haunt (line 1;para.1)
• make someone feel worried and upset for a long time
• 萦绕在…心头; 缠绕，使担忧
for example • Images from the war still
haunt him. • 战争的影像仍萦绕在他的脑海。
the signals from banks are ominous. • 但信贷继续紧缩，银行方面发出的
信号是不祥的。
obsolete (line 7;para.1)
• adj. no longer used ; out of date
• 不再使用的，过时的
for example • Still, you might point out to him that he
for example • We are all desirous of success. • 我们都渴望成功。
be caught in sth (line 1, para. 5)
• be trapped in sth and cannot escape from it • 陷于…而无法解脱
for example • It is a society caught in the agony
have the opportunity to begin anew. • 忘记过去，忘记昨天。今天的你有机会重新开始
生活
ecumenical (line 2;para.3)
• adj. of or representing the whole Christian world or universal Church
priorities. • 归根结底，这个问题是社会应优先考虑的问题之
一。
go all out to do sth/for sth
(line 15,para. 1)
• to put all your energy and determination to get or win something
• 尽最大的努力奋斗；全力以赴；竭尽全力地去奋 斗
容并蓄的组织。
born of (sth) (line 7;para.1)
• owing one’s existence to something ;originating from something
• 由于某物而得以存在，来源于某物
for example • With a strength born of desperation,
for example • He decided to go all out to
fulfill the task. • 他决心全力以赴地去完成任务。
be desirous of sth (line 9, para. 5)
• feel or have a desire for sth
• 希望；渴望；意欲
Words & Phrases
Harrow (line 1;para.1)
• v.使（某人）极其痛苦；折磨；使苦恼
for example
• Harsh words harrowed her feelings.
• 难听的话伤了她的感情。
mutuality (line 2;para.5)
• n.condition of being common
• 共同，相关性，相互关联
for example • The idea is create an organisation embracing
mutuality as well as free market capitalism. • 其理念是建造一个使互惠关系和自由资本市场兼
behold (line 8;para.4)
• v. to say something unusual
• 注意到，观察，看
for example • Lo and behold, their bonds would
go up because people had discovered that you might be entitled to par. • 你可以发现，他们的债券价格会上升因 为人们已经发现你可能有权以票面价值。
• 超出，超越
for example • Human nature has certain commonalities
that transcend differences of place, race, religion, and culture. • 人性有某些超越地点、种族、宗教 和文化差异的共同特征。
ominous (line 3;para.1)
• Suggesting that something bad is about to happen ;threatening
• 不祥的，不吉的，险恶的
for example • Yet credit continues to tighten, while
• 全基督教的；普世教会的
for example • This example has been an inspiration to the modern Ecumenical Movement. • 这一事例对现代泛基督教主义运动
是个启示。
transcend (line2;para.3)
• to go beyond the range of
he forced open the door. • 绝望带来的力量使他强行打开了门。
boil down to (line 1,para. 5):
• boil down to = be summarized as
• 归结为
for example • The question boils down to one of social
is using an obsolete modelling technique. • 所以，你或许应该向他指出，他正在
使用一种过时的建模技术。
anew (line 12;para.1)
• adv.in a new or different way ;again
• 重新，再
for example • Forget the past. Forget yesterday. Today you
of revolutionary change. • 那是一个陷于革命性变迁的痛苦
之中的社会。