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Cool one’s heels(be forced to wait;be kept waiting) 使等候，使等待 He had a bad habit of keeping worthies like Dr.Johnson cooling their heels for hours in an anteroom. 他有让约翰逊博士等名士在接待室久等的坏习惯。 attest to (to be proof of) Attest　[?test] vt. 证明；证实；为…作证 vi. 证明；作证 His achievements attest his devotion to science. 他的成就是他对科学的献身精神的明证。 其近义词有：testify, certify 同根词有：test v.检验；testify v.证实 Apocalyptic　[?,p?k?‘liptik] 　 (foreding imminent disaster or final doom) adj. 启示录的；天启的 ；启示灾难的 The reason is, Im fascinated by the post apocalyptic recovery. 原因是我对世界末日之后的恢复非常的着迷。 Wish the earth wasnt so apocalyptic. 希望地球不是世界末日。 Proconsul [pr?uk?ns?l] (an administrator in a colony usually with wide powers) n. （古罗马）地方总督；（英）殖民地总督 It became fully Romanized and was governed by a proconsul. 后来它变得完全罗马化了，由总督管理。 n.普罗猿(Dryopitheacs，中新世类人猿，生活在2 500万年前的非洲) Ruminate [ru:mineit] (go over in the mind repeatedly and often slowly) vt. 反刍；沉思；反复思考 vi. 沉思，反刍 In this fast-moving world, who has time to ruminate and plan? 在这个高速运转的世界，谁还有时间来深思和规划呢？ As people grow older, they begin to ruminate on the uncertainty of life. 随着年龄的增长，人们开始对生活的变化无常冥思苦想。 Nattering (chattering;hence;noisy)n. 唠叨；瞎扯；抱怨 v. 瞎扯（natter的ing形式） Natter [n?t?] vi. 唠叨；瞎扯；抱怨 n. 闲聊；抱怨 I cant natter you far and near. 我不能到处把你絮叨。 Among the natter there are these sentences of wisdom. 在喋喋不休的闲谈之中也有这些具有智慧的话语。 Echelon [e??l?n] (rank;level) n. 梯形；梯次编队；梯阵；阶层 vi. 形成梯队 vt. 排成梯队 in echelon 排成梯队的(地)；梯次配置的(地) ? an echelon 雁列式的；梯形 If you are in the lower income echelon, you will go broke and become homeless. 如果你是低收入者，你会破产无家可归！ fortify [f?:tifai] (encouage;support) vt. 加强;增强;(酒)的酒精含量；设防于;支持 vi. 筑防御工事 After praying he faced his difficulties with a fortifyied spirit. 祈祷之后，他面对困难的勇气增强了。 Fortify多用作及物动词，如： fortify oneself against cold 御寒 fortify one’s argument with statistics 用统计数字支持自己的观点 Reappraisal [,ri:?preiz?l] (re-evaluation) n. 重新评价；重新估计 Our relations with Japan needed a reappraisal. 我们与日本的关系需要重新作出评价。 Our relations with that country need rea