#5 What makes a good life

 -The Link:

https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness

-Vocabulary: 

1) Bricklayer   砌磚工;瓦工  n.

    a person who builds walls or buildings using bricks, especially as a job

    ■ Bricklayers and carpenters often use plumb lines.

        砌磚工和木工經常使用鉛垂線。

2) Schizophrenia   精神分裂症  n.

    a serious mental illness in which someone cannot understand what is real and what is imaginary

    ■ He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

       他被診斷為偏執型精神分裂症。

3) Octogenarian  八旬老人,80至89歲的人  n.

    a person who is between 80 and 89 years old

   ■ The octogenarian , who is a vegetarian and has never smoked cigarettes or drunk alcohol , is ready to share his regimen.

      這位年近九旬是一名素食主義者且從不抽煙或喝酒的老人,準備分享他的養生之道。

4) Bicker (為小事)爭吵,口角,鬥嘴  v.

    to argue about things that are not important

    ■ They're always bickering with each other about their personal problems.

       他們總是為個人問題而爭吵。

5) Glamorous  有魅力的;令人嚮往的  adj.

    attractive in an exciting and special way

    ■ She got a glamorous job.

       她得到一個令人嚮往的工作。

6) Grudge  怨恨,嫌隙,積怨  n.

    a strong feeling of anger and dislike for a person who you feel has treated you badly, especially one that lasts for a long time

    ■ Amanda still has a grudge against me for refusing to lend her that money.

      艾曼達到現在仍對我不借錢給她一事耿耿於懷。





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