[英文 單字集] 跳水人生、線上人生VS真實生活

Top 3 words this week
1. 無所事事、不知所措:  at loose ends
Ex: You will feel anxious, at loose ends, but then what?

2. 來到這步、導致: amount to
Ex: Harris had thought about what amounted to this moment.

3. fight or flight: 面對或逃避
Ex: On the platform, I had to fight the flight instinct.

下面是這周的單字集，點選標題可以看原文報導
藍色單字是我覺得常用的單字，
標在中文表示可以直接翻譯和中文做連結
標在英文表示先從英文記會比較好 

Pembroke Pines high diver Steven LoBue takes a leap of faith in every competition

1. take a leap of faith: 保持信心、堅信不移 = especially something hard to do or risky

Ex: High diver Steven LoBue takes a leap of faith in every competition.

2. finale: 總決賽

Ex: a World Series finale

3. lock up: 取得

Ex: He locked up the No.3 ranking for the year.

4. savor: 細細品嘗、享用 =enjoy

5. perch on: 坐在、位於邊緣上

Ex: LoBue typically takes a moment to savor the scenery when he is perched on the edge of a cliff.

6. somersault: 筋斗

Ex: He plunge nine stories while flipping through five somersaults before hitting the water at 60 mph.

7. vantage point: (高處的)瞭望點

Ex: Rather than feel scared of my vantage point, I try to absorb some calm from the beauty of it.

8. propel: 推動、推向

Ex: He has propelled himself from the side of a volcano.

9. showcase (adj.): 炫技的、表演的、招牌的 = signature

10. quint (abbr.): 五個一組 = quintuplet

11. pike position: 曲體

Ex: LoBue has a showcase dive, which he calls the quint half- five somersaults with a half twist in the pike position.

12. trademark: 招牌、商標

Ex: It took me a while to master it, but now it's my trademark.

13. bone-jarring: 足以震碎骨頭的

14. necessitate (v.): 需要、必需

Ex: The bone-jarring impact necessitates landing feet first.

15. climax: 高潮

Ex: the climax of the show/movie

16. athleticism: 體育技巧

17. feast: 饗宴

Ex: In cliff diving, the grace and athleticism of the divers are a feast for the eyes

18. stunt: 特技

Ex: stunt venues (特技場地)

19. feat: 驚人之舉、英勇之舉

Ex: Getting to the platform can be a feat in itself.

20. treacherous: 危險的 = dangerous

Ex: The most treacherous climb was in Thailand's Phi Phi islands.

21. harness: 安全繩索

22. scale: 攀爬陡峭之地

23. craggy: 崎嶇的、多岩的 = very rough

Ex: Divers, wearing harnesses, had to scale bamboo ladders up 100 feet of craggy rock face.

24. rappel: 繩降

Ex: rappel down to the platform

25. fracture: 撞斷 crack or break

Ex: He fractured his tailbone the day before when he over-rotated on a practice dive.

26. fight or flight: 面對或逃避

Ex: On the platform, I had to fight the flight instinct.

27. spatial: 空間的

Ex: She marvels at the skill, spatial awareness and mental strength of high divers.

28. I put my hands over my eyes, and crack my fingers when I watch. 從手指縫隙中看

29. daredevil: 大膽的人

30. petrified: 嚇呆了、被震懾住

Ex: I am a daredevil, but I was petrified when I stood on a platform in Italy.

31. synchronized: 同步的、同時的

32. trial: 選拔賽

Ex: U.S. Olympic Trials in synchronized platform

33. torn: 撕裂的、受傷的

34. aspiration: 夢想、期望

Ex: A torn wrist tendon in 2006 ended his Olympic aspirations.

35. locale: 背景 =backdrop

36. acrobat: 特技演員

Ex: He spent summers acting as an acrobat in dive show.

37. fan favorite: 粉絲的最愛

Ex: He has become a fan favorite

38. you can hear a pin drop: 針掉下來都可以聽到；形容很安靜

Ex: At a meet at an indoor pool, you can hear a pin drop.

39. rigidly-judged: 嚴格審視

Ex: After years of being in a rigidly-judged sport, it's fun to show your creativity.

40. allure (n.): 迷魅、引誘

Ex: the Allure of the Seas cruise ship

41. tenacity: 毅力、堅持到底

Ex: High divers need tenacity

42. commonplace: 非常常見、習以為常

43. groin: 鼠蹊部

Ex: Injuries are commonplace, especially to the hip, groin and lower back

44. chip: 弄斷 = break off

Ex: I chipped a tooth in Boston.

45. be knocked out: 昏倒、昏迷

Ex: I've seen a couple guys get knocked out with concussions.

(Reading articles and example sentences are from Cliff Diving: Risky, but adventurous, Advanced magazine, Apr. 6-8, 2015)

Technology's threat to introspection

1. epiphany: 頓悟、開竅、靈感

Ex: Harris' epiphany came when he looked at his computer screen

2. His smartphone was buzzing almost nonstop. 電話不停地響

3. amount to: 到達、累計、來到這步

Ex: Harris had thought about what amounted to this moment.

4. reclaim: 重拾

Ex: Reclaim what we have lost in a world of constant connection.

5. meditate on: 省思、沉思

Ex: He meditates on life before the Internet.

6. gravitation: 吸引力、牽引力

7. in favor of: 支持、選擇

Ex: We're losing gravitation toward silence and deep reflection in favor of instant gratification.

8. straddle (v.): 橫跨、跨越 =stand on both side

Ex: straddle generation: 跨時代

9. enigmatic: 謎樣般的、難以理解的 =perplexing

Ex: They will most naturally understand the book's subtle, even enigmatic premise.

10. entranced: 著迷 = so wrapped up, attracted

Ex: We're so entranced by what online life gives to us.

11. shy away: 逃避

Ex: We've shied away from those intangible things that the Internet has stripped from us over time.

12. back up: 支持(論點)

Ex: He also backs up his premises with more than 200 references.

13. pundit: 權威

Ex: comments from a host of pundits from Mark Twain to Marshall McLuhan.

14. introspection: 內省、自省

Ex: Author says technology is threatening introspection

15. spread too thin, so the taste is gone (= to much going on, can't focus)

16. phantom phone ring

17. An evil that is necessary 必要之惡

18. disconcerting: 令人焦慮不安的 = unsettling

Ex: A growing and disconcerting need for attention.

19, tween: 8~12歲的青少年

Ex: tween audience

20. swerve: 改弦易轍、急轉彎、背離原則

Ex: Post-Internet TV content had swerved dramatically from family-oriented shows in previous decades.

21. procure: 爭取、努力獲得

Ex: Everything from the printing press to the telegraph are all fantastic gains that humanity has managed to procure for itself.

22. engineer: 精心策畫、設計

Ex: Harris' solution is to engineer a healthy media diet.

23. wand: 魔仗、魔法棒

Ex: If technology is not a magic wand that guarantees real connection, we are not always connected when interacting face-to-face either.

24. quip: 開玩笑地說、打趣道

Ex: "Np doubt, Thoreau would not have been a fan of constant connection." quips Jaq Andrews

25. naysayer: 反對者 = people who oppose or disapprove of

Ex: He thinks the tech naysayers worry too much

26. work out: 好轉

Ex: I think it's just an adjustment in culture that will take some time to work itself out.

27. implication: 影響、後果

Ex: The lack of silence and introspection can have serious implications when it comes to the development and display itself.

28. amalgamation: 綜合體

Ex: An amalgamation of experiences, ideas and behaviors that have developed as a result of those experiences.

29. percolation: 滲入、慢慢擴散

Ex: Being constantly connected means we are interrupting this precious percolation process

30. submerged:浸淫在、沉浸在

Ex: Those born submerged in technology may not see the danger

31. reach out: 喊話、溝通

Ex: Harris wants to reach out to those who remember that other era.

32. at loose ends: 不知所措、無所事事

Ex: You will feel anxious, at loose ends, but then what?

33. the surest: 最肯定的、最明確的

Ex: Fear of absence is the surest sign that absence is needed.

34. snap out of: 脫離苦海、擺脫、振作

Ex: The break itself is the thing that snaps us out of the spell(咒語、魔咒).

35. staggering: 驚人的 = surprising

36. indispensable: 不可或缺的、必須的

(Reading articles and example sentences are from The end of absence, Apr. 6-8, 2015)