Lesson-4-The-Invisible-Japanese-Gentlemen单词

Lesson 4 The Invisible Japanese GentlemenWord List1.courteous a. characterized by gracious consideration toward others/ polite 谦恭的，有礼的2.blonde a. & n. having golden or pale-coloured hair白肤金发(女子)3.petite a. small, slender, and trim. (used of a girl or woman) 娇小的4.Regency n. 摄政时期,摄政者5.oval n. & a. 椭圆形的6.miniature n. 缩微模型,微型画a. 小型的7.signet-ring n. signet -- seal图章戒指8.aviary n. a large enclosure for holding birds in confinement 大鸟舍cage9.fiancén. a man engaged to be married 未婚夫10.panel n. a flat,镶板11.sensitivity n. sensitive a. 敏感的12.paperback n. a book having a flexible paper binding 平装本（hardcover精装本）13.crutch n. 支撑物e.g. to walk on crutches 拄着拐杖走路14.rake v. 扫射, 搜索rake the library for new books在图书馆里寻找新书15.champagne n. 香槟酒16.elaborate a.复杂精美的/v. 详述The chairman just wanted the facts; you don't need toelaborate on them.主席只想了解事实,你不必作详细说明。

17.courtesy n. polite behavior有礼貌的举止行为courteous a.18.enfeeble v. deprive of strength; make feeble使丧失力量；使虚弱feeble a.19.snatch v. & n. 抢夺.抓住e.gHe snatched the book from my hands. 他从我的手里抢走了书。

snatch at the chance of抓住机会20.decorative a. 装饰性的；装饰的decorate v. decoration n.21.submit v. 服从，将…作为意见提出submission n.22.simultaneously ad. simultaneous a. 同时的23.counterpart n. one that closely resembles another 相似物24.Naples n. 那不勒斯(意大利港市)25.abrasive a. harsh and rough in manner 生硬粗暴的26.blurb n. a brief publicity notice, as on a book jacket 简介27.evasive a. 逃避的evade v. e.g. take evasive action采取逃避行动evade responsibility回避责任ThemeIn this sort story, Greene creates the favourable image of a girl, who is not only attractive in looks but also firm in spirit. She has just had her first novel published, and now intoxicated by her success and inflated by the publisher’s praise, she wants to stake her future on a writer’s career. For such a girl, Greene expresses great sympathy and deep concern, himself being a veteran author who knows all the problems and sufferings of being a writer. While he seems to be worrying abut the particular girl, he offers all young would-be writers his reflections on being a writer and his advice to them on choosing other careers than writing.Greene seriously believes that writing requires enormous pains and is never an easy job. A writer may put forth “years of effort” but end up in “doing nothing well”. The girl obviously did not realize this when she set out to write. Beside, writing calls for extremely keen observation.The girl is certainly not up to the job, for she fails to notice even those Japanese gentlemen seated highly visibly in an English restaurant. The girl is sure to suffer if she really embarks on a career as a novelist. As an older person of about her mother’s age, Greene cannot bear to see her, whom he has affectionately portrayed in the story, suffer in her future life. He would like to advise her to take up some other job, because in his words, “she deserves better of life” then toiling as a professional scribbler.The girl’s fiancé and the Japanese gentlemen have respective roles to play in the story. The man is described as weak in personality and as suc h, serves as a perfect foil for the girl’s strong character. In several places of the story, the author gives meticulously detailed descriptions of the Japanese gentlemen at the fish dinner. Although the girl is also mentioned as having looked at them on a number of occasions, her glances have never come to anything. In this way, the girl’s exaggerated powers of observation are set well apart from a true writer’s watchfulness. The title of the story epitomizes this meaning.Sexism in Schoolsexism 性别歧视主义etch 侵蚀，蚀刻enhance 加强，增强overall 全部的，全体的overwhelmingly 压倒性地，控制academic 学院的，学术的domain 占领vocally 用声音，用口头assertive 过分自信的ratio 比例，比率reprimand 谴责，训斥critic 批评家，评论员spectrum 范围，系列squeaky 吱吱响的desegregation 废除种族隔离shortchange 欺骗，少找零misplace 放错位置sociologist 社会学家feedback 反馈，反应Chivalry 骑士气质，大男子主义bland 和蔼的，平和的detrimental 有害的，不利的classify 分类，归类dynamic 动态的，活力的caricature 漫画diffuse 散开的，累赘的punch 猛击，打孔remediation 纠正，补救computation 计算，估计snapshot 印象，简介peer 同辈，伙伴equitable 公平的，公正的declarative 宣言的，公布的Stereo-typically 带有成见的qualifier 合格者，修饰语transform 改变，改观Idioms and ExpressionsParticipate in 参加Be incapable of 不能Call on 叫，要求，号召Transform into 把...转变成Fall into 分成Focus on 致力于，聚焦于Shout out 大声叫喊Pack a punch 有力一击At a ratio of ...比例Disapprove of 不同意Benefit from 受益Attribute to 归因于，认为是In the dark 不为人知，茫然Kind of 稍微，有点Be committed to 献身于，致力于。