Vocabulary
1.retrospective：回顧的；懷舊的；回顧展。The first kind is retrospective exhibition.?
2.embark：上船，上飛機(jī)；著手，從事；使上船：使從事He's embarking on a new career as a writer.
3.chiming:鐘聲；報(bào)時(shí)；插嘴A clock chiming reminded Cinderella of her fairy godmother's warning.?
4.porch：門廊，走廊We'd eat during the hot summer evenings on the front porch.?
5.syrupy：糖漿似的A sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid.
6.groan：呻吟Slowly, he opened his eyes. As he did so, he began to groan with pain.
7.squirm:局促不安；蠕動Mentioning religion is a sure way to make him squirm.
8.a whole constellation of：一系列的，一群的Most patients have a constellation of diseases, with few clear-cut distinctions between them.
9.brief:短暫的；簡明的；向……下達(dá)簡令；概要She once made a brief appearance on television.
10.sum up:總結(jié)Well, to sum up, what is the message that you are trying to get across??
11.allot：分配The seats are allotted to the candidates who have won the most votes.
12.vex:使煩惱，使議論紛紛It vexed me to think of others gossiping behind my back.
13.plural:復(fù)數(shù)；復(fù)數(shù)的Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.
14.be infested with多得成災(zāi)The town used to be infested with bandits in the old days.
15.laconic:簡潔的；簡潔地 'At least we weren't kidnapped.' — 'I'm glad of that,' was the laconic response.?
16.ambiguous:模棱兩可的This agreement is very ambiguous and open to various interpretations.
17.syntax:語法His grammar and syntax,were much better than the average.
18.punctuation:標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號He was known for his poor grammar and punctuation.
Summary
這周一共讀了四章，然而內(nèi)容比起上一周增加了好多。作者舉了很多例子，看的時(shí)候有些懵。書讀得太少。這周總結(jié)試著用導(dǎo)圖來做，不是很滿意。抓重點(diǎn)的能力不夠。本來想寫短篇練筆，然而寫了又改現(xiàn)在還停在第三段_(:зゝ∠)_寫作真難啊。想起來小時(shí)候隨心所欲不在意格式，又忍不住懷疑自己是否太過拘泥。既不夠純粹，又不夠老練，大概就是這種狀態(tài)吧。下周和再下周分別有一場考試，時(shí)間安排要注意了。
