1.all-consuming 耗費時間(或精力)的
It was the start of the all-consuming self which has come to dominate our world today.
這就是“完全消費自我”的出現 在如今它支配了我們的世界 。
2.piqued interest 激起興趣
From the window we could see a few stray passersby on the sidewalk looking in with piqued interest.
從窗戶我們看見幾個閑散的路人站在道兒上一幅等著看戲的樣子 。
3.relying on 依賴;信賴
"If you're relying on memory," says novelist Michael Frayn, "how – even with the best of intentions – can you distinguish between what you remember and what you make up?
“如果你依賴記憶”,小說家邁克爾·弗雷恩說,“就算意圖很好,你又怎么能辨別出哪些是你記憶中的哪些是你編造的?
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