研究生英语课件

The Hidden Side of Happiness

1.激流漂流：an recreational activity using an inflatable (可充气的）raft to navigate a

river or other bodies of water.

hurricane: a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water 飓风

e.g. In America, Hurricane Katrina turned New Orleans from a stable, wealthy and vibrant city

into a wasteland in a few days.

typhoon 台风

monsoon 季风与季风相伴的雨季

trade wind 信风

vicious:

violent and cruel in a way that hurts someone physically

e.g. a vicious murder/killer/cycle

• A tiger wearing a monk's beads/a vicious person pretending to be benevolent 老虎戴素珠——假充善人

very unkind in a way that is intended to hurt someone's

feelings or make their character seem bad,

e.g. She was shocked by the vicious tone in his voice.

similar words: malicious, evil, violent, savage, cruel,

ferocious, fierce

Their refrain might go sth. like this:

refrain: n. a remark or idea that is often repeated 重复

e.g.

（1）Their proposal met with constant refrain that it was impractical.

（2）I made a terrific effort to refrain from tears.

refrain: v. to hold oneself back; forbear

e.g. refrain your tongue from backbiting. 不要在背后中伤人家

2 tribulation: a serious trouble or a serious problem

苦难，困苦，考验

•Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation. (John Kennedy, American president) 从希望中得到欢乐，在苦难中保持坚韧。(美国总统肯尼迪)

•Even at this point in our awful tribulation under the German scourge we were quite friendly. 此刻，即便是处在德军蹂躏的极端痛苦中，我们仍然是十分友好的。

tribulation: a serious trouble or a serious problem

同义词：trial, visitation

•The famine was a visitation of God for their sins. 那次灾荒算是上帝对他们罪孽的惩罚。•…this visitation/ is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose

我现在是来磨砺你的快要蹉跎下去的决心

•Oh, if it had been His will to take the grey head to rest before this awful visitation on my house and name! 啊！要是在那个恶运降临我的门楣之前，上帝就让我这白发苍苍的老人与世长辞，那该多好！

perhaps because they testify to a bona fide type of psychological truth…

bona fide: adj. made or carried out in good faith; sincere

e.g. There are few bona fide readers but many dippers. 真诚精读的人很少，但粗读者却很多。

e.g. a bona fide Rembrandt（伦勃朗）

bona fide: adj. authentic; genuine

built-in: adj. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic是…的组成部分的；嵌入式的；内置的; 内在的

同义词：[a.] constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral

There seems to be a built-in human capacity to flourish under the most difficult circumstances. flourish: develop well and be successful

e.g. The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing.

thrive

e.g. Children thrive when given plenty of love and attention.

See：develop, bloom, grow, prosper

Positive responses to profoundly disturbing experiences are not limited to the toughest or the bravest.

A.Positive responses only happen to the toughest and the bravest people.

B.Anyone could obtain positive outcomes from difficult experiences.

C.Only the toughest and the bravest people will undergo disturbing circumstances.

D.The toughest and the bravest people are more likely to encounter profoundly disturbing

experiences.