Week 4 精读笔记
psychiatry n. the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of
mental illness 精神病学
As the dust settles on…当…尘埃落定
senseless a. you think it is wrong because ithas no purpose and produces no benefit
perversion n. a form of sth. that is bad or
wrong, or the changing of it into this form歪曲
law-abiding a.遵纪守法的
havoc n. a great disorder
wreak havoc: to cause a great amount ofdisorder or damage
deculturation n. a migrant loses all touch withtheir culture of origin
assimilation n. to retain some looseassociation with one’s culture of origin but fully adopt the culture of thehost nation
integration n. when they retain strong tieswith their culture of origin but are fully functioning members of society
rejection n. when they reject the host-nationculture completely in favour of their culture of origin
acculturation n. cultural modification of anindividual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from anotherculture.
akin to: be similar to
slick a. skillful and impressive
psychopath n.精神变态者
revel in: enjoy sth. very much陶醉于；沉湎于
thuggery n. rough, violent behavior罪行，暴行
concerted a. working together; (+ effort) tryingvery hard
