
她声称受到当地社区一些人的排挤。
Chapter Structure
虽然这章collective resilience是针对逆境来讲的,不过这个也蛮适用我们组团对抗懒症,比如什么打卡跑步,我们的阅读群也是这样,一个人走不远,一群人可以走的更远。