Day 16-比尔盖茨2018年书单分享

标题：Bill Gates' best books of the year have a New Age twist

比尔盖茨的年度好书体现了新时代的转变

I never thought I'd relate to a story about growing up in a Mormon survivalist household...

relate to ... 与...产生共鸣

Mormon 摩门教

survivalist 生存主义者

It's an immensely complicated topic, but Scharre offers clear explanations and presents both the pros and cons of machine-driven warfare.

immensely 非常，极大地

the pros and cons 优缺点，利与弊

machine-driven 以机器驱动的

... it could perform an array of medical tests from a small amount of blood.

This book has everything: elaborate scams, corporate intrigue, magazine cover stories, ruined family relationships and the demise of a company...

array  n. 一群，大量  an array of 

elaborate  a. 精心设计的，周密的  eg.  make elaborate preparations for the dinner

scam  n. 诡计，骗局（尤指以诈骗或逃税为目的的诈骗）

近义词：scheme  计谋;阴谋;诡计     Ponzi scheme 庞氏骗局

intrigue  n. 阴谋；（故事情节等）扣人心弦

造句：The novel is filled with intrigue.

cover 封面   Don't judge a book by its cover.

demise  n. 消亡，死亡  his tragic demsie

If 2018 has left you overwhelmed by the state of the world ...

overwhelm   v.感到难以承受，不知所措

造句：He was overwhelmed with/by the death of his father.

"The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness"

Buddhist monks 

meditation   冥想

mindfulness  正念

monk  僧侣，修道士