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Chapter 5: Fatigue ↵ Fatigue is of many sorts,
some of which are a much graver
happiness than others. Purely ,
provided it is not excessive, tends if anything
to be a cause of happiness; it leads to sound
sleep and a , and gives to the
pleasures that are possible on holidays. But when
it is excessive it becomes a very grave evil.
Peasant women in all but the most advanced
communities are old at thirty, worn out with
excessive . Children in the early days of
were in their growth and
frequently killed by in early years. The
same thing still happens in China and Japan,
where is new; to some extent also
in the Southern States of America. Physical
labour carried beyond a certain point is
torture, and it has very frequently
been carried so far as to make life all but
. In the most advanced parts of the
modern world, however, has been
much minimised through the inprovement of
industrial conditions. ↵ The kind of fatigue
that is most serious in the present day in
advanced communities is . This
kind, , is most pronounced among the
well-to-do, and tends to be much less among
wage-earners than it is among business men and
brain-workers. ↵ To escape from
in modern life is a very difficult thing. In the
first place, all through working hours, and still
more in the time spent between work and home, the
urban worker is exposed to noise, most of which,
, he learns not to hear consciously,
but which none the less wears him out, all the
more owing to effort involved in
not hearing it. Another thing which causes
fatigue without our being aware of the
constant presence of strangers. The natural
instinct of man, as of other animals, is to
investigate every stranger of his species, with a
view to deciding whether to behave to him in a
friendly or hostile manner. This instinct has to
be inhibited by those who travel in the
underground in the rush-hour, and the result of
inhibiting it is that they feel a general
all the strangers with whom
they are brought into this contact.
Then there is the catch the morning
train, with the resulting .
Consequently, by the time the office is reached
and the day's work begins, the black-coated
worker already has nerves and a tendency
to view the human race as a nuisance. His
employer, arriving in the same mood, does nothing
to it in the employee. Fear of
compels behaviour, but this
conduct only adds to the nervous strain. If once
a week employees were allowed to pull the
employer's nose and otherwise indicate what they
thought of him, the nervous tension for them
would be relieved, but for the employer, who also
has his troubles, this would not mend matters.
What the fear of dismissal is to the employee,
the fear of bankruptcy is to the employer. Some,
, are big enough to be above this fear,
but to reach a great position of this kind they
have generally had to pass through years of
struggle, during which they had to be
actively aware of events in all parts of the
world and constantly foiling the of
their competitors. The result of all this is that
when sound success comes a man is already a
, so anxiety that he
cannot shake off the habit of it when the need
for it is past. There are, , rich men's
sons, but they generally succeed in manufacturing
for themselves anxieties as similar as possible
to those that they would have suffered if they
had not been born rich. By betting and gambling,
they their fathers; by
cutting short their sleep for the sake of their
amusements, they their ; and
by the time they settle down, they have become as
happiness as their fathers were
before them. Voluntarily or , of
choice or , most moderns lead a
nerve-racking life, and are continually too tired
to be capable of enjoyment without the help of
alcohol. ↵ Leaving on one side those rich men
who are merely fools, let us consider the
case of those whose fatigue is
associated with work for a living. To a
great extent fatigue in such cases is due to
worry, and worry could be prevented by a better
philosophy of life and a little more mental
discipline. Most men and women are very
in control over their thoughts. I mean by this
that they cannot cease to think about worrying
topics at times when no action can be taken in
regard to them. Men take their business worries
to bed with them, and in the hours of the night,
when they should be gaining fresh strength to
cope with tomorrow's troubles, they are going
over and over again in their minds problems about
which at the moment they can do nothing, thinking
about them, not in a way to produce a sound line
of conduct on , but in that half-insane
way that characterises the troubled meditations
of . Something of the midnight madness
still clings about them in the morning, clouding
their judgement, spoiling their temper, and
making every obstacle . ↵
man thinks about his troubles only when there is
some purpose in doing so; at other times he
thinks about other things, or, if it is night,
about nothing at all. I do not mean to suggest
that at a great crisis, , when ruin is
imminent, or when a man has reason to suspect
that his wife is deceiving him, it is possible,
except to a few exceptionally disciplined minds,
to shut out the trouble at moments when nothing
can be done about it. But it is quite possible to
shut out the ordinary troubles of ordinary days,
except while they have to be dealt with.
amazing how much both happiness and efficiency
can be increased by the cultivation of an orderly
mind, which thinks about a matter adequately at
the right time rather than at all
times. When a difficult or worrying decision has
to be reached, as soon as all the data are
available, give the matter your best thought and
make your decision; having made the decision, do
not revise it unless some new fact comes to your
knowledge. Nothing is so exhausting as
, and nothing is so . ↵ A great
many worries can be realising the
of the matter which is causing the
anxiety. I have done in my time a considerable
amount of public speaking; at first every
audience terrified me, and made me
speak very badly; I the ordeal so much
that I always hoped I might break my leg before I
had to make a speech, and when it was over I was
exhausted from the nervous strain. Gradually I
taught myself to feel that it did not matter
whether I spoke well or ill, the universe would
remain much the same in either case. I found that
the less I cared whether I spoke well or badly,
the less badly I spoke, and gradually the nervous
strain diminished almost to . A
great deal of can be dealt with
in this way. Our doings are not so important as
we naturally suppose; our successes and failures
do not after all matter very much. Even great
sorrows can be survived; troubles which seem as
if they must put an end to happiness for life
fade until it becomes
almost impossible to remember their .
But over and above these self-centred
considerations is the fact that one's ego is no
very large part of the world. The man who can
centre his thoughts and hopes upon something
transcending self can find a certain peace in the
ordinary troubles of life which is impossible to
the pure . ↵ What might be called hygiene
of the nerves has been much too little studied.
, , has made
elaborate investigations into fatigue, and has
proved by careful statistics that if you go on
doing something for a sufficiently long time you
will ultimately get rather tired - a result which
might have been guessed without so much parade of
science. The study of fatigue by psychologists is
mainly concerned with , although
there are also a certain number of studies of
fatigue in school-children. None of these,
however, touch upon the important problem. ↵ The
important kind of fatigue is always emotional in
modern life; purely intellectual fatigue, like
purely , produces its own remedy
in sleep. Any person who has a great deal of
, emotion, to do -
say, , elaborate - will
sleep off at the end of each day the fatigue that
that day has brought. The harm that is attributed
to is hardly ever due to that cause, but
to some kind of worry or anxiety. The trouble
with emotional fatigne is that it
rest. The more tired a man becomes, the more
impossible he finds it to stop. One of the
symptoms of approaching is the
belief that one's work is terribly important, and
that to take a holiday would bring all kinds of
disaster. If I were a medical man, I should
prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered
his work important. The which
appears to be produced by the work is, in fact,
in every case that I have ever known of
personally, produced by some emotional trouble
from which the patient attempts to escape by
means of his work. He is to give up his
work because, if he does so, he will no longer
have anything to distract him from the thoughts
of his , whatever it may be. Of course,
the trouble may be fear of bankruptcy, and in
that case his work is directly connected with his
worry, but even then worry is likely to lead him
to work so long that his judgement becomes
clouded and bankruptcy comes sooner than if he
worked less. In every case it is the emotional
trouble, not the work, that causes the breakdown.
↵ The psychology of worry is by no means simple.
I have spoken already of mental discipline,
namely the habit of thinking of things at the
right time. This has'its importance, first
because it makes it possible to get through the
day's work with less expenditure of thought,
secondly because it affords a cure for ,
and thirdly because it promotes efficiency and
wisdom in decisions. But methods of this kind do
not touch or ,
and when a trouble is grave no method is of much
unless it penetrates below the level of
consciousness. There has been a great deal of
study by psychologists of the operation of the
unconscious upon the conscious, but much less of
the operation of the conscious upon the
unconscious. Yet the latter is of vast importance
in the subject of , and must be
understood if rational convictions are ever to
operate . This
applies in particular in the matter of worry. It
is easy though to tell oneself that such a
would not be so very terrible if it
happened, but so long as this remains merely a
conscious conviction it will not operate in the
watches of the night, or prevent the occurrence
of nightmares. My own belief is that a conscious
thought can be planted into if a
sufficient amount of vigour and intensity is put
into it. Most of consists of what
were once highly emotional conscious thoughts,
which have now become buried. It is possible to
do this process of burying deliberately, and in
this way can be led to do a lot
of useful work. I have found, , that
if I have to write upon some rather difficult
topic the best plan is to think about it with
very - the of
which I am capable - for a few hours or days, and
at the end of that time give orders, so to speak,
that the work is to proceed underground. After
some months I return consciously to the topic and
find that the work has been done. Before I had
discovered this technique, I used to spend the
intervening months worrying because I was making
no progress; I arrived at the solution none the
sooner for this worry, and the intervening months
were wasted, whereas now I can devote them to
other pursuits. A process in many ways
can be adopted with regard to anxieties. When
some threatens, consider seriously and
deliberately what is the very worst that could
possibly happen. Having looked this possible
in the face, give yourself sound
reasons for thinking that after all it would be
no such very terrible disaster. Such reasons
always exist, since at the worst nothing that
happens has any cosmic importance.
When you have looked for some time steadily at
the worst possibility and have said to yourself
with real conviction,'Well, after all, that
would not matter so very much', you will find
that your worry diminishes to a quite
extraordinary extent. It may be necessary to
repeat the process a few times, but in the end,
if you have nothing in facing the worst
possible issue, you will find that your worry
disappears altogether, and is replaced by a kind
of . ↵ This is part of a more
general technique for the of fear.
Worry is a form of fear, and all forms of fear
produce fatigue. A man who has learnt not to feel
fear will find the fatigue of daily life
enormously diminished. Now fear, in its most
harmful form, arises where there is some danger
which we are face. At odd moments
horrible thoughts our minds; what they
are depends upon the person, but almost everybody
had some kind of lurking fear. With one man it is
cancer, with another , with a third
the discovery of some secret, a
fourth is by jealous suspicions, a
fifth is haunted at night by the thought that
perhaps the tales of hell-fire told him when he
was young may be true. Probably all these people
employ the wrong technique for dealing with their
fear; whenever it comes into their mind, they try
to think of something else; they distract their
thoughts with amusement or work, or what not. Now
every kind of fears grows worse by not being
looked at. The effort of turning away one's
thoughts is a tribute to the of the
from which one is averting one's gaze;
the proper course with every kind of fear is to
think about it and calmly, but with
great concentration, until it has become
completely familiar. In the end will
blunt its terrors; the whole subject will become
boring, and our thoughts will turn away from it,
not, as formerly, by an effort of will, but
through mere lack of interest in the topic. When
you find yourself anything,
no matter what, the best plan always is to think
about it even more than you naturally would,
until at last its fascination is worn off.
↵ One of the matters in which modern morality is
most defective is this question of fear.
true that physical courage, especially in war, is
expected of men, but other forms of courage are
not expected of them, and no form of courage is
expected of women. A woman who is has
the fact if she wishes men to like
her. The man who is in any matter
except physical danger is also thought ill of.
public opinion, , is
regarded as a challenge, and the public does what
it can the man who its
authority. All this is quite opposite to what it
should be. ↵ Every form of courage, whether in
men or women, should be admired as much as
physical courage is admired in a soldier. The
of physical courage among young men is
a proof that courage can be produced in response
to a public opinion that demands it. Given more
courage there would be less worry, and therefore
less fatigue; for a very large proportion of the
from which men and women suffer
at present are due to fears, conscious or
unconscious. ↵ A very frequent source of fatigue
is love of excitement. If a man could spend his
leisure in sleep, he would keep fit, but his
working hours are , and he feels the need
of pleasure during his hours of freedom. The
trouble is that the pleasures which are easiest
to obtain and most attractive are
mostly of a sort to wear out the nerves. Desire
for excitement, when it goes beyond a point, is a
sign either of disposition or of some
dissatisfaction. In the early days of
a happy marriage most men feel no need of
excitement, but in the modern world marriage
often has to be postponed for such a long time
that when at last it becomes financially possible
excitement has become a habit which can only be
kept at bay for a short time. If public opinion
allowed men to marry at twenty-one without
incurring the financial burdens at present
involved in , many men would never get
into the way of demanding pleasures as fatiguing
as their work. To suggest that this should be
made possible is, however, , as may be
seen from Judge Lindsey, who has
suffered , a long and
honourable career, for the sole crime of wishing
to save young people from the that
they incur as a result of their elders' .
I shall not, however, pursue this topic any
further at present, since it comes under the
heading of , with which we shall be concerned
in a later chapter. ↵ For the private
individual, who cannot alter the laws and
institutions under which he lives,
difficult to cope with the situation that
created and perpetuate. It
is, however, worth while to realise that exciting
pleasures are not a road to happiness, although
so long as more satisfying joys remain
a man may find it hardly possible to
endure life except by the help of excitement. In
such a situation the only thing that a
man can do is to himself, and not to allow
himself such an amount of fatiguing pleasure as
will undermine his health or his
work. The for the troubles of the
young lies in a change of public morals. In the
meantime a young man does well to reflect that he
will ultimately be in a position to marry, and
that he will be if he lives in such a way
as to make a happy marriage impossible, which may
easily happen through nerves and an
acquired for the pleasures. ↵
One of the worst features of is
that it acts as a sort of screen between a man
and the outside world. Impressions reach him, as
it were, and ; he no longer notices
people except to be irritated by small tricks or
; he derives no pleasure from his meals
or from the sunshine, but tends to become
concentrated upon a few objects and indifferent
to all the rest. This state of affairs makes it
impossible to rest, so that fatigue continually
increases until it reaches a point where medical
treatment is required. All this is at bottom a
penalty for having lost that contact with Earth
of which we spoke in the preceding chapter. But
how such contact is to be preserved in our great
modern of population,
by no means easy to see. However, here again we
find ourselves upon of large social
questions with which in this volume it is not my
intention to deal. ↵
知识点
重点词汇
familiarity [fəˌmɪliˈærəti] n. 熟悉，精通；亲密；随便 {gre :8057}
courageous [kəˈreɪdʒəs] adj. 有胆量的，勇敢的 {cet6 :8170}
respectful [rɪˈspektfl] adj. 恭敬的；有礼貌的 {cet4 cet6 :8374}
ration [ˈræʃn] n. 定量；口粮；配给量 vt. 配给；定量供应 {toefl gre :8465}
envy [ˈenvi] n. 嫉妒，妒忌；羡慕 vt. 嫉妒，妒忌；羡慕 vi. 感到妒忌；显示出妒忌 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :8468}
misfortunes [misˈfɔ:tʃənz] n. 不幸( misfortune的名词复数 ); 厄运; 不幸的事; 灾难 { :8481}
misfortune [ˌmɪsˈfɔ:tʃu:n] n. 不幸；灾祸，灾难 {cet6 ky toefl ielts :8481}
unnatural [ʌnˈnætʃrəl] adj. 不自然的；反常的；不近人情的 { :8550}
prudent [ˈpru:dnt] adj. 谨慎的；精明的；节俭的 n. (Prudent)人名；(法)普吕当 {cet6 ky toefl gre :8554}
oppressive [əˈpresɪv] adj. 压迫的；沉重的；压制性的；难以忍受的 { :8659}
instinctive [ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv] adj. 本能的；直觉的；天生的 {toefl gre :8715}
dreaded [ˈdredɪd] v. 惧怕（dread的过去分词） adj. 令人畏惧的，可怕的 { :8728}
avoidance [əˈvɔɪdəns] n. 逃避；废止；职位空缺 {toefl :8834}
stunted [ˈstʌntɪd] adj. 发育不良的；成长受妨碍的；长得矮小的 v. 阻碍…发展（stunt的过去式及过去分词形式） { :9106}
analogous [əˈnæləgəs] adj. 类似的；[昆] 同功的；可比拟的 {cet6 toefl gre :9154}
muted [ˈmju:tɪd] adj. 柔和的；无言的；趋缓的 v. 使柔和（mute的过去式和过去分词）；消除声音 {ky gre :9361}
futile [ˈfju:taɪl] adj. 无用的；无效的；没有出息的；琐细的；不重要的 {ky toefl gre :9374}
lapse [læps] n. (一时的) 走神，判断错误 {ky ielts gre :9458}
unwise [ˌʌnˈwaɪz] adj. 不明智的；愚蠢的；轻率的 { :9528}
devoid [dɪˈvɔɪd] adj. 缺乏的；全无的 {toefl gre :9605}
immoral [ɪˈmɒrəl] adj. 不道德的；邪恶的；淫荡的 { :9751}
dissipate [ˈdɪsɪpeɪt] vi. 驱散；放荡 vt. 浪费；使…消散 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :9775}
unbearable [ʌnˈbeərəbl] adj. 难以忍受的；承受不住的 {gk cet4 cet6 toefl :9826}
involuntary [ɪnˈvɒləntri] adj. 无意识的；自然而然的；不知不觉的 {toefl gre :9830}
zest [zest] n. 风味；热心；强烈的兴趣 vt. 给…调味 {toefl ielts gre :10079}
strenuous [ˈstrenjuəs] adj. 紧张的；费力的；奋发的；艰苦的；热烈的 {ky toefl ielts :11142}
nervousness ['nɜ:vəsnəs] n. 神经质；[心理] 神经过敏；紧张不安 { :11154}
spectre ['spektə(r)] n. 幽灵；妖怪；鬼性（等于specter） { :11195}
superficially [ˌsju:pə'fɪʃəlɪ] adv. 表面地；浅薄地 {cet6 toefl :11269}
dreary [ˈdrɪəri] adj. 沉闷的，枯燥的 {toefl ielts gre :11551}
diffused [dɪ'fju:zd] adj. 散布的，扩散的；普及的 v. 散布，传播（diffuse的过去分词）；使分散 { :11715}
deficient [dɪˈfɪʃnt] adj. 不足的；有缺陷的；不充分的 {cet6 toefl :11799}
frayed [freɪd] adj. 散口的 v. 磨损（fray的过去分词）；受磨损 { :11825}
disgraceful [dɪsˈgreɪsfl] adj. 不名誉的，可耻的 { :11951}
tormented [ˈtɔ:mentid] 拷打 { :12020}
muffled [ˈmʌfld] adj. 听不清的；蒙住的 v. 使（声音）低沉（muffle的过去式）；压抑（感情等）；裹住；蒙住…的头；捂住…的嘴 {gre :12026}
insomnia [ɪnˈsɒmniə] n. 失眠症，失眠 {toefl ielts gre :12706}
computations [kɒmpjʊ'teɪʃnz] n. 计算，估计( computation的名词复数 ) { :12745}
bigotry [ˈbɪgətri] n. 偏执；顽固；盲从 {toefl :12992}
toil [tɔɪl] n. 辛苦；苦工；网；圈套 vt. 费力地做；使…过度劳累 vi. 辛苦工作；艰难地行进 {ielts gre :13009}
infuriating [ɪnˈfjʊərieɪtɪŋ] v. 使发怒（infuriate的ing形式） adj. 令人大怒的 { :13254}
avail [əˈveɪl] vi. 有益于，有益于；使对某人有利。 vt. 有益于，有益于；使对某人有利。 n. 效用，利益 {cet6 ky ielts :13705}
physique [fɪˈzi:k] n. 体格，体形 {ielts :13836}
flout [flaʊt] n. 嘲笑；轻视；愚弄 vt. 嘲笑；藐视；愚弄 vi. 嘲笑；表示轻蔑 {toefl gre :13849}
inadequately [ɪn'ædɪkwətlɪ] adv. 不适当地；不够好地 { :14007}
morbid [ˈmɔ:bɪd] adj. 病态的；由病引起的；恐怖的；病变部位的 {toefl ielts gre :14213}
rationally ['ræʃnəlɪ] adv. 理性地；讲道理地 { :14313}
displeasure [dɪsˈpleʒə(r)] n. 不愉快；不满意；悲伤 { :14384}
brood [bru:d] n. 一窝；一伙 vt. 孵；沉思 n. (Brood)人名；(瑞典)布罗德 {cet4 cet6 ielts gre :14517}
indecision [ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒn] n. 优柔寡断；犹豫不决 { :14734}
mannerisms ['mænərɪz(ə)m] n. 特殊习惯；矫揉造作；怪癖 { :14842}
incapacity [ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti] n. 无能力，无能 { :15342}
involuntarily [ɪn'vɒləntrəlɪ] adv. 无心地；不自觉地；偶然地 { :15439}
subconscious [ˌsʌbˈkɒnʃəs] n. 潜在意识；下意识心理活动 adj. 潜意识的；下意识的 { :15809}
commoner [ˈkɒmənə(r)] n. 平民；自费学生；下议院议员 n. (Commoner)人名；(英)康芒纳 { :15906}
exhilaration [ɪɡˌzɪlə'reɪʃn] n. 愉快；令人高兴 {gre :16673}
loath [ləʊθ, ləʊð] adj. 勉强的；不情愿的（等于loth） {toefl ielts gre :16958}
atrocious [əˈtrəʊʃəs] adj. 凶恶的，残暴的 {gre :18699}
unattainable [ˌʌnəˈteɪnəbl] adj. 做不到的；难到达的 { :19006}
难点词汇
machinations ['mækə'neɪʃənz] n. 阴谋诡计；奸计 { :19441}
shirked [ʃɜ:kt] v. 逃避（工作），偷懒( shirk的过去式和过去分词 ) { :20032}
morrow [ˈmɒrəʊ] n. 次日；（重大事件后）紧接着的时期；晨间 n. (Morrow)人名；(英)莫罗 { :21538}
moralists [ˈmɔ:rəlɪsts] n. 道德家，道德主义者，说教者( moralist的名词复数 ) { :21627}
poignancy ['pɔɪnjənsɪ] n. 辛辣；强烈；尖锐；辛酸事 { :22145}
matrimony [ˈmætrɪməni] n. 结婚，婚礼；婚姻生活 {ielts :23355}
overwork [ˌəʊvəˈwɜ:k] vi. 工作过度 vt. 工作过度 n. 过度工作 过度工作的 { :25116}
debilitate [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt] vt. 使衰弱；使虚弱 {toefl gre :26558}
tensely [tenslɪ] adv. 紧张地；拉紧地 { :27174}
dyspepsia [dɪsˈpepsiə] n. [内科] 消化不良；胃弱 { :29957}
agglomerations [əɡlɒmə'reɪʃnz] n. 成团，结块（agglomeration的复数形式） { :30078}
industrialism [ɪnˈdʌstriəlɪzəm] n. 产业主义，工业主义；工业制度 { :32024}
unimportance [ˌʌnimˈpɔ:təns] n. 不足道；不重要 { :37024}
egoist [ˈegəʊɪst] n. 自我主义者；利己主义者 { :37431}
commonness ['kɒmənnəs] n. 共性；平凡 { :38814}
obloquy [ˈɒbləkwi] n. 毁谤；耻辱；谩骂 {toefl gre :42823}
生僻词
black-coated ['blæk,kəutid] adj. 职员的，领薪阶层的; 穿黑衣的
brain-workers ['breɪn,wɜːkə] n. 脑力劳动者；劳心的人
gentler [ˈdʒentlə(r)] adj. 优雅的，温和的
hell-fire ['helf'aɪər] n. 地狱之火
horribleness [ ] n. horrible的变形
nerve-racking [ˈnɜ:vˌrækɪŋ] adj. 伤脑筋的；使人心烦的
rush-hour [ ] n. 交通拥挤时间；高峰时刻 adj. 高峰时刻的
school-children [s'ku:ltʃ'ɪldrən] 学童
self-centred [ˈselfˈsentəd] adj. 自我中心的；自私自利的
twenty-one ['twentɪˌwʌn] n. 二十一点纸牌游戏 num. 二十一 adj. 二十一的
wage-earners [ ] (wage-earner 的复数) n. 工薪族, 工薪阶层（者）, 靠工资生活的人
well-to-do [wel tə dʊ] adj. 小康的；富裕的
词组
a twist [ ] [网络] 扭啊扭；把······拧一下
accustom to [ ] un. 习惯于 [网络] 使习惯；使习惯于；习惯于某事
be doing [ ] [网络] 正在做；现在进行时；现在进行时态
brood on [ ] un. 郁闷地沉思 [网络] 耿耿于怀；念念不忘；计较
dare to [dɛə tu:] v. 胆敢 [网络] 敢于；要敢于；敢于用
dart into [ ] 冲进，突然奔进
devoid of [ ] v. 缺乏N；没有N [网络] 缺少；全无的；缺乏的
diminish by [ ] 由于…而减少
doing in [ ] na. 欺骗；杀死；损坏
doing nothing [ ] [网络] 什么都不做；无所事事；什么也不做
financial ruin [ ] [网络] 经济崩溃
good appetite [ ] [网络] 好胃口；很好的胃口；好喙斗
great intensity [ ] 大强度
hurry to [ ] [网络] 匆匆忙忙地去；赶往；匆忙赶到
in doing [ ] [网络] 在做…的过程中；在做某事过程中；忙着干某事
in doing so [in ˈdu:ɪŋ səʊ] [网络] 这样做时；在这情况下；在做此事过程中
in spite [ ] na. 为泄愤 [网络] 工人们还是很早就出发了；恶意地；尽管
in spite of [in spait ɔv] na. spite of 不管；〔古语〕无视 [网络] 尽管；不顾；虽然 {toefl :0}
in the realm of [ ] [网络] 在……的领域里
incapable of [ ] adj. 不会 [网络] 无能力；没有能力；没有……的能力
incline to [ ] 向…方向弯, 倾斜; (使)具有…倾向
incur the displeasure of [ ] 触犯…,得罪…,伤害…的感情
indifference to [ ] [网络] 对……漠不关心；对……不关心；对…无动于衷
industrial psychology [inˈdʌstriəl saiˈkɔlədʒi] un. 产业心理学 [网络] 工业心理学；主修工业心理学；企业的心理
intellectual work [ ] 智力(脑力)劳动,脑力工作
interfere with [ˌɪntəˈfiə wið] 干扰，干涉；妨碍；触动或弄坏；乱动；与……抵触
lapse of time [ ] na. 时光的流逝 [网络] 一段时间；时效终止；因时效终止
mend matters [ ] na. 改善情况
mental hygiene [ ] un. 精神卫生 [网络] 心理卫生；精神保健；心理健康
muscular fatigue [ ] n. 肌肉疲劳
nervous breakdown [ˈnə:vəs ˈbreikdaun] n. 神经衰弱 [网络] 精神崩溃；神经失常；崩溃了
nervous fatigue [ ] 神经性疲劳
nervous wreck [ˈnə:vəs rek] n. 极度神经质的人；极度精神紧张的人
obstacle to [ ] [网络] 纪念碑；障碍；的障碍
oddly enough [ ] na. “curiously enough”的变体 [网络] 说也奇怪；说来也奇怪；说来奇怪
of necessity [ɔv niˈsesiti] na. 必然；不得已；不可避免地 [网络] 必然地；必定；无法避免地
physical fatigue [ ] 身体疲劳
radical cure [ ] [医] 根治, 根本疗法
rage against [ ] [网络] 有理性也有不理性的我反对；充满愤怒
spite of [ ] conj.不管,无视
the fate of [ ] [网络] 命运
the fringe [ ] [网络] 边缘；艺穗；这种英式刘海
the morrow [ ] [网络] 明天；次日
the sack [ ] [网络] 袋式直筒裙；麻袋；解雇
the subconscious [ ] [网络] 潜意识；潜意识现象；濳意识
the unconscious [ ] [网络] 无意识；潜意识；下意识
the wise [ ] [网络] 智者；聪明人；睿智的
to brood [ ] 孵化；育雏
to conceal [ ] [网络] 隐藏；隐瞒；隐匿
to doing [ ] [网络] 喜欢做……胜过做；介词；等等，请注意平时仔细积累
to oneself [ ] [网络] 独自享用；暗自；供自己用
to punish [ ] [网络] 处治；处罚；惩罚
unwilling to [ ] [网络] 不愿意；不情愿的
urban agglomeration [ ] [网络] 城市群；城市聚结；城市集聚
vanish point [ ] [网络] 终点；消去点；消失点
with the lapse of time [ ] na. 随着时间的过去 [网络] 随着时间的推移；逐渐；随著时间的推移
惯用语
for example
it is
it is true
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