1.incurably ill patient 絕癥患者

2.post bulletins 發(fā)布公告

3.The full import may take a while to sink in.

import(熟詞僻義：n.重要性，意義)

sink in 滲入，完全被理解

（這個(gè)法案的）全部意義可能尚需時(shí)日才能被完全理解。

4.breathe sighs of relief. 松了一口氣

sighs v./n.嘆息

5.But the tide is unlikely to turn back.

然而大勢(shì)已定，不可逆轉(zhuǎn)。

6.…is gathering strength. …在蓄積力量。

7.I'm not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view.從精神層面上講，我并不怕死。

8.small-minded 心胸狹隘的

9.ill-mannered 無禮的

10.The harsh realities of frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality.

11.get talking with…與…講話

12.underlie 成為…的基礎(chǔ)（不用被動(dòng)）

eg.…underlies the social interrelationships.

…構(gòu)成了社會(huì)關(guān)系的基礎(chǔ)

13.culture exercise an influence over social interrelationship.文化影響社會(huì)關(guān)系

14.in view of… 考慮到…，鑒于…

15.out of 由于

16.have something to do with…與…有關(guān)

17.a brief encounter 短暫的邂逅

encounter v./n. 遭遇，邂逅，偶遇