Reading journal –The Gay Genius
20180103 Chapter 26 Romance with Chaoyun
My thoughts
这一章取名为和朝云的浪漫，但过程却偏平淡，至少不是我想象的那种风花雪月哈哈。并且结局也惨，知己朝云的去世，让苏东坡沦为独居老人。更惨的是，还将遭到新一轮的流放。
总之，从这一章里并没有看到太多浪漫情节，反而为苏东坡凄惨的生活所惋惜。
Words and expressions
1.vivacious
原文：She was intelligent, gay, vivacious, spirited.
释义：adj. soemone, especially a woman, who is vivacious has a lot of energy and a happy attractive manner - used to show approval
造句：The vivacious girl gave him a deep impression.
2. command （熟词生义）
原文：It commanded a wonderful view of the river on the north side where the water turned northeastward.
释义：v. if a place commands a view, you can see soemthing clearly from it 俯瞰，眺望；清楚地看到
造句：The hotel command a magnificient view of Cairo.
3.elaborate （熟词生义）
原文：The house was quite elaborate, containing a total of twenty "rooms", a room being a unit of space in the Chinese language.
释义：adj. carefully planned and organized in great detail
造句：We need a very elaborate telecommunications network.
