weaken

　　vt. make or become weak（er）

　　fiber

　　n.  a person's inner character; quality; strength

　　leadership

　　n.  power of leading; the qualities of a leader

　　unprecedented

　　having no precedent 无先例的，空前的

　　influential

　　a.  having or exerting influence

　　tenet

　　n.  a principle or belief held by a person or organization 信条，原则

　　eternal

　　a.  having no beginning and no end; lasting forever 永恒的；不朽的

　　denial

　　n.  a refusal to admit the truth of a statement or to grant sth. asked for

　　ultimate

　　n.  fundamental principle; final point or result

　　placement

　　n.  an act or instance of placing, esp. the assignment of a person to a suitable place

　　core

　　n.  the most important or central part of anything 核心

　　paralyze

　　vt. make powerless or unable to act, move or function 使麻痹，使瘫痪

　　selfishness

　　n.  a concern for one's own welfare or advantage at the expense or in disregard of others

　　selfish

　　a.

　　consequent

　　a.  following as a consequence

　　curriculum

　　n.  a course of study, esp. the body of courses offered in a school or college （学校的全部）课程

　　capability

　　n.  power of doing things 能力，才能

　　paint

　　v.  make a picture （of） with paint

　　doodle

　　vi. draw irregular lines, figures, etc. aimlessly while thinking about sth. else 心不在焉地乱写乱画

　　pianist

　　n.  person who plays the piano

　　discipline

　　vt. apply discipline to

　　regardless

　　a.  having or taking no regard; careless 不关心的；不留心的

　　visible

　　a.  capable of being seen; apparent

　　discern

　　vt. see, notice, or understand, esp. with difficulty; perceive

　　realism

　　n.  accepting and dealing with life and its problems in a practical way, without being influenced by feelings or false ideas

　　relate

　　vt. connect in thought or meaning

　　fire

　　vt. inspire; stimulate or inflame

　　stake

　　vt. risk （money, one's life, etc.） on a result; bet 把……押下打赌

　　oppose

　　vt. set oneself against; set up against 反对；使对抗

　　serfdom

　　vt. the state or fact of being a serf; slavery 农奴的境遇;奴役

　　PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS

　　a handful of

　　a small amount or number of

　　in search of

　　trying to find

　　cry for

　　cry in an attempt to get; demand urgently; need badly

　　pass for

　　be （mistakenly） accepted or considered as

　　make for

　　help cause sth. to happen

　　small wonder /little

　　wonder / no wonder

　　naturally; it is not surprising

　　regardless of

　　without worrying about to taking into account

　　relate to / with

　　show a link or connection between

　　in the light of

　　taking into account; considering

　　stake on

　　risk （one's money, reputation, life, etc.） on

　　as opposed to

　　in contrast to

　　PROPER NAMES

　　Seymour St. John

　　西摩.圣约翰

　　Jamestown

　　詹姆斯敦

　　Plymouth

　　普利茅斯

　　St.Exupery

　　圣.埃克休帕里

　　Mozart

　　莫扎特

　　Memphis

　　孟菲斯

　　Charles Malik

　　查尔斯.马立克

　　Arnold Toynbee

　　阿诺德.汤因比

　　Michelangelo

　　米开朗琪罗

　　Eve Curie

　　伊芙.居里

　　De Nouy

　　德.纽伊