The Gay Genius |Chapter 18阅读笔记

《苏东坡传》

1. 中文感悟

本章内容基本就是苏东坡在路上奔波的近两年时间，古代时期走马上任路途上比较花时间，还没到一个地方安稳下来就要动身出发去新的地方了，身在官场也是身不由己，一切都要听君主的命令。

2. 词汇学习

It will be difficult for me to undertake a land journey.

undertake    vt.

When you undertake a task or job, you start doing it and accept responsibility for it. 从事; 承担

eg: As the only boy in his family, he undertook the responsibility of taking care of his family.

When he read Su's poem the next day, he had his heart in his mouth.

one's heart in one's mouth

心惊胆跳；紧张的心都要跳出来了

eg: Hearing the strange noise in the dark, he got his heart in his mouth.