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hoary
gray or white with or as if with age
e.g.bowed his hoary head
obituary
a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
lockout
the withholding of employment by an employer and the whole or partial closing of the business establishment in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees
spasm of morbidity（频繁地发作）
the incidence of disease:the rate of illness (as in a specified population or group)
e.g.Because the young lack immune capability, the morbidity of viral upper respiratory diseases often reaches 100 percent of kittens in a litter or household.
a sudden violent and temporary effort, emotion, or sensation
e.g.a spasm of creativity
fixate
to focus one's gaze on
imminent demise
imminent：ready to take place;especially:hanging threateningly over one's headwas inimminentdanger of being run over
sym：impending；around the corner
demise：a cessation of existence or activity，a loss of position or status
infographic
a visual presentation of information in the form of a chart, graph, or other image accompanied by minimal text, intended to give an easily understood overview, often of a complex subject
superfluous
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary:extra
e.g.Her story was filled with superfluous details.
kick the bucket
to die
拓展：to get a kick out of 它可以用于任何一个使你高兴的人，或任何一样令你喜爱和激动的东西。
autopsy
1.inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
2.an analysis of something after it has been done or made.
comatose
1.affected with or characterized by coma.
2.lacking alertness or energy; torpid:
comatose from lack of sleep.
abstruse
hard to understand; recondite; esoteric:
abstruse theories.
savagery
an uncivilized or barbaric state or condition; barbarity.
jeremiad
a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.哀诉
aberration
the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type.
palpable
readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident:
e.g.a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.
apathetic
not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive:
an apathetic audience.
acumen
keen insight; shrewdness:
remarkable acumen in business matters.
pretentious snobs 自命不凡的人
characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved
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逻辑图反思，一开始，我还是处于提炼段落大意的阶段,因为作者反驳的点很多，但采用了Annie菌的建议（但可能自己还是没有带着问题去读，还有讨论文章的组织方式），经过再次阅读，提炼了4个主题，作者的语言很丰富，有好多也没读懂，希望群里的讨论可以慢慢答疑解惑。
这篇文章看起来有种“琅琅上口”的感觉，虽然有很多生词，但中心思想还是呼之欲出的。而且作者虽然是反驳一些观点，却没有那种咄咄逼人的气势，就是老师思维导图中体现出的concession--虽然持有一定立场，但是我不会把反方的话一棒子打死--这也从侧面表现出了作者的良好涵养，虽然是反驳，却有一种温润如玉的感觉（据jo说，作者是音乐系教授）。
鉴于本人没有什么古典音乐素养，所以本篇的内涵我可能体会不到什么，但大致了解了古典音乐在美国历史上的重要地位。其次评判一门艺术的标准不是单一的，不能仅仅用市场价值来衡量，而是那些真正精通此道的人。毕竟，那种冲击人心灵的力量是真正存在的。
