P4
1.
sent shivers down my backbone: (something) gave me
great happiness, enjoyment, delight; excitement
2. associations of words: words that call for images
in one’s mind
1. in so far as: in the degree that; in as far as;
in-so-far as
2. naturalistic: of naturalism
3. arresting similes: catching; attracting, seizing,
capturing use of rhetorical device
4. purple passage/ purple patch: (esp. in writing)
a splendid, showy, or high-sounding part in the middle
of something plain or dull
5. project: plan, design, draft, outline, propose,
devise, frame, contrive
P5
1. assess: judge, evaluate, appraise, look over
2. tumultuous: clamorous; uproarious, disturbing,
having…
3.
His subject matter … like our own: What a writer writes
about is usually determined by his age—particularly
it is so in our age which is full of dramatic changes.
4. discipline: train, instruct, drill, control
5. temperament: nature, mood, makeup, character, temper,
personality, quality
6. getting stuck: cling to; hang on to; stay (close)
7. perverse: disobedient, rebellious, contrary, stubborn,
obstinate, hardheaded, pigheaded, headstrong/cooperative,
agreeable
8. impulse: a sudden will to do something; inclination,
wish
9.
It is his job, no doubt … to write: Obviously, it
is the writer’s job (what he should do) to have the
proper nature (control his nature), try to obtain
a mature attitude (try not to be immature, na?ve)
to be in the right mood (not to be very much obstinate),
however, he should keep his original attitude (influences
he has got from his life experiences), if not, he
will have no wish (inclination) to write anything.
P6
1. egoism: the quality or state of always thinking
about oneself or about what will be the best for oneself
2. to get your own back on grown-ups: to revenge yourself
on somebody
3. snub: ignore, scorn, rebuff, turn one’s nose at,
treat with contempt, give the cold shoulder to
4. humbug: a deceitful person who pretends to be something
he is not; a thing which is not what it seems
5.
crust of humanity: the hard brown outer surface of
a baked bread; the best top part of humanity
6. acutely: sensitively, sharply, keenly, intensely
7. smother: suffocate, strangle, choke
8. drudgery: toil, menial labor, distasteful work;
travail, grind
9. willful: stubborn, obstinate, unyielding, uncompromising;
persistent
10. vain: proud, self-admiring, conceited, arrogant,
pompous, self-importance
