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My Friend, Albert Einstein Text Analysis convey: communicate or express sth, with or without words The commercial conveys the message that to be thin is beautiful. He tried to convey in his speech how grateful he was for their help. essence: the most basic and important quality of sth. in essence: by nature; essentially 本质上；实质的 the essence of morality 道德的精髓 The essence of his religious teaching is love for all men. 他宣扬的宗教教义要旨是爱天下人。 be none the+比较级+for …: not, in no way 毫不, 一点也不 He spent two weeks in hospital but he’s none the better for it. My car is none the worse for wear. =Use has done it no harm. Translation: This knack for going instinctively to the heart of a matter was a secret of his major scientific discoveries----this and his extraordinary feeling for beauty. 他这种本能地把握事物本质的能力正是他能够做出重大科学发现的秘诀所在，除此之外，还有他对美的那种非凡的感觉。 dismay:(n. v.) the worry, disappointment or unhappiness you feel when something unpleasant happens; (使)灰心, (使)沮丧; (使)惊愕 He was dismayed at the size of his adversary.对手的魁伟身材使他丧失了勇气。 “Someone stolen my house!” she said in dismay. “有人偷了我们家！”她惊恐地说。 She found to her dismay that she had forgotten to bring her wallet. plead: 祈求, 恳求 plead for mercy 恳求宽恕 plead against 反驳; 劝人不要... plead with sb. to do sth.向...恳求 in awe of: admire sb. and have great respect for him/her, but sometimes fear him/her slightly as well Eg. We were so in awe of him that we dared not talk with him. set/put…at ease: make sb. feel relaxed feel at ease altogether: completely, thoroughly vestige: the smallest possible amount of a quality or feeling without a vestige of clothing 一丝不挂 No vestige of a change appeared. 没有一点改变。 collaborate: work together with a person or group in order to achieve sth. collaborate with sb. in doing sth. collaborate to do sth. worry: (1) to grab sth. with the teeth and shake it repeatedly 撕咬 Eg. The dog is worrying the cat. (2) keep trying to find out a way of solving a problem She’ll worry at those figures until she’s sure they’ve been worked out prop