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发表于 2009-2-19 00:59:42
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consternation
\kon-ster-NEY-shuhn\, noun:
sudden dread or paralyzing terror
1. 惊愕,惊骇
To our consternation, the child darted out in front of the speeding car.
使我们极为惊恐的是,那孩子窜向疾驰着的汽车前面。
To our consternation, the phone rang just as we were about to leave.
by 1611, from French consternation, from Latin consternationem, from consternare "overcome, confuse, dismay," from com- intensive prefix + sternare "throw down"
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
~Helen Keller
个人的力量有限,而团队的力量无穷。
——海伦·凯勒
What room has no walls, no doors, no windows, and no floors?
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