词汇精讲
● But if I do something wrong, she is vicious.
可一旦我做错了什么，她就十分恶毒。——《时尚女魔头》

vicious adj. 恶毒的，凶残的，狠毒的
He gave the dog a vicious blow（重击）with his stick.
他用棍子狠狠地打了狗一下。
He had a vicious side to his nature.
他的性格中有残暴的一面。


● So many people would die to work... you only deign to work.
那么多人都热爱这份工作，而你是不情愿地工作。——《时尚女魔头》

deign (to do) v. 屈尊/降低身份（做某事）
she did not deign to answer the maid's question.
她不屑于回答女仆的问题。
He passed by without deigning to look at me.
他走过去不屑看我一眼。

● This season really began for me with a meditation on the intersection between East and West.
这个季度的设计理念来自我对东西方风格合并的构想。——《时尚女魔头》

meditation n.沉思，冥想，思考
He interrupted my meditation.
他打断了我的沉思。
He is deep in meditation.
他陷入沉思中。
She reached her decision only after much meditation.
经过深思熟虑后, 她做出了决定。
meditate v. 沉思；深思，仔细考虑
He sat there meditating on his misfortunes（不幸）.
他坐在那儿思索着自己不幸的事。
He went off to meditate on the new idea.
他走开去深思这新的想法。

intersection n. 相交，交汇，交叉；（尤指道路的）交汇点，交叉路口
Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.
桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。
intersect v. 相交，交叉
The line AB intersects the line CD at E.
直线AB与直线CD相交于E点。

● If you get fired, that might jeopardize Paris for me.
如果你被开除了，我的巴黎之行就泡汤了。——《时尚女魔头》

jeopardize v. 危及，损害，影响，使处于危险境地
Overworking can jeopardize your health.
工作过量可能会危及你的健康。
If you are rude to the boss, it may jeopardize your chance of success.
如果你对老板没有礼貌，那也许会危及你事业的成功。
翻译练习

你家那条恶狗太可怕了。

他不肯屈尊和像我这样不重要的人说话。

他在作出答复之前考虑了两天。

这个决定可能会使他的工作陷入困境。