2017.12.8

Part 1 New Words

1. It would have been slightly embarrassing if the baby had been born a year earlier, for it would have meant that the young poet had* indulged *himself during the first year of mourning for his mother.

Indulge : to allow to have or do something even though it may not be proper, healthy ,approciate, etc

造句： He should be working , but instead he indulges in junk food and TV.

2. If we now *emulate *his example, we shall be able to show that their personal weaknesses were easily outweighted by the great things that they accomplished ,and we shall have a record that the future generations may regard as honest and reliable.

Emulate: verb, to try to be like (someone or something you admire) 效仿，模仿

造句： My daughter likes to emulate my yoga poses.

3.The brothers were just over twenty ,and youth sometimes acted as a *handicap *for a genius.

Handicap: 做名词时，为“障碍，不利条件，还有"残废"的意思；

造句： Although the soldier has a handicap, he still proudly stands with the others.

Part 2 Thoughts

After the mourning period , the three Sus and two brothers' wives set out for the capital . Although the journey was long and very dangerous , they were in good mood.  They would start official careers very soon . After arrival ,they bought one house at first and waited for official appointments. Finally ,two brothers passed two other examinations and got the Emperor's like. And their father also got a historian's job without any examinations ,according to his wish .

I have no idea about how dangerous to pass the Three Gorges before . Today I read Lin's words and got it . Besides knowledge , i also like Lin's sense of humor.

It would have been slightly embarrassing if the baby had been born a year earlier, for it would have meant that the young poet had indulged himself during the first year of mourning for his mother.