A life of action and danger moderates the dread of death. It not only gives us fortitude to bear pain, but teaches us at every step the precarious tenure on which we hold our present being.
充满行动和危险的生活将减缓对死亡的恐惧。它不仅赋予我们承受痛苦的刚毅，而且时刻引导我们把握飘忽不定的现在。
Lurk 一词可能最终源自中古英语 luren （皱眉、潜伏），现在主要表示意图不轨地“埋伏、潜伏”，多是为了攻击某人或做不正当的事，比如：
Loud peace propaganda makes war seem imminent.
大声宣传和平使战争显得迫在眉睫。
Uniqueness is the commodity of glut.
个性化是供应过剩的产物。
How stagnant and tepid the whole British political scene is now is just beyond belief.
现在整个英国的政治局势是多么的停滞不前和不温不火，简直是难以置信。
To have influence, you really don't need to have power. But what you need more than anything else is to have that almost uncanny understanding of what matters to people.
要想有影响力，你真的不需要权力。而你最需要的是对人们最在乎的东西有着近乎不可思议的理解。
It's very difficult to pin down the President of the United States without subpoena powers.
在没有传唤权的情况下压制美国总统是很困难的。
Gender → Engender
I have a very eclectic taste when it comes to music.
在音乐方面，我的品味非常不拘一格。
Carrie swallowed this story in all its pristine beauty.
嘉莉原原本本地相信了这个美丽的故事。
encroach源自于诺曼时期古法语单词encrocher（抓住，紧固，用钩子钩住），由en-（“in”）和croche（钩子）构成。
A gust of wind swept over the parapet and Dr. Kerry teetered, clutching the wall. I stepped up onto the ridge so he could flatten himself against the buttress. He stared at me, waiting for an explanation.
一阵狂风扫过护栏，克里博士摇晃起来，抓住墙壁不放。我走上屋脊，好让他靠在扶壁上。他盯着我，等着我解释。
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