Factfulness by Hans Rosling

Expressions

1. Some of the most appalling results came from a group of Nobel laureates and medical researchers.

laureate:  [ˈlɒriət] 桂冠诗人；荣誉获得者；获奖者

Nigeria's Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka

laurel:  [ˈlɒrəl] （n.）月桂树；桂冠；荣誉

The committee's chairman accused NASA of resting on its laurels after making it to the moon.

2. If my audience did know the answers to my questions, then none of the rest of my slides, revealing with a flourish how wrong they were, and what they should have answered, would work.

flourish 这里的意思是 an impressive act or way of doing sth 给人深刻印象的行动；令人难忘的方式

There's nothing like a luxurious dessert to give a menu a final flourish.

They finished the season with a flourish, winning their last three matches.

3. I'm talking about that irresistible temptation we have to divide all kinds of things into two distinct and often conflicting groups, with an imagined gap -- a huge chasm of injustice -- in between.

chasm: [ˈkæzəm] 1. （地上的）深裂口；2. chasm (between A and B) （两个人或团体之间的）显著区别或巨大分歧

4. The bubble chart became our weapon of choice in our battle to dismantle the misconception that "the world is divided into two."

In chapter 7 I will debunk the myth of religion and large families.

dismantle: （v.）1. 拆开/拆卸（机器或结构）

I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it.

2. to end an organization or system gradually in an organized way 逐渐取消，废除

The government was in the process of dismantling the state-owned industries.

debunk: (v.) to show that an idea, a belief, etc is false 拆穿

His theories have been debunked by recent research.

5. Pedaling home through the rain that evening in October 1995, my fingers numb, I felt fired up.

pedal: （n.）（自行车/汽车的）脚蹬子；踏板

She pressed her foot down sharply on the brake pedal. 猛踩刹车踏板

(v.)骑自行车

He jumped on his bike and pedaled off. 骑自行车走了。