obsession
n. the state of being obsessed 著迷

contemporary
n. a person who lives or lived at the same time as another, usu. being roughly the same age 同代人；（幾乎）同年齡的人
a. belong to the same time; of the present time; modern 屬于同一時代的；當(dāng)代的；現(xiàn)代的

poetry
n. poems collectively or in general [總稱]詩

intrinsic
a. (of a value or quality) belonging naturally to sb./sth.; existing within sb./sth., rather than coming from outside 固有的；本質(zhì)的；內(nèi)在的

randomly
ad. without method or conscious choice 任意地，胡亂地

submit
vt. give (sth.) to sb./sth. so that it may be formally considered or so that a decision about it may be made 提交，呈遞

anonymously
ad. without revealing one's name 用匿名的方式

evaluation
n. the act of assessing or forming an idea of the amount, quality or value of sb./sth. 評價，評估

Phrases and Expressions

have (sth., nothing, a lot, etc.) to do with sb./sth.
be connected or concerned with sb./sth. to the extent specified 與某人 / 某事有（一些、毫無、很大）關(guān)系

make history
be or do sth. so important or unusual that it will be recorded in history 創(chuàng)造歷史，影響歷史的進程；做出值得紀(jì)念（或載入史冊的）事情

rise above
become successful or outstanding 取得成功；出類拔萃

leave behind
cause to lag behind; surpass 把…丟在后面；超過

focus on
concentrate on 集中于；著重于

be endowed with
naturally have a good quality, ability, feature, etc. 天生具有

come out of
originate in or develop from 從…中獲得；從…中發(fā)展而來

build...upon
base ... on; use (sth.) as a foundation for further progress 把…建立在…上

take charge
take control (of sth.); be responsible (for sth.) 掌管；負責(zé)

go /get nowhere
achieve no success or make no progress 不能成功；無進展

set ... apart
make (sb./sth.) different from or superior to others 使顯得突出，使顯得與眾不同

put up with
tolerate or bear (sb./sth.) 忍受，容忍

Proper Names

Michael Ryan
邁克爾·賴恩

Napoleon Bonaparte
拿破侖·波拿巴 (1769 — 1821, 法蘭西第一帝國和百日王朝皇帝)

George Washington
喬治·華盛頓 (1732 — 1799, 美國第一任總統(tǒng))

Keith Simonton
基思·西蒙頓

Dunkirk
敦刻爾克（法國北部港市）

Franklin Roosevelt
富蘭克林·羅斯福 (1882 — 1945, 美國第三十二任總統(tǒng))

Thomas Jefferson
托馬斯·杰斐遜 (1743 — 1826, 美國第三任總統(tǒng)，《獨立宣言》主要起草人)

Woodrow Wilson
伍德羅·威爾遜 (1856 — 1924, 美國第二十八任總統(tǒng))

Warren G. Harding
沃倫·G·哈定 (1865 — 1923, 美國第二十九任總統(tǒng))

Johannes Kepler
開普勒 (1571 — 1630, 德國天文學(xué)家和占星家)

Emily Dickinson
艾米莉·迪金森 (1830 — 1886, 美國女詩人，美國現(xiàn)代詩先驅(qū)者之一)

James Joyce
詹姆斯·喬伊斯 (1882 — 1941, 愛爾蘭小說家，多用“意識流”手法，代表作《尤利西斯》)

Finnegans Wake
《為芬尼根守靈》(喬伊斯于 1939 年出版的最后一部小說)

Brandeis
布蘭代斯大學(xué) (馬薩諸塞州)

Teresa Amabile
特蕾莎·阿瑪貝爾