confess [kənˈfes] v. 承认
【派】confession 承认
【扩】admit 承认
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A: I must confess that I am not a good driver.
B: Why do you say so?
A：我必须承认我不是一个好司机。
B：你为什么这么说？
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inspiration [ˌinspiˈreiʃən] n. 灵感
【扩】afflatus 灵感
【搭】get inspiration from 从……得到灵感
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A: I can write nothing without inspiration.
B: Maybe you should go out to have a tour.
A：没有灵感我写不出东西。
B：也许你应该出去旅旅游。
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Kashmir [kæʃˈmiə] n. 克什米尔
interweave [ˌintəˈwiːv] v. 交织
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A: Our lives are interwoven.
B: Yes, so we should care for each other more.
A：我们的生活是相互交织的。
B：是的，所以我们要更多地关心彼此。
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afresh [əˈfreʃ] adv. 重新
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A: The work will have to be done afresh.
B: That's the worst news for us.
A：这工作得重新再做了。
B：这对我们来说是最坏的消息。
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discern [diˈsəːn] v. 辨明，领悟
【派】discerning 有见识的
【扩】savvy 理解
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A: We should learn to discern and analyze the essentials of complicated questions.
B: Yes, it's really our shortcoming.
A：我们应该学会认识和分析复杂问题的本质。
B：是啊，这确实是我们的短处。
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indescribable [ˌindiˈskraibəbəl] adj. 无法描述的
blur [bləː] v. 使……模糊不清
【例】The fog blurred the view ahead of us.
浓雾使我们眼前的景物模糊不清。
yeast [jiːst] n. 激动
fathom [ˈfæðəm] v. 领悟，彻底了解；n. 英寻（1英寻等于1.8米）
interminably [inˈtəːminəbli] adv. 没完没了地
【扩】perpetually 持久地
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A: We can do nothing except waiting interminably.
B: Don't forget to take the keys with you next time.
A：我们除了没完没了地等着，什么也干不了。
B：下次别再忘记带钥匙了。
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winkle [ˈwiŋkl] v. 挖掘
incidentally [ˌinsiˈdentəli] adv. 顺便说一下
【扩】by the way 顺便说一下
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A: Incidentally, we have a fine selection of ties to go with the suits. Maybe you would like to come to have a look.
B: How much are they?
A：顺便说一下，我们这儿有许多和西装相配的上等领带。你愿意过来看看吗？
B：多少钱？
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pertinent [ˈpəːtinənt] adj. 中肯的
【扩】relevant 中肯的，切题的
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A: The expert made some pertinent comments on the scheme.
B: What did our manager say?
A：那位专家对规划提出了一些中肯的意见。
B：我们经理怎么说？
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flirt [fləːt] v. 调情
inmost [ˈinməust] adj. 内心深处的
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A: His inmost thoughts are not healthy.
B: Don't speak it that way.
A：他心灵深处的思想是不健康的。
B：别那么说。
verb [vt. 及物动词]供认，招供；承认，坦白；忏悔，告解；聆听忏悔 - If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven.
noun [抽象名词]灵感；启发灵感的人（或事物）；鼓舞人心的人（或事物）；（突然想到的）好主意，妙计；吸气，吸入 - My inspiration comes from poets like Baudelaire and Jacques Prévert.
noun [抽象名词]英寻（测量水深单位，合6英尺或1.8米） - A fathom is a measurement of 6 feet or 1.8 metres, used when referring to the depth of water.
verb [vt. 及物动词]深刻理解，彻底弄清（难题或神秘的人）；测量（水）的深度 - I really couldn't fathom what Steiner was talking about.
noun [专属名词]食用螺 - Winkle shells are abundant on this beach.
verb [vt. 及物动词]费劲取出，套出（信息等） - She always manages to winkle secrets out of people.
adverb [方式副词]顺便说一句；偶然地；附带地，伴随地 - "I didn't ask you to come. Incidentally, why have you come?" “
