1.incurably ill patient 绝症患者
2.post bulletins 发布公告
3.The full import may take a while to sink in.
import(熟词僻义：n.重要性，意义)
sink in 渗入，完全被理解
（这个法案的）全部意义可能尚需时日才能被完全理解。
4.breathe sighs of relief. 松了一口气
sighs v./n.叹息
5.But the tide is unlikely to turn back.
然而大势已定，不可逆转。
6.…is gathering strength. …在蓄积力量。
7.I'm not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view.从精神层面上讲，我并不怕死。
8.small-minded 心胸狭隘的
9.ill-mannered 无礼的
10.The harsh realities of frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality.
11.get talking with…与…讲话
12.underlie 成为…的基础（不用被动）
eg.…underlies the social interrelationships.
…构成了社会关系的基础
13.culture exercise an influence over social interrelationship.文化影响社会关系
14.in view of… 考虑到…，鉴于…
15.out of 由于
16.have something to do with…与…有关
17.a brief encounter 短暂的邂逅
encounter v./n. 遭遇，邂逅，偶遇
