conventional grammar -the deviousness that is exhibited in the misuse of mathematics by soothsayers posing as scientists and economists.I know also what I do not mean by language conditioning morality-I do not mean political correctness- for that only relentlessly beats it into a shape that accommodates and validates society's prevailing anxieties.What I do mean,I think-and I am very much in the process of exploring this-is that language,when misapplied,gives us ample scope for hiding from the truth.And yet,it is language,in its myriad forms,when used sincerely,and as appropriate to the question that we are asking,that ultimately saves us from despair. Vocabulary: I、perforce:adv.(old use or formal)because it is necessary or cannot be avoided必须、势必 e.g.:The president stood up,and they perforce stood up with him 2、take:opinion,viewpoint观点、看法 e.g.:She has a different take on life from his. 3、lurk:present in a hidden way潜在，隐藏着 e.g.:At night,danger lurks in these streets. 4、unglue:separate拆开、硬使分开 e.g.:You should unglue children from the computer games. 5、demolition:the pulling down of a building拆毁--demolish(v.) 6、promiscuous:having many sexual partners,taken from a wide range of sources淫乱的：杂 e.g.:a stylistically promiscuous piece of music 7、tremulous::shaking slightly because you are nervous颤抖的、战栗的 e.g.:He was in a state of tremulous excitement. 8.erudite:having or showing great knowledge that is gained from academic study.博学的、有学 问的 g、plasticity:the quality of bring easily made into different shapes可塑性 lO、flout:to show that you have no respect for a law by openly not obeying it公然藐视、无视 e.g.:Motorists regularly flout the law. Il、eschew:deliberately avoid or keep away from sth.有意避开 I2、visceral:resulting from strong feelings rather than careful thought出自内心的、发自肺腑的 e.g.:She had a visceral dislike of all things foreign. l3、asterisk:the symbol that looks like a star星号 I4、smack:having the characteristics of味道、滋味 e.g.:The pudding has a smack of cinnamon. lS、leverage:the ability to influence what people do影响力、杠杆作用 e.g.:diplomatic leverage l6、abode:the place where sb.Lives住所、家 e.g.:They are the homeless people of no fixed abode. 17.inkling:a light knowledge of sth.that is happening or about to happen e.g.:He had no inkling of what was going on. I&、uncouple:to remove the connection between two vehicles,ctc.分离 l9、soothsayer:a person who is believed to be able to tell what will happen in the future占卜者、 预言者conventional grammar – the deviousness that is exhibited in the misuse of mathematics by soothsayers posing as scientists and economists. I know also what I do not mean by language conditioning morality – I do not mean political correctness – for that only relentlessly beats it into a shape that accommodates and validates society’s prevailing anxieties. What I do mean, I think – and I am very much in the process of exploring this – is that language, when misapplied, gives us ample scope for hiding from the truth. And yet, it is language, in its myriad forms, when used sincerely, and as appropriate to the question that we are asking, that ultimately saves us from despair. Vocabulary: 1、 perforce: adv. (old use or formal) because it is necessary or cannot be avoided 必须、势必 e.g.: The president stood up, and they perforce stood up with him. 2、 take: opinion, viewpoint 观点、看法 e.g.: She has a different take on life from his. 3、lurk: present in a hidden way 潜在，隐藏着 e.g.: At night, danger lurks in these streets. 4、 unglue：separate 拆开、硬使分开 e.g.: You should unglue children from the computer games. 5、demolition：the pulling down of a building 拆毁 -----demolish (v.) 6、promiscuous：having many sexual partners; taken from a wide range of sources 淫乱的；杂 乱的 e.g.: a stylistically promiscuous piece of music 7、tremulous：shaking slightly because you are nervous 颤抖的、战栗的 e.g.: He was in a state of tremulous excitement. 8. erudite: having or showing great knowledge that is gained from academic study.博学的、有学 问的 9、plasticity：the quality of bring easily made into different shapes 可塑性 10、flout： to show that you have no respect for a law by openly not obeying it 公然藐视、无视 e.g.: Motorists regularly flout the law. 11、eschew：deliberately avoid or keep away from sth. 有意避开 12、visceral: resulting from strong feelings rather than careful thought 出自内心的、发自肺腑的 e.g.: She had a visceral dislike of all things foreign. 13、asterisk：the symbol that looks like a star 星号 14、smack：having the characteristics of 味道、滋味 e.g.: The pudding has a smack of cinnamon. 15、leverage：the ability to influence what people do 影响力、杠杆作用 e.g.: diplomatic leverage 16、abode：the place where sb. Lives 住所、家 e.g.: They are the homeless people of no fixed abode. 17. inkling: a light knowledge of sth. that is happening or about to happen 略知 e.g.: He had no inkling of what was going on. 18、uncouple: to remove the connection between two vehicles, etc. 分离 19、soothsayer：a person who is believed to be able to tell what will happen in the future 占卜者、 预言者