Bill Gates' best books of the year have a New Age twist
比尔·盖茨的年度好书体现新时代的转变
补充词汇知识
twist
转变,转折
an unexpected twist
Mormonism
摩门教
immense
极大的,巨大的
elaborately
精巧地
scammer
骗子,诈骗犯
intriguer
阴谋者
meditate
冥想
mindful
留心的
词义辨析
war,warfare
war是战争的总称,一般指包括多个战役的大规模战争,比如,第二次世界大战:the Second World War,而warfare侧重指战争状态或具体的作战方法,比如空战、海战就可以说air warfare、naval warfare。
scam,intrigue
scam,意思是诡计、骗局,尤其指以诈财或逃税为目的诈骗,比如说,信用卡诈骗:a credit card scam,而intrigue也有阴谋的意思,但相比起scam,这个词是个比较中性的词,虽然它也经常被用来指带有负面影响的阴谋、诡计,但它还可以表示正面意思,表示某个故事情节曲折、引人入胜,比如说这本小说扣人心弦:this novel is filled of intrigue。
学习资源
讲解中提到的书: "Educated," by Tara Westover,"Army of None," by Paul Scharre,"Bad Blood," by John Carreyrou, "21 Lessons for the 21st Century," by Yuval Noah Harari ,"The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness," by Andy Puddicombe