Lesson 53-54 Are you willing to help others?

1 philosopher哲学家 eg. He is a teacher by occupation,but a philosopher by inclination.他的职业是教师，但他的本心是成为哲学家

2 altruism 利他主义，无私n eg. Altruism is crucial for social cohesion.利他主义对社会的凝聚是至关重要的。

3 give away 赠送，丧失，揭露 eg. He was giving his collections away for nothing.他将收藏品无偿捐献出来

4 philanthropy 慈善,慈善事业n eg. The Red Cross appeals to philanthropy.红十字诉诸（求助于）人类的善心

5 immortality不死，不朽n eg. belief in the immortality of the soul.灵魂不灭的信念

6 beggar ,panhandler乞丐  in exchange for交换 eg. Tom gave Helen an apple in exchange for a piece of cake.

7 in expectation期望着，意料之中 eg. We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you.我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来

8 other times在其他时候 correspondence通信，书信n

eg. She virtually never mentions him in her correspondences or notebooks.她在书信和笔记中几乎从不提及他

9 orphanage孤儿院，孤儿身份n eg. Natasha attached herself to the film crew filming at her orphanage.娜塔莎紧紧缠着在孤儿院拍摄电影的工作人员不放。

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11 shelter 避难所n，庇护v  lift a finger出手帮助，举手之劳v

12 thoughtfulness 沉思，体贴入微n thoughtful adj

    eg. I can’t tell how much I appreciate your thoughtfullness.非常感谢您的体贴入微，我真的无以言表

    eg. Nancy,who had been thoughtful for some time,suddenly spoke.南希沉思了一会儿，突然开口说话了

13 enable 使能够，授权v eg. The new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early.新的检测手段应该能够使医生们尽早查出这种疾病。

eg. The republic’s legislation enable young men to do a form of alternative service.共和国的法律允许年轻人服某种形式的替代役

14 handicapped残疾的 eg. Alex was mentally handicapped.亚历克斯智力上有缺陷 

15 What’s in it for us?我们能从中收获什么

16 legitimate合法的，合理的 eg.That’s a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

17 heartily 兴高采烈的，精力充沛的adv eg.He laughed heartily.他开怀大笑。

               强烈的,丰盛的adv eg. Most Afghans are heartily sick of war.大多数阿富汗人痛恨战争

18 hearty adj eg. Wade was a hearty,bluff,athletic sort of guy.韦德是个精力充沛、率直、运动型的人

19 cardboard 硬纸板n extend伸出

20 overwhelm 使难以承受,不知所措，制服v eg. He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past.他一心渴望回到从前

                       eg. It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weaken enemy.毫无疑问，盟军一次大规模的进攻就会击溃已是强弩之末的敌军。

 21 wheelchair轮椅n  impoverish使贫穷，使贫瘠v eg. An attempt to lure businesses into impoverished areas.把企业吸引到贫困地区的尝试

22 handout 救济品，救济金n eg. Each family is being given a cash handout of 6 thousand rupees.每户都领到6,000卢比的救济金。

                  不劳而获的钱n eg. The president called foreign aid a handout that fosters dependence on wealthy countries.总统认为外援是不劳而获之财，会助长本国对富国的依赖性。

23 counterbalance抵消 eg. His wife's calm nature acts as a counterbalance to his excitability.他妻子的沉着冷静抵销了他的急性子脾气.

24 needy贫穷的，穷人 eg. There will be efforts to get larger amounts of food to the needy.将努力为贫困者筹措更多的食品。

25 temporarily 暂时地adv eg. The human population swelled, at least temporarily,as migrants moved south.随着移居者南移，人口出现膨胀，至少是暂时性膨胀。

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