1.bemuse // to cause (someone) to be confused and often also somewhat amused
2.benefactor - 词根Bene 意味着好,善.//someone who helps another person, group, etc., by giving money
3.beneficent // doing or producing good
4.benevolent // kind and generous
5.benign // medical : not causing death or serious injury
6.bereave // to take away (a valued or necessary possession) especially by force
7.beset // to cause problems or difficulties for (someone or something)
8.besiege
9.bestow // to give (something) as a gift or honor
10.betray
11.bewilder // to confuse (someone) very much
12.bias -bi 词根有2的意思//a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly
13.bibliomania //集书癖
14.bilateral // involving two groups or countries
15.bilingual // able to speak and understand two languages
16.billion // the number 1,000,000,000 : one thousand million
17.birthright // a right that you have because you were born into a particular position, family, place, etc., or because it is a right of all people
18.bizarre // very unusual or strange
19.blackmail // the crime of threatening to tell secret information about someone unless the person being threatened gives you money or does what you want
20.blameworthy
21.bland // not interesting or exciting
22.blatant // very obvious and offensive
23 blazing // very hot, fast, or powerful
24 bleach // to remove color or dirt and stains from (hair, clothing, etc.) especially through the effect of sunlight or by using chemicals : to make (something) whiter or lighter in color
25 blighted // a disease that makes plants dry up and die something that causes harm or damage like a disease
26 blindness
27 blissful
28 blithe // happy and without worry
29 blockbuster // something that is very large, expensive, or successful
30 blueprint
31 bluff // having a very open, honest, and direct way of talking that is friendly but not always polite
32 blur // something that you cannot see clearly something that is difficult to remember
33 boastfulness // a statement in which you express too much pride in yourself or in something you have, have done, or are connected to in some way
34 boisterous // very noisy and active in a lively way
35 bolster // a long bag of cloth completely filled with soft material : a long pillow or cushion
36 bombastic // speech or writing that is meant to sound important or impressive but is not sincere or meaningful
37 bonanza // a large amount of something valuable
40 boon // something pleasant or helpful : a benefit or advantage
41 boost // to increase the force, power, or amount of (something)
42 bootless //无用的
43 boredom // the state of being bored
44 boundless // not limited in any way : having no boundaries
45 bowlegged // a leg bowed outward at or below the knee
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46 braggart // a person who brags a lot
47 braid // to form (something, such as hair) into a braid : to weave together (three or more strands or parts of something)
48 brassy // very confident and aggressive in a loud and sometimes annoying way
49 bravado //作威；虚张声势
50 brazen //厚颜无耻的 厚着脸皮做
51 breach //破坏；违背n。违反；突破 v。
52 breed //繁殖。品种
53 brevity //短暂；简短
54 brilliant //卓越
55 brink //边缘；边沿
56 briny //盐水的；海水的
57 brook //小河
58 brownish //棕
59 brusqueness //唐突 直率
60 brutality //残忍
61 brute //畜生；残忍的人
62 buckle //扣子
63 bulky //庞大的
64 acronym //首字母缩写
65 acute //急剧 敏锐
66 adhere //坚持
67 aggression //侵犯
68 brochure //小册子
69 chimpanzee //黑猩猩
70 collective //同工的
71 conductivity //电传导率
72 congestion //阻塞
73 council //议会 委员会
74 crevice //裂缝
75 deficiency //不足 缺陷
76 discharge //解除 还债
77 dispute //争论
78 doctrine //学说
79 endless //无止境的
80 enforces //强迫
81 essentially //本质上 adv
82 expire //终止
83 fare //食物 路费
84 flat//平坦
85 forward //向前的
86 foul //邪恶的 犯规
87 glow //光辉 热情
88 juvenile //青少年的 幼儿的
89 load // 装载
90 log //原木
91 maritime //海事的
92 mat//垫子
93 obstruct//阻挡
94 overcharge //夸张 过度
95 pollen//花粉
96 predominant //主要的
97 prevalent //流行的 普遍的
98 protagonist //支持者 主角
99 rehabilitate//复兴 修复
100 renovate //修理 刷新
P1
estranged from fact no true.
inhabits a fantastical realm where
rival 对手
is the leading exponent 楷模
assassinated by Russia 暗杀
perpetrators of the recent bungled coup 罪犯 失败的政变
warned of 警告
hordes of immigrants 一大群移民
result from 起因于
Turkey‘s imminent accession 即将到来
worrying 令人担心
Authoritarian countries were more vulnerable 直说中国更容易受伤
P2
peddle lies try to get people to accept
Ronald Reagan‘s fib an untrue statement about something minor or unimportant
secure the release of hostages providing protection from danger or harm,
a person who is captured by someone who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed
to fund the efforts of rebels in Nicaragua an amount of money that is used for a special purpose,
opposing or taking arms against a government or ruler
Dictators and democrats a person who rules a country with total authority and often in a cruel or brutal way, a person who believes in or supports democracy
deflect blame to keep (something, such as a question) from affecting or being directed at a person or thingv
incompetence lack of the ability to do something well
manipulated to use or change (numbers, information, etc.) in a skillful way or for a particular purpose
P3
whingeing elites who have been outflaked to complain in an annoying way ，to move around the side of (something, such as an opposing force) to attack from behind
falsified or contested to make (something) false : to change (something) in order to make people believe something that is not true to struggle or fight for or against something
but to reinforce prejudices to strengthen an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc
validates the us-versus-them mindset
outsider candidates thrive on a person who does not belong to or is not accepted as part of a particular group or organization, to do well in a particular kind of situation
exaggerated claim
magnitude the size, extent, or importance of something
noble having, showing, or coming from personal qualities that people admire (such as honesty, generosity, courage, etc.)
received wisdom widely accepted
a sceptical lack of deference towards leaders is the first step to reform having or expressing doubt about something a way of behaving that shows respect for someone or something to improve (someone or something) by removing or correcting faults, problems, etc.
hastened to cause (something) to happen more quickly
P4
corrosive forces are also at play. 多因素
have thrived 做不好?
they are scornful of self-serving technocrats 藐视自私的技术之上者
euro 欧盟
tumbled 崩溃
abetted 加强
rumour and gossip 谣言 流言
take on the appearance of truth
a belief that is dearly held very much
well-intentioned journalistic practices bear blame too 出于好意的 新闻业的
the pursuit of ‘fairness‘ in reporting often create phoney balance ..追求 not true, real, or genuine
uninhabited
it is teeming with.. to be full of
P5
pro-wrestling 不好的意思 摔跤
precludes a serious 产生？stop some from doing/something happen
damns complexity as the sleight of hand experts 这. used to show that you are angry or annoyed at a person, thing, or situation.. a cleverly executed trick or deception
use to bamboozle to trick or confuse (someone)
Hence因此
proposals on paid parental leave something (such as a plan or suggestion) that is presented to a person or group of people to consider 带薪双亲假
is drowned out ‘common sense‘ demands. 淹没
tempting causing an urge or desire to have or do something
dodgy prospectuses false or dishonest a printed statement that describes something (such as a new business or investment) and that is sent to people who may want to be involved in it or invest in it
dysfunctional the state of being unable to function in a normal way
alienation a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person‘s affections from an object or position of former attachment
p6
counter 反击
rebuttal 反驳
humility and acknowledgement of past hubris. 谦虚 过去的骄傲
institutions 体系
do the independent bodies created to inform policy
draw on 擅用
less menacing less威胁
autocrats 独裁者
cast adrift on an ocean of lies 演员 漫无目的漂流
cling to 坚持
novelty 新奇
oppression 压抑