Part Two: Via - Time to Think

feel bad

• to feel ill
• to feel ashamed or sorry about something

  I feel bad for Ann – she studied so hard for that test and she still didn’t pass.
  我為安感到遺憾——那次測驗她已經(jīng)很用功了，可還是沒有通過。

genuine

/?d?enju?n/
sincere
a genuine feeling, desire etc is one that you really feel, not one you pretend to feel
（感情、欲望等）真正的，真實的

genuine concern for others
對他人真誠的關(guān)心

incident

/??ns?d?nt/
something that happens, especially sth unusual or unpleasant
發(fā)生的事情（尤指不尋常的或討厭的）

His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident.
他的不良行為只是個別事件。

leaf through something

skim through
to turn the pages of a book quickly, without reading it properly

She picked up the magazine and leafed through it.
她拿起雜志快速翻閱。

make up your mind/make your mind up

• to decide which of two or more choices you want, especially after thinking for a long time

  He couldn’t make up his mind about what to do with the money.
  他拿不定主意該如何處理這筆錢。

• to become very determined to do something, so that you will not change your decision

  He had clearly made up his mind to end the affair.
  他下定決心要結(jié)束這段曖昧關(guān)系。

emphatic

/?m?f?t?k/
expressing an opinion, idea etc in a clear, strong way to show its importance

He was emphatic that he could not work with her.
他強調(diào)他不能與她共事。

She is emphatically opposed to the proposals.
她堅決反對這些建議。

momentarily

/?mo?m?n?ter?li/

• for a very short time
  briefly

  She was momentarily lost for words.
  她一時語塞。

• very soon

  Mr Johnson will be with you momentarily.
  約翰遜先生馬上就來。

put up with somebody/something

to accept an unpleasant situation or person without complaining
忍受，忍耐

I'm not going to put up with their smoking any longer.
我再也不能容忍他們抽煙了。

suck it up

to accept sth bad and deal with it well, controlling your emotions

I admired the way he never stopped trying. Even when the audience started shouting abuse at him, he sucked it up and continued singing.

what the heck

used to say that you will do something even though you really should not do it

It’s rather expensive, but what the heck.
這個相當(dāng)貴，不過管它呢。

defensive

/d??fens?v/
behaving in a way that shows you think someone is criticizing you even if they are not
戒備的，自衛(wèi)的，有戒心的

Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.
他們問到錢的問題時，她就警覺起來。

get to somebody

to make someone feel annoyed or upset

Don’t let things get to you.
不要讓什么事情影響你的情緒。

bring somebody/something up

to mention a subject or start to talk about it
提起（某個話題）

Why did you have to bring up the subject of money?
你為什么一定要提錢這個話題？

blankly

/?bl??kli/
in a way that shows no emotion, understanding, or interest
呆呆地，木然地

Anna stared blankly at the wall.
安娜對著墻壁發(fā)呆。

flabbergasted

/?fl?b?rɡ?st?d/
extremely surprised or shocked

When I heard how much money they’d made, I was flabbergasted.
聽到他們賺了那么多錢，我大吃一驚。

confront somebody with/about something

to accuse someone of doing something, especially by showing them the proof
對質(zhì)，當(dāng)面對證

I confronted him with my suspicions, and he admitted everything.
我當(dāng)面向他提出我的懷疑，他什么都承認(rèn)了。

quote ... unquote

used at the beginning and end of a word or phrase that someone else has said or written, to emphasize that you are repeating it exactly
（用于引文的開始和結(jié)尾）原話起…原話止

It was quote, 'the hardest decision of my life', unquote, and one that he lived to regret.
那是，原話起，“我一生最困難的決定”，原話止，而且是他后來后悔了的決定。