2 Flashcards
midwife
Midwife is a person who is trained to help women give birth but who is not a doctor.
obstetrician
An obstetrician is a doctor who specializes in the health of pregnant women.
pumpkin
He teaches agriculture and growing methods and has been producing pumpkins for nearly thirty years.
summit
He eventually climbed to the summit of the mountain.
externality
Pollution is a negative externality that imposes a cost─reduced happiness─on the victims.
Spread
Papers had been spread/laid out on the desk.
trilingual
To people in many countries, being bilingual or even trilingual is a way of life.
Feminism
Feminism, by definition, is the belief that men and women should have equal rights.
fragile
Since the railway runs through the most fragile ecosystem in the world.
Tibet
The Qinghai-Tibet railway is the world’s longest high-elevation railway.
curtail
The solution is to curtail expenditure
neutron
carbon peaking and carbon neutrality
What’s the purpose of life?
Strength of purpose
意图 意义
意志力
hectare
A single hectare of rainforest may contain as many as 250 species of tree.
redeem 2
I have sin inside me and I may never be redeemed.
You can’t redeem a lie with more lies.
sentence
A man was given a one year suspended sentence for ringing the bell four minutes and 48 seconds earlier.
mi madre y mi padre
我的母亲和我的父亲
prophet
A person who claims to know what will happen in the future
oxygen
carbon dioxide
With every breath, we’re inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide.
hydrogen
Hydrogen is the lightest gas.
endanger
You will endanger your health if you smoke too much.
subliminal
How your unconscious mind rules your behavior
