resurrect
vt. 1. bring (sb.) back to life again 使（某人）復(fù)活
2. revive (a practice, etc.); bring back into use 使（某種做法等）重新流行；重新喚起對(duì)…的記憶；重新使用

ego
n. an individual's idea of oneself, esp. in relation to other people or to the outside world 自我，自己

unaided
a. not assisted by sb./sth; without help 無助的；獨(dú)立的

folly
n. being foolish; lack of wisdom 愚笨，愚蠢

complacency
n. (usu. derog) a calm feeling of satisfaction with oneself, one's work, etc. 自滿（情緒），沾沾自喜

self-satisfaction
n. (derog) a feeling of being too pleased with oneself and one's own achievements 沾沾自喜，自鳴得意

handful
n. a small number 少數(shù)，少量

pinnacle
n. the highest point; the peak 頂峰，極點(diǎn)，頂點(diǎn)

mo(u)ldboard
n. a curved metal plate in a plow, which turns over the earth from the furrow （農(nóng)）犁壁

Strap
n. a strip of leather, cloth or other flexible material, often with a buckle, used for fastening sth., keeping sth. in place, carrying sth. or holding onto sth. 帶，條帶；皮帶；布帶；鐵皮條

transport
vt. take sth./sb. from one place to another in a vehicle 運(yùn)輸，運(yùn)送；輸送；搬運(yùn)

overland
ad. across the land; by land, not by sea or air 橫越大陸地；經(jīng)由陸路

satisfactory
a. of an acceptable nature or standard; good enough for a purpose 令人滿意的；可喜的；恰當(dāng)?shù)?

shipment
n. a cargo or goods transported, esp. by ship 裝載（或交運(yùn)）的貨物（量）

sow
v. put or scatter seed in or on the ground; plant land with seed 播種，種；撒播（種子）；播種于（土地）

effortless
a. needing little or no effort 不需要努力的；不（大）費(fèi)勁的；容易的

backward
a. having made or making less than normal progress 落后的

underdeveloped
a. (of a country, etc.) not having achieved a high level of economic development 未充分發(fā)展的；不發(fā)達(dá)的；落后的

adoption
n. the act of taking over sth. and having or using it as one's own 采取，采納，采用

chasm
n. a very wide difference between people, groups, etc., esp. one that is unlikely to change （感情、興趣、意見等的）大差別，大分歧

intimate
a. (of people) having a very close and friendly relationship 熟悉的；親密的；密切的

fundamental
a. that need to be known or learned first; most important 基本的，根本的；重要的

Phrases and Expressions
bring...to an end
cause...to end 使…完結(jié)（終了、結(jié)束）

or rather
(used to correct sth. one has said previously, or to give more accurate information)more exactly; more truly; it would be better to say 或者確切點(diǎn)說

lose sight of
fail to consider (sth.); forget (sth.) 忘記；忽略

set...right
put...right; rectify 校正；糾正

take...to heart
consider seriously; be much affected or upset by (sth.) 認(rèn)真考慮（某事）；關(guān)注（某事）；對(duì)（某事）想不開；為（某事）憂慮（或傷心、煩惱）

come about
happen, esp. in a way that seems impossible to prevent 發(fā)生，產(chǎn)生

for lack of
because there is not enough 因缺乏

come to the attention of
draw (sb.'s) attention 引起…的關(guān)注

compared to/with
examined to see how people or things are alike and how they are different 與…相比

by/in comparison to/with
(when) compared with/to 與…相比

look...in the eye(s)/face
look at (sb.) steadily without shame or embarrassment （心地坦然地）直視（某人），正視（某人）

Proper Names

Jesuit
耶穌會(huì)會(huì)士（1534 年 Ignatius Loyola 所創(chuàng)天主教一修會(huì)的成員）

Columbus
哥倫布（1451—1506，意大利航海家、新大陸發(fā)現(xiàn)者）

Gutenberg
谷登堡（1398—1468，德國金匠、活字印刷術(shù)發(fā)明者）

Harvey
哈維（1578—1657，英國醫(yī)師、生理學(xué)家、實(shí)驗(yàn)生理學(xué)創(chuàng)始人之一）

Newton
牛頓（1642—1727，英國物理學(xué)家、數(shù)學(xué)家和天文學(xué)家）

Egypt
埃及（東北非國家）