begining trail 18

维持生命或某种生活状态所需的食物、资源和支持(精神物质）朋友送来了糕点

so much needed sustenance萨斯特 嫩s 营养sustenance

挑逗的，引人思考的挑战旧观念，挑衅引入生气

1. 挑逗性的、性感撩人的

常用于形容穿着、照片、动作或言语带有性暗示。

That’s a pretty provocative outfit. 这身衣服真够性感撩人的。

She gave him a provocative look. 她意味深长地、带着挑逗意味地看了他一眼。

That photo is a little provocative. 那张照片有点挑逗性。

这里不一定是露骨的色情意味，也可能只是比较大胆、性感、带有暗示。

2. 引人深思的、挑战固有观念的

这个用法在讨论书籍、电影、艺术或观点时很常见，通常是褒义。

That’s a provocative question. 这是个发人深省的问题。

It’s a provocative book. 这是一本引人深思、挑战常规观念的书。

The film raises some provocative questions about human nature. 这部电影提出了一些关于人性的、值得深思的问题。

例如，你看完一部电影，觉得它的观点很大胆，让人不得不重新思考某些事情，就可以说：

It’s thought-provoking and provocative.

它发人深省，而且观点大胆、颇具挑战性。

3. 挑衅的、故意惹人生气的

用于形容故意激怒别人、引发争论的言论或行为。

He made a provocative remark. 他说了一句挑衅性的话。

Stop being so provocative. 别老是故意挑衅。

His comments were deliberately provocative. 他那些评论是故意挑起争端的。挑逗性，

and “provocative on purpose.”

If you’d prefer not to be provoked, or provoked in a different way

绿洲放松地方

regular oasis oʊˈeɪsɪs of time

聚会（书面用词

talk about all the socializing they planned to do once they could convene kənˈviːn again

有些挣扎

I sense a friction that wasn’t there before.

逐渐手机化的生活，不自觉的都花了很多时间在手机上

My gut tells me that after years of growing accustomed to living our lives online, our devices have even more of a hold on our time than we acknowledge.

这是一组有限而熟悉的事情，需要权衡与与朋友出去玩的夜晚的所有可能的快乐

It was a finite （fai）and familiar set of things to weigh against all the possible delight of a night out with friends。 infinity（fit）

在家也不无聊，天天手机联系，也不及切见他们

a night at home doesn’t feel quiet and boring in the same way. Plus, when we’re in touch with our friends electronically all day long, seeing them in person feels a bit less urgent. While we might muse that we want more real-life connection, we don’t always pursue it, or even jump at the chance to grab it when it invites us in.

艺术方面的精湛技艺

artistic virtuosity

超凡技艺

his prowess in doing sth

设计发明

several contrived elements

大开眼界

a wide-eyed ppl

未褶皱，一闪而过

uncreased eyes and an apparent flickering

The lights are flickering. 灯在闪烁

A smile flickered across his face. 他脸上掠过一丝微笑。

A look of surprise flickered across her face. 她脸上闪过一丝惊讶。

A flicker of hope. 一丝希望。

迷

smile is enigmatic

暗示

allusion

寓言

allegory

容光焕发

radiant tranquillity

酒神巴克斯

Bacchus

大玻璃酒瓶

a large carafe of wine

古罗马袍子

toga

满脸皱纹的老太婆

crone kroʊn

心烦意乱

distraught

秘密的

clandestine

蘑菇是非常隐秘的，而且是骗子/魔术师。所以，他们一直在躲着你。Mushrooms are very clandestine klændəstaɪn and very much the trickster.

暗示

insinuation

贵族

aristocratic

傲慢地

haughtily ignoring

形容年纪

"I used to be old, too, but it wasn't my cup of tea."

1. “I tried acting my age once. Worst five minutes of my life.”

（我试过按年龄行事，结果是我人生中最糟的五分钟。）

2. “I’m not old, I’m just chronologically gifted.”

（我不是老，只是时间上被赋予了更多“经验”。）

3. “Aging gracefully? Nah, I’m going for disgracefully.”

（优雅地变老？算了，我打算“无耻”地老去。）

Exercise? I thought you said extra fries.”

（锻炼？我以为你说的是多加薯条。）

平时没有这个安排

not established as a mainstay of my week

每周这样做

Weekly commitments can be hard for busy people to set up

吃东西要节制

everything in moderation

虚弱的

frail

耳鸣

I have tinnitus ˈtɪnɪtəs

让我委曲求全，因为你无可理喻

love you has made me bent and distorted， bc you’re a fucking impossible person

情比金坚

we were impregnable and you were my person in the world

风湿病

Rheumatoid ˌruːmətɔɪd specialist

味道融合的好

the flavors had melded nicely

发、植物等生长得杂乱不齐、粗糙疏落的状态

shave that scraggly pube hair

枫叶说只有我们衰老期时干枯时不再美貌时他们才来看

notice how they only come to see us when we're decrepit, dried up, and way past our prime?

很情色露骨

very raunchy

很直白很露骨

a bit graphic

他是个大牌

she is a marquee name

别搞笑

don’t be facetious

他火冒三丈

he is livid

要努力把他说服了

do some leg work to win her around

缩水几把

shriveled dick

杞人忧天

you’re catastrophizing

那日子得快点过

how long。。？better go quick

不再新鲜的事情

lost its novelty

快撑不住了

life is hanging on by a thread

成就，三连胜

for a hat trick， a hat trick of wins

时间有点紧

am a bit stretched for time

霉味，组织太大难管理，充满着

Say a very enthusiastic NAY, the club has already grown so large as to become unwieldy,ʌnˈwiːldi the basement is musty, probably riddled with mold

不是指挥你

not trying to boss you around

水边的房子

waterfront lots are in such high demand

令人厌弃，令人反感难以接受

that’s repugnant，追求地位是令人反感的chasing status is repugnant

建筑，景色

splendid

兼顾一起

how you juggle it all， work life kids

喜欢你的工作

I like how you do your work

谄媚吹捧

fawning compliments，tail between legs

喋喋不休和坐立不安

chattering and fidgeting fade。Stop fidgeting! 别动来动去的！He was fidgeting with his phone. 他一直摆弄着手机。fidget with his ring. fidget in your seat.I tend to fidget when I’m nervous. 我紧张的时候总会不自觉地做小动作。She kept fidgeting in her seat. 她坐在座位上一动来动去。

狼吞虎咽吃，累的工作

scarfing lunch after busting my ass at work. 花时间削减时间whittling my time away

看电影是共同的分享活动

A bunch of strangers agreeing to be silent and focused on a screen as a communal activity

颁奖季“有”很多精彩，对我青少年有重要影响（seminal的近义词），光影的季节变化，电影迷

combination of the awards-season deluge of exciting films and a formative adolescent memory of emerging from a matinee of “Stand by Me” and noticing the changing October light. As I do each year, I’ve made a list of what I want to see, a sort of cinematic advent calendar. October alone could sate even the most insatiable cinephile

黑裂谷

black chasm/void