Chapter2 MEISHAN

一.个人感悟

这个篇章读下来给我的感觉就是舒畅。介绍了苏东坡的生活环境以及家庭成员情况。苏东坡的爷爷真实直率的性格我非常喜爱，因为想到了我爷爷，嘿嘿(⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎) 得到自己儿子考中的消息时，毫不掩饰自己内心的喜悦，向亲朋好友炫耀，许多人也许做不到可以这么洒脱吧。说这个行为俗吗？我觉得不俗。反而更自在。苏东坡人生的经历虽然坎坷，但整个家庭环境我没有感觉到抑郁沉闷。

二.3-5好词

He had developed a special hostility toward this god, who was very much feared by the populace of this district, or more probably a special hostility toward its soothsayer, who extorted money from the believers.

他早已对那尊像怀有恶感，并且那尊神像全村人都很惧怕，更可能的理由是对那庙里的庙祝存有敌意，因为他经常向信徒们勒索钱财。

the populace of this district 这个地方的百姓➡️全村人

who was.....this distroct，修饰 this god，神像被全村人惧怕

soothsayer n.占卜家 预言家 ➡️ 根据本文上下文翻译为 庙祝

extort v.敲诈 曲解 ex-=out，tort=twist扭曲➡️强扭出来➡️强夺

The Su family rose from the land, as all other distinguished families rose, by the law of infinite variations and natural selection.

苏家在当地兴起，和别的王族世家之兴起一样，也是合乎无限的差异变化与物竞天择的自然规律的。

by the law of 按照字面意思为 根据法律...在本文中应该是合乎情理的感觉

infinite a.无限的 无穷的 in-=not，fin=end，boundary 结束，范围➡️没有范围的➡️无限的

eg.Time is finite and infinite, I defy the indefinite definition.

....but with a sharp sense of remorse, the wasted years of his youth.

追悔韶光虚掷，痛自鞭策。

remorse n.懊悔 悔恨  re-=back mors=bite➡️反过来咬自己➡️悔恨

eg.Remorse pricks him.