2010 June
1. lag <> ?
synonyms: delay,procrastinate,loiter,dawdle,dally,crawl,creep,dillydally,tarry
antonyms: hasten, hurry
hie~~dawdle
sally~~dawdle
dawdler:punctilious=philistine:cultivated
dally:time=squander:money
procrastination~~diligence
dilatory:procrastinate=malcontent:complain
equivocate:commitment=procrastinate:action
husbandry:dissipate=alacrity:procrastinate
2. pulverise <> ?
transitive verb
1 : to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : ATOMIZE *pulverize rock*
2 : ANNIHILATE, DEMOLISH
intransitive verb : to become pulverized
synonyms: (1.)atomize, crush, grind, powder (2.)annihilate,blot out,demolish,desolate,destory,devastate, do in, exterminate,extinguish,obliterate,ruin,shatter,
smash, tear down,waste,wipe out,wreck
pulverize~~solidify
demolition~~construction
recycle:disposal=rehabiliate:demolition
3.irresolute
adamant~~flexible,inclining to yield,irresolute,vacillant
apology:contrite=vacillate:irresolute
capricious~~constant,deliberate,pertinacious,resolute,steadfast
capricious~~resolute
circuitous:directness=irresolute:decision
daunt~~embolden,make resolute,hearten
demur:doubt(qualms)=waver:irresoluteness
indubitable:questioned=resolute:sway
intractable:control=resolute:oscillate
intransigent:control=resolute:oscillate
irresolute~~uncertain
jittery~~resolute
malleable:shape=irresolute:opinion
obstreperous:control=resolute:dissuade
pertinacious~~irresolute;pliable;tractable
quail~~become resolute
resolute~~vacillating
AWA:
5. Anyone can make things bigger and more complex. What requires real effort and courage is to move in the opposite direction-in other words, to make things as simple as possible. 任何人都可以把事情简单复杂化，但是需要真正努力和勇气的恰恰相反，也就是说应该把事情变得尽可能的简单
Lode<>depleted resource
mineshaft:lode=well:aquifer=shale:lode
placate<>gall
flippant<>grave,serious
merciless:lenient::raffish:decorum
intrepid:deter::rapt:distract
diffident<> ?
inveterate<>casual
melifluous:sound::ambrosial:food
writing issue
226. "People are mistaken when they assume that the problems they confront are more complex and challenging than the problems faced by their predecessors. This illusion is eventually dispelled with increased knowledge and experience."
131. "The arts (painting, music, literature, etc.) reveal the otherwise hidden ideas and impulses of a society."
Arguement
179. "It would be a mistake to rehire the Good-Taste Company to supply the food in our employee cafeteria next year. It is the second most expensive caterer in the city. In addition, its prices have risen in each of the last three years, and it refuses to provide meals for people on special diets. Just last month three employees complained to me that they no longer eat in the cafeteria because they find the experience 'unbearable.' Our company should instead hire Discount Foods. Discount is a family-owned local company and it offers a varied menu of fish and poultry. I recently tasted a sample lunch at one of the many companies that Discount serves and it was delicious-an indication that hiring Discount will lead to improved employee satisfaction."
writing
174. "Laws should not be rigid or fixed. Instead, they should be flexible enough to take account of various circumstances, times, and places."
161. "In this age of intensive media coverage, it is no longer possible for a society to regard any woman or man as a hero. The reputation of anyone who is subjected to media scrutiny will eventually be diminished."
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