compact【正式】国与国之间的协定； 粉饼盒；袖珍照相机 紧密的、密集的
eg. A compact was negotiated between the company and the union.
The bushes grew in a compact mass.
enigma (mystery)
eg. The neighbors regarded him as something of an enigma.
conglomerate 大型企业联合集团
fit n. 感情的冲动、一时的发作（of）
eg. He quit his job in a fit of drunken depression. 他酒后一时消沉辞了职。
have/throw a fit 大发脾气
eg. If you mother find this ,she will have a fit.
reticent 寡言的，不愿多谈的(+about)
eg. She’s strangely reticent about her son.
be penned up / in 被约束，被束缚
eg. Oliver felt restless and penned in. At last, he deccided to give it up.
plumage〔鸟的〕全身羽毛，羽衣
indignationn.〔因感觉受辱或受到不公平待遇而产生的〕愤慨，义愤，愤怒 with / in indignation
eg. To his indignation, Charles found that his name was not on the list.
gay 【过时】 快乐的，兴奋的 eg. She felt excited and quite gay. 她感到兴奋而快活。
with gay abandon任意地，纵情地，放纵地
swarm with sb/sth 挤满〔移动的人群或动物〕
eg. The museum was swarming with tourists.
prototype n 〔新型汽车﹑机器等的〕原型，雏形(of / for)
eg. The scientists have developed a working prototype of the new car.
confide v . 吐露〔自己的隐私〕...confide to sb that... (confide in sb. )
eg. He confided to his friends that he didn’t have much hope for his marriage.
be stationed at v.[usually passive 一般用被动态 ]部署〔某人〕于；安置；使驻扎
eg. I was stationed overseas at the time.
irrepressible adj 开朗乐观的；充满精力的
eg. When I was studying at the university, I met an irrepressible optimist. After that, we bcame colleages.
look askance (at sb / sth)〔以鄙视的眼光〕（对某人/某物）侧目，瞟视
eg. A waiter looked askance at Ellis’s jeans.
hubbub n 人群的〕喧闹声，嘈杂声
eg. I woke up by the hubbub from the market.
dart v. 猛冲，飞跑 eg. Jill darted forward and pulled him away from the fire.
dart of guilt / panic / pain etc 突然的一阵内疚/惊慌/疼痛等
eg.It sent a dart of terror through her. 那使她感到一阵恐惧。
Summary
本周阅读内容主要为卷一，讲述苏东坡的出生地（眉山）、家庭概况以及两次入京，以及初入仕途的一些经历。
之前读过林语堂《吾国与吾民》，也是读着有些吃力，字词的问题反而是其次，可能还是语言文化功底的问题，很多汉文化的东西，用英文表达时，在信息转换时存在理解上问题。 还是那句话：多读，多思。注意主题阅读式和精读相结合。
