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My teacher...
我的老师...
Katherine Watson，
凯瑟琳 沃森，
lived by her own definition... ...
特立独行...
and would not compromise that. ...
用不妥协
Not even for Wellesley.
即使是为了韦尔斯利学院.
I dedicate this， my last editorial...
我把这最后一篇社论...
to an extraordinary woman... ...
献给这位卓越的女性...
who lived by example... ...
为我们树立了榜样...
and compelled us all to see the world through new eyes. ...
促使我们用全新的视角看待世界
By the time you read this，
你读到这篇文章的时候，
she’ll be sailing to Europe...
她已经起航去欧洲了...
where I know she’ll find new walls to break down... ...
在那里，她会发现新的藩篱 等待她去打破..
and new ideas to replace them with. ...
新的思想等待她去发扬
Hold it， everybody.
准备好了
I’ve heard her called a quitter for leaving...
我听说她把没有目的的漫游者...
an aimless wanderer. ...
称作懦夫
But not all who wander are aimless.
但不是所有漫游者都是没有目的的
Especially not those who seek truth beyond tradition...
特别是那些超越传统，追求真理的人...
beyond definition... .
难以界定...
beyond the image. ...
难以描述

重点解释
妙语佳句：
compromise:妥协
例句：The government has compromised with its critics over monetary policies...
政府已经就货币政策向批评人士作出让步。
He would rather shoot himself than compromise his principles.
他宁愿一枪打死自己也不愿违背自己的原则。

compel:促使
例句：the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet...
强制骑自行车者戴头盔的法律的出台
I felt morally compelled to help.
我觉得从道义上我必须帮忙。

wander:漫游
例句：When he got bored he wandered around the fair...
他烦了就去集市上逛逛。
They wandered off in the direction of the nearest store...
他们信步朝最近的商店走去。

剧情百科常识:

50年代的美国虽然女性的地位渐渐受到重视，但在上层社会封建思想仍旧非常严重。在卫斯理这所著名的女子大学，学生们大都有着良好的家庭背景，从小接受过优秀的教育。但学院对学生的教育不是教他们如何获得自己感兴趣的学科知识，也不重视心理教育，而是把学生的成功与否定义为今后的婚姻，她们学习的目的无非是嫁一个好丈夫。

考考你：
发言人表示，目前还不会妥协。
你以为你能逼我服从吗？
他克制着不让思想在工作时开小差。

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上一期答案
A growing number of Italian couples file for divorce every year.
I'll drop by on my way home if I have time.

这期答案
The spokesman made it evident that no compromise was yet in sight.
Do you think you can compel obedience from me?
He was constraining his mind not to wander from the task.