本帖最后由 JoyceAccSG 于 2013-1-1 20:01 编辑 $ p ]0 L0 \. N; v; N" o
9 w1 @. d' K. d& t+ n1 E1. aspiring/əˈspaɪər/ If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it. 1 N$ n# Q$ c* z
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.0 |( D( e& Y( G8 `" w% W2 [5 _
; l8 s! g* s9 p2. microcosm/ˈmaɪ krəˌkɒz əm/A microcosm is a small society, place, or activity which has all the typical features of a much larger one and so seems like a smaller version of it. (FORMAL)
( ^; W9 P* h M& o& W; }Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
! _6 C+ m# p6 k& N9 k- j4 @& C5 J% B9 c( z7 D% y
3. preoccupation/priˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən, ˌpri ɒk-/I. N-Count If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you. , d+ `/ F- j$ T0 l& C1 q# H- ^
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
) D r ^/ E9 r$ v II. N-Uncount Preoccupation is a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important.& G! @4 F. `6 C. ^4 [0 p6 E
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 0 p8 l; O- @/ Q: e7 f7 K1 z! C, ?
) `& b5 W: M0 W, K/ }# L
|