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229. An artist’s time一位艺术家的机遇 utterance1-variation
He lived in a simple room, vacant except for the mattress2 on the floor and the desk in the corner. He was completely and utterly3 determined4 to translate his vague ideas onto paper in a way that would personally validate6 his existence. Until his novel was completely written, he would make no idle utterance, take no vacation, or vacate his apartment but for shopping once a week. All of the other rooms in his head were empty, but the room entitled “Artistic Drive” held a “No Vacancy7” sign. It was filled with a special kind of valor8 about which only the artist knows. To his friends, his family, and all who cared for him, he would have to vanish for quite some time. On this project, his mind was not variable. He had come to this stage in his life after reading of the accomplishments9 of great men. Edward Jenner had developed the vaccine10 after his wife witnessed Turkish women vaccinating11 each other. Isaac Newton set out to prove the inherent validity of order in the universe. William the Conqueror12, valiant13 Norman leader, sailed across the English Channel and vanquished15 the Anglo-Saxons. None of these men acted in a vacuum. They were able to react in a meaningful, valid5 manner to the environment in which they were placed. They rose above the vapid16, everyday concerns of the masses. They sought variation in their lives and welcomed the variability that life offered. They weren’t seeking any safety valves. This was the primary reason he now set down to write his novel. The other was more immediate17. Life is short. There may not be a tomorrow. He remembered reading a story about the nuclear bomb over Hiroshima. A man was sitting on bank steps waiting for the bank to open when he was instantly vaporized. Such immediate vaporization can happen to anyone, if not literally19 then at least metaphorically20. John sought to breathe in the sweet vapors21 of life and regurgitate them in the form of art. Now was his time.
utterance n.说话,说话的方式
utterly adv.完全地,绝对地
vacancy n.空白,空缺
vacant adj.空的,未被占用的
vacate vt.腾出,空出
vacation n.假期,休假 v.(美)度假,休假
vaccinate22 v.进行预防接种
vaccine n.疫苗
vacuum n.真空
vague adj.模糊的,含糊的
valiant adj.勇敢的,英勇的
valid adj.有效的,有根据的,正确的
validate vt.使生效,确认,证实
validity n.有效性,合法性
valor n.勇气,英勇
valve n.活门,阀
vanish vi.消失,灭绝
vanquish14 vt.征服,克服
vapid adj.索然乏味的
vapor18 n.水汽,水蒸气
vaporization n.蒸发
vaporize v.(使)蒸发
variability n.可变性
variable n. 变数,变量adj.可变的,易变的
variation n.变异,变种
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n.用言语表达,话语,言语 | |
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n.牛痘苗,疫苗;adj.牛痘的,疫苗的 | |
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给…接种疫苗( vaccinate的现在分词 ); 注射疫苗,接种疫苗 | |
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adj.勇敢的,英勇的;n.勇士,勇敢的人 | |
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v.征服,战胜;克服;抑制 | |
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v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 );战胜;克服;抑制 | |
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n.水汽,水蒸气,无实质之物( vapor的名词复数 );自夸者;幻想 [药]吸入剂 [古]忧郁(症)v.自夸,(使)蒸发( vapor的第三人称单数 ) | |
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