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美国国家公共电台 NPR Men Can Have Better Friendships. Here's How

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JULIA FURLAN, HOST:

Hi. I'm Julia Furlan, and this is NPR's LIFE KIT1. As you could probably tell by the title of this episode or any number of things that led you here, we're talking about friendship. And look - I don't want to brag2, but we brought our absolute dream team - some of the highest-ranked podcast guests in all of friendship.

RAFAEL CASAL: I feel like we're, like, the Michael Jordan of friendships. Like, you can't ask Jordan how he does what he does. He's a freak of nature, you know. It's an anomaly. Like, this is phenomenally rare.

FURLAN: That's Rafael Casal, who we talked to along with his best friends Daveed Diggs and Utkarsh Ambudkar. All three of them are multitalented artists, performers. They're singers. They're hip-hop artists. They're everything. You can find their names in the credits of about a squillion different projects, but here are just a few - "The Mindy Project," "Hamilton," "Pitch Perfect," the movie "Blindspotting," which Rafael and Daveed wrote and star in, for the record. At one point, all three guys were also part of an improvised3 hip-hop group called Freestyle Love Supreme4.

And they credit their friendship - this Michael Jordan sailing through the air kind of friendship - for their professional success. They even all moved to the same neighborhood now so that they can collaborate5 on music and movie projects together. You know, they're tight.

CASAL: Like, everything we do is about, like, hugging it out when you see each other.

DAVEED DIGGS: Utkarsh is a serious hugger. Utkarsh hugs a lot (laughter) when you least expect it.

UTKARSH AMBUDKAR: I do. I love my buddies7. I mean, like, it's corny but true. When Rafa and I lived together, we'd have, like - we'd have a cigarette pretty much every night. And every night, we'd hug and say, I love you. Goodnight.

FURLAN: They're here because they're modeling this kind of friendship that I think a lot of men wish that they could have, and in this episode, we're using the word men to reference folks who identify that way who are therefore saddled with masculinity. That's right. We're talking about masculinity because honestly, my dudes, there's a lot to talk about. And addressing the idea of masculinity and friendship is not just something for men to manage or handle. It's a collective project, which means that this episode is not just, like, a podcast but for men. It's for everyone who's interested in more functional8 relationships. Also, just a heads-up, gender9 is a scam, but that's a story for another day.

So whether you're a guy who feels isolated10 even though you have friends dating back to peewee football or you're a person whose straight guy friends aren't pulling their emotional weight, this NPR LIFE KIT is for you. But first, a break.

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FURLAN: As we get started here, what is this whole masculinity racket anyway? A couple questions I have - why is being aggressive considered manly11? Who decided12 that men and boys don't cry? And, like, why would we expect men to suppress so much of what makes them whole people?

THOMAS PAGE MCBEE: Men are supposed to not ask those questions or not think about those things. It somehow makes your masculinity fragile in this sort of pyramid scheme in which we think about masculinity.

FURLAN: Thomas Page McBee is a writer who's thought a lot about masculinity and the relationships that men have with each other. He's written two award-winning books, "Amateur" and "Man Alive," and has spent a lot of time reporting on and asking about what it means to be a man in this world. Thomas transitioned eight years ago and has a really interesting perspective on how masculinity shapes the world that we live in, and it's kind of brutal13, TBH.

PAGE MCBEE: People in my life, like, were less intimate with me. People specifically touched me a lot less, even, like, my own family members. Like, my mom passed away a few years into my transition. Being at her memorial service and having my uncle, like, reach out to shake my hand instead of hugging me in a way that was, like, genuinely meant to be affirming - but he said to me, like, guys don't hug. And he was saying it lovingly, like he was accepting me as a man into his world, but it felt like such a poetic14 metaphor15. It's like, in order to be a man, I have to give up the potential to be hugged.

FURLAN: Not great, right? And so much of society - and I'm talking about what I know here in the U.S. - it expects some pretty impossible stuff from boys and men. These messages are ingrained in our larger cultural value system. Be stoic16. Don't cry. And while we're at it, don't show your emotion unless it's aggression17 because we expect that from you. Don't be vulnerable. There are a lot of pressures at work here that end up isolating18 men.

PAGE MCBEE: If you're a guy who feels like you have trouble making friends or that something isn't working for you in your social relationships, it's almost inevitably20 not just your problem. Like, this is a social ill that's, you know, a side effect of the way we socialize boys, and so I think actually it's a great opportunity to think about your socialization.

FURLAN: This is takeaway No. 1. Don't blame yourself. You are a product of society. We're not going to change all of society overnight, but also, nobody gets a pass just because we can't improve the entire world in one fell swoop21. You've got to use this moment to dig deep and really question the constricting22 messages and invisible codes we're asking the men and boys in our lives to abide23 by. Thomas is certain that there's a lot of hope.

PAGE MCBEE: On one hand, like, it sucks to feel like you're not having the relationships you want, but, like, if you feel like you're lacking the skills that you need to change the relationships in the way that you want, like, those things can all be developed again. Like, you've had those skills before, and you can get them back.

FURLAN: That point that Thomas just made about how men have the skills when they're younger but then they just go dormant24 - there's research to support that.

NIOBE WAY: Children have remarkable25 social emotional skills - to listen to each other, to read each other's emotions, empathy, all sorts of lovely things. And then they seem to - boys seem to go underground, essentially26.

FURLAN: Niobe Way is a professor of developmental psychology27 at NYU and the author of a book called "Deep Secrets: Boys' Friendships And The Crisis Of Connection." In over 30 years of interviewing hundreds of teen boys, a big pattern emerged in her research. In childhood, boys do have these deep, affectionate friendships, but then, like clockwork, a shift happens.

WAY: So the boy at 13 that says, I love him; I can't live without him; we talk about everything, starts to sound very different at 15 and 16 - just sort of a real yearning28 for what they had when they were younger or wanting close friendships with other young men and feeling like they can't find them anymore or they had them and they lost them or it's harder to hold onto them.

FURLAN: Niobe says that the reason that things get hard for boys in their teens is that a lot of natural human behaviors are categorized as, quote-unquote, "un-masculine."

WAY: Friendships are coded as not masculine. Certainly, emotions are coded as - vulnerable emotions are coded as not masculine. So if you're not supposed to be emotional, that means you're not going to be able to find the intimacy29.

FURLAN: To be a man in our society means you've likely turned off or dialed down parts of yourself that are vital when you're trying to make friends, so the best thing you could do is takeaway No. 2. Accept your own desire for intimacy because that makes it OK for everybody to feel those feelings.

WAY: Normalize it. Normalize the desire. Normalize the fact that all humans need these relationships to thrive. Charles Darwin said that our social abilities and skills is the reason why we've thrived as a species. I mean, we've known this for over a century - that these relationships are critical to our mental health - and we need to stop having a culture that says, somehow, you know, a certain gender doesn't need them and only another gender and sexuality needs them.

FURLAN: It's human to want friends - close, deep ocean friends, friends you love with an exclamation30 point, friends who know your deepest weirdness32 and your favorite emoji. So what does it look like to normalize that intimacy? Niobe has a story of doing that with her students that is super-duper-powerful. She was working with a class of seventh grade boys, and she was having them read quotes out loud from her book - quotes from other adolescent boys.

WAY: Very intimate quotes - and when they began to read the quote, they started to giggle33 because Justin (ph), the person who I'm quoting, is talking about how he loves his friend and can't live without him, et cetera.

FURLAN: The boys are laughing because, I mean, I don't know how many 12-year-old boys you know, but they're pretty resistant34 to the mushy-gushy stuff. But Niobe shifted things just by giving them some numbers. She told them that 85% of the teen boys she's interviewed express a longing35 for the intimacy that they felt in their friendships only a few years before.

WAY: And they all looked at me with their mouths hanging open, and they said, really? And I said, oh, yeah. That's what teenage boys sound like. Within a second, they were all sharing their own stories of wanting friendships, having friendships. And all I did was normalize it. I said, that's what boys sound like, and then they were willing to do it.

FURLAN: Niobe's working with boys here, but this lesson applies to people of all ages. She said that sharing articles and links on the topic of masculinity and friendship opens up the channels of communication. I mean, look. I don't want to tell you your business, but if you wanted to share this podcast, that would be totally fine and a completely appropriate way to do that, you know? You're already listening to it - just saying.

WAY: Basically, forward things that start the conversation. So there's, you know, my work, and there's all sorts of fantastic pieces about, you know, men's desire for close friendships with other men. Circulate those pieces so you get conversations going about them, and that makes it easier because that just normalizes it.

FURLAN: OK, normalizing the desire for friends is a really good goal, but what are the things that we need to do to get there? We have to make it OK to be vulnerable.

PAGE MCBEE: Like, vulnerability, of course, is the key to friendship, and also, I think that the men I've been talking to, I think, are seeing the bravery in that kind of vulnerability, which is really cool.

FURLAN: Thomas is right about bravery. It's hard to do this. You have to feel safe and supported to want to share your insecurities and your wild hopes with another person.

WAY: I mean, men are starving for this conversation, and it's just nobody's - at some level, nobody is willing to be first.

FURLAN: That's takeaway No. 2 - model vulnerability. Go first. It feels weird31 being the only person to really hang their whole self out there and let it fly, you know? I remember until I found my incredible group of friends in high school - yes, I am contractually obligated to mention them; hey, peanuts - I often felt like the weird one. Being that weird person who stands out because they're too loud or too brown or too emotional or whatever - it's terrifying.

So this takeaway is no small feat36 of courage, but it's also really simple. If you, from a place of security and strength, just go ahead and do it - you say, I'm afraid nobody will come to my party, or, I'm sad that my best friend moved away, or, I really miss my grandma every single day - you will make it OK for other people to follow your example.

WAY: So someone starts to share something intimate, and it's just going to happen that that person's then going to feel safe to share something intimate.

FURLAN: Let's go back to our friendship rock stars Utkarsh, Rafael and Daveed. Sure, they're, like, celebs or whatever, but you know what they say about stars - they're just like us. You know, they're not always feeling cool and confident.

CASAL: Like, I couldn't lie about being confident. Like, I had to just say, like, yeah, like, I'm kind of broken right now. And that sort of opened the door. There is a space to process it in a way that isn't like - hey, don't feel that way. It's like, OK. You feel like this. Now, how do we grow? How can I help you grow?

FURLAN: So you open the door to vulnerability, and everybody else gets to walk through it. There's this incredibly freeing quality to doing it, too, where there's suddenly enough air for everybody else to take a big, deep breath. What brought these three together initially37 was hip-hop. Daveed and Rafael would stay up all night in the studio just making music together.

CASAL: You don't leave, and then you go out to the car dead inside with three songs, and you play them in the car. And it's this, like, crazy moment where you've done all this work and it's just the two of you in a car before you're going to, like, pass out, listening to it the way that it was meant to be listened to and just being like, this didn't exist six hours ago. We made this. The bond in that is just powerful.

FURLAN: Just going to make a plug here for the power of shared interests - if you listen back to our first episode in this guide, that's one of our big takeaways. Go ahead. You could just add it to your podcast queue. I'll wait.

Hey, I just wanted to check in. How are you feeling? OK. So this is actually a little example of our fourth takeaway for this episode, which is ask more questions. Look. I know maybe it's super-simple, but the act of checking in, of asking questions and then - wait for it - follow-up questions is one of those really important things that you need to learn if you're going to help free everyone from their struggles with masculinity and friendship.

So, like, you know there are sometimes these moments when two guys are talking where somebody is like, hey, man, my cat is sick and we might have to put her down, and the other guy's like, man, that sounds tough, buddy38, and then the conversation just sort of ends right there? I'm here to tell you that there are a thousand questions that could come after that, and if your friend shares with you that way, you should be the one to ask them.

And, like, if they don't want to talk, that's cool, too, but why not ask? I mean, how old is the cat? How long has she been sick? Is that the cat you Instagrammed (ph) a picture of the other day? How are you dealing39 with the grief? See? I said there are so many questions, but as LeVar Burton told us in "Reading Rainbow," you don't have to take my word for it. Niobe's here with years of research and facts.

WAY: Showing curiosity to someone's vulnerability is the best way to respond - you know, I wonder about this; oh, it reminds me of this; or, oh, that sounds hard. Ask questions about it. Ask questions to understand it more. How we become close to someone is through that curiosity, and everybody knows that when you're with a friend or a romantic partner and they don't have questions for you, that is incredibly alienating40. You know, women are usually the people who are asking the questions, and it feels very alienating from the woman's perspective, and it certainly feels alienating for men as well.

FURLAN: When somebody asks questions and then crucially even checks in later to follow up, you as a friend just feel so seen in that moment. I think sometimes we feel like if we ask too many questions, it could be seen as prying41 or being nosy42, but the stakes are so high. We're trying to change society here, people, and isn't that worth reaching out a little bit? Utkarsh is really good at this. Take it from Daveed.

DIGGS: He's, like, kind of brilliant at that - at asking questions about yourself and also really listening and then checking in, like, months later with the thing that he asked you. That's another - that's a, like, particular kind of friendship maintenance that I don't know a lot of people who are really capable of. But, you know, that's that thing. How's your dog doing? Like, how's your dog's - whatever - cold? Like, he remembers that the dog had a cold. Like, who remembers those kind of details? But he does. He is maintaining the throughline for a friendship.

CASAL: We talk about our dogs a lot more than we do about rapping nowadays, which is, I think, a great indicator43 of where we are as friends and what we hold important in each other. It's like, hey, man, how's Mia's (ph) stomach doing? It's not like, hey, do you got 16 bars?

FURLAN: So don't forget. Go ahead and ask a question that's going to go deeper into that freeing world of vulnerability. You're not prying. You know, like, you're on the elevator to societal enlightenment, and you don't want to be one of those people who presses the door close button just as another person arrives, OK? Press door open on vulnerability, people. And also, just a side note, you should do it in the elevator, too, because it's common courtesy. That's a free tip from me.

And you know what? While I've got you here, I just want to give you a few more little bits of advice that are from me to you, listeners. Imagine me in a leather chair in front of a crackling fire. Maybe there's a snifter of cognac on the table next to me. That's right. You have arrived at Julia's emotional labor6 corner.

Emotional labor is one of those things that's super-zeitgeist-y (ph), but it's also a little bit slippery to define. I'm going to define it here as emotional work that people do that is unpaid44 and often unrecognized. Being a good friend is all about emotional labor. Doing nice things for your nice friends builds connection.

Women do the majority of emotional labor in our society - surprise, surprise - and we are all part of a culture that just sort of lets that happen. If somebody is making plans in your group text or booking reservations for dinner, chances are high that that's a woman. Often, women are the ones initiating45 the plans in the first place. They're typically expected to remember birthdays and then, you know, pick up the candles for the birthday cake, too. You might think women just know how to do this inherently, but actually, it takes work. These small gestures are emotional labor, and here's what you can do to flip46 the script. Keep your eyes open for opportunities to pitch in.

And here's an argument - you wouldn't be listening to this episode, my friend, if you didn't want to do better. Ask your friends how their week was and then listen when they tell you about it. See who needs help and pick up that slack emotionally. I promise from the deepest part of my soul and from the coziest part of Julia's emotional labor corner, you will grow and feel better from it. And it'll help strengthen your connections with your buds, and the women in your life will thank you. Also, chances are you will probably get a ton of credit for it. The bar is literally47 on the ground, my dude, so step over it. I dare you.

So back to Rafael, Daveed and Utkarsh - they're at this point in their friendship where they can hold their masculinity while also being really open and vulnerable with each other, and there's somebody to thank for that, actually.

DIGGS: I get it from my father, who, like - that is his superpower. My dad - if you go out to a bar with him, like, within 10 minutes, he's giving, like - he's essentially being a therapist to, like, five different people at a bar.

FURLAN: OK, anybody who's ever seen Daveed perform will not really be surprised that he's related to a hugely charismatic guy. Niobe's research supports the fact that the closeness that Daveed has with his dad is one of the reasons that he can have these deep friendships now. Niobe says that there's one way that's super powerful to set boys up to have good friendships past adolescence48 - having a close relationship with a parent or another older relative.

WAY: And those boys who had very close relations with at least one parent were more likely to have - to be able to hold onto their friendships, and that makes total sense. So if you have a relationship with one of your parents - with your mom, your dad - in which you express your feelings, in which you share things that are honest and true to you, you are gaining the skills, and those skills are being nurtured49 by your parent.

FURLAN: And look. Don't sweat it if this wasn't your situation growing up. We're all just doing our best. So here's takeaway number five. If you are a parent or if you want to be a parent or you're standing50 on the subway platform near a parent or maybe you have a stepchild or some nieces and nephews, don't be afraid of really getting to know the kids in your life. It might be awkward at first. I mean, sometimes, kids are awkward, and they're new to this. But on the other side of that awkwardness is the possibility that you will teach them a skill that will help them flourish for the rest of their life.

Look. Am I trying to make the entire world one where everyone is constantly being vulnerable and asking about their feelings? Yes, OK? You got me. Get used to it. But do I think that that world is going to be better for literally everyone? Also yes.

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FURLAN: OK. It's time to say so long for now, my friendos (ph), but before we do, let's just go through all the things we learned in this episode. It's a good idea just so that you can keep everything straight. First up is don't blame yourself. You are a product of society.

PAGE MCBEE: This is a social ill, not just your problem.

FURLAN: Takeaway two, accept your own desire for intimacy and normalize it for the people in your life.

WAY: So normalize the desire for friendships, for relationships, for closeness, for intimacy, for emotional expression, for all sorts of things, right?

FURLAN: Number three, model vulnerability. Go first. Be the change. Takeaway number four, ask more questions. Be curious. And finally, we get to takeaway number five. Pay it forward, and get close with the children in your life so that they can grow up and be good friends, too.

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FURLAN: For more NPR LIFE KIT, check out our other episodes. We've got a whole guide on how to make the most out of travel. It's fantastic. You don't want to miss it. And if you like what you hear, make sure you check out the other LIFE KIT guides at npr.org/lifekit. And while you're there, subscribe51 to our newsletter. We've got more guides coming every month on every kind of topic. And here, as always, is a completely random52 tip. This time, it's from listener Akin19 Bruce.

AKIN BRUCE: Fun fact from just being a tour guide on a college campus - if you're ever trying to make friends with a fox squirrel, just try to get its attention. If you stand still and go (making kissing noises), it'll come up to you and be interested.

FURLAN: If you've got a good tip or you want to suggest a topic, email us at [email protected]. I'm Julia Furlan. It has been such a joy being with you. Thank you so much for listening.

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n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物
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  • The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
  • The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。
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v./n.吹牛,自夸;adj.第一流的
参考例句:
  • He made brag of his skill.他夸耀自己技术高明。
  • His wealth is his brag.他夸张他的财富。
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a.即席而作的,即兴的
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  • He improvised a song about the football team's victory. 他即席创作了一首足球队胜利之歌。
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vi.协作,合作;协调
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n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
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n.密友( buddy的名词复数 );同伴;弟兄;(用于称呼男子,常带怒气)家伙v.(如密友、战友、伙伴、弟兄般)交往( buddy的第三人称单数 );做朋友;亲近(…);伴护艾滋病人
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n.(生理上的)性,(名词、代词等的)性
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  • French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语,所有的名词都有性。
  • Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
10 isolated bqmzTd     
adj.与世隔绝的
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11 manly fBexr     
adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地
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  • The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
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adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的
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  • She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
  • They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼,骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
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adj.富有诗意的,有诗人气质的,善于抒情的
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  • His poetic idiom is stamped with expressions describing group feeling and thought.他的诗中的措辞往往带有描写群体感情和思想的印记。
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  • In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.玫瑰在诗中通常作为爱的象征。
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  • A stoic person responds to hardship with imperturbation.坚忍克己之人经受苦难仍能泰然自若。
  • On Rajiv's death a stoic journey began for Mrs Gandhi,supported by her husband's friends.拉吉夫死后,索尼亚在丈夫友人的支持下开始了一段坚忍的历程。
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n.进攻,侵略,侵犯,侵害
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  • So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结,就不必惧怕外来侵略。
  • Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。
18 isolating 44778bf8913bd1ed228a8571456b945b     
adj.孤立的,绝缘的v.使隔离( isolate的现在分词 );将…剔出(以便看清和单独处理);使(某物质、细胞等)分离;使离析
参考例句:
  • Colour filters are not very effective in isolating narrow spectral bands. 一些滤色片不能很有效地分离狭窄的光谱带。 来自辞典例句
  • This became known as the streak method for isolating bacteria. 这个方法以后就称为分离细菌的划线法。 来自辞典例句
19 akin uxbz2     
adj.同族的,类似的
参考例句:
  • She painted flowers and birds pictures akin to those of earlier feminine painters.她画一些同早期女画家类似的花鸟画。
  • Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。
20 inevitably x7axc     
adv.不可避免地;必然发生地
参考例句:
  • In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去,毫无疑问是会散伙的。
  • Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。
21 swoop nHPzI     
n.俯冲,攫取;v.抓取,突然袭击
参考例句:
  • The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
  • We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。
22 constricting e39c4b9a75f5ad2209b346998437e7b6     
压缩,压紧,使收缩( constrict的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Objective To discuss the clinical characteristics and treatment of congenital constricting band syndrome(CCBS) and amputations. 目的探讨先天性束带症与先天性截肢的临床特点及治疗方法。
23 abide UfVyk     
vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受
参考例句:
  • You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
  • If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部,你就得遵守它的规章。
24 dormant d8uyk     
adj.暂停活动的;休眠的;潜伏的
参考例句:
  • Many animals are in a dormant state during winter.在冬天许多动物都处于睡眠状态。
  • This dormant volcano suddenly fired up.这座休眠火山突然爆发了。
25 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
26 essentially nntxw     
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
参考例句:
  • Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
  • She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
27 psychology U0Wze     
n.心理,心理学,心理状态
参考例句:
  • She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
  • He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。
28 yearning hezzPJ     
a.渴望的;向往的;怀念的
参考例句:
  • a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
  • He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。
29 intimacy z4Vxx     
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
参考例句:
  • His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与总统关系密切,这有点言过其实。
  • I wish there were a rule book for intimacy.我希望能有个关于亲密的规则。
30 exclamation onBxZ     
n.感叹号,惊呼,惊叹词
参考例句:
  • He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.他禁不住喝一声采。
  • The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.作者在文章的最后一句连用了三个惊叹号,以引起读者的注意。
31 weird bghw8     
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
参考例句:
  • From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来,他好像有点怪。
  • His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
32 weirdness 52f61ae314ff984344d402963b23d61f     
n.古怪,离奇,不可思议
参考例句:
  • The weirdness of the city by night held her attention. 夜间城市的古怪景象吸引了她的注意力。
  • But that's not the end of the weirdness feasible in evolutionary systems. 然而这还不是进化系统居然可行的最怪异的地方呐。
33 giggle 4eNzz     
n.痴笑,咯咯地笑;v.咯咯地笑着说
参考例句:
  • Both girls began to giggle.两个女孩都咯咯地笑了起来。
  • All that giggle and whisper is too much for me.我受不了那些咯咯的笑声和交头接耳的样子。
34 resistant 7Wvxh     
adj.(to)抵抗的,有抵抗力的
参考例句:
  • Many pests are resistant to the insecticide.许多害虫对这种杀虫剂有抵抗力。
  • They imposed their government by force on the resistant population.他们以武力把自己的统治强加在持反抗态度的人民头上。
35 longing 98bzd     
n.(for)渴望
参考例句:
  • Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
  • His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。
36 feat 5kzxp     
n.功绩;武艺,技艺;adj.灵巧的,漂亮的,合适的
参考例句:
  • Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
  • He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。
37 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初,开始
参考例句:
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
38 buddy 3xGz0E     
n.(美口)密友,伙伴
参考例句:
  • Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气,老兄。有什么麻烦吗?
  • Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了,你这家伙!
39 dealing NvjzWP     
n.经商方法,待人态度
参考例句:
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
40 alienating a75c0151022d87fba443c8b9713ff270     
v.使疏远( alienate的现在分词 );使不友好;转让;让渡(财产等)
参考例句:
  • The phenomena of alienation are widespread. Sports are also alienating. 异化现象普遍存在,体育运动也不例外。 来自互联网
  • How can you appeal to them without alienating the mainstream crowd? 你是怎么在不疏忽主流玩家的情况下吸引住他们呢? 来自互联网
41 prying a63afacc70963cb0fda72f623793f578     
adj.爱打听的v.打听,刺探(他人的私事)( pry的现在分词 );撬开
参考例句:
  • I'm sick of you prying into my personal life! 我讨厌你刺探我的私生活!
  • She is always prying into other people's affairs. 她总是打听别人的私事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
42 nosy wR0zK     
adj.鼻子大的,好管闲事的,爱追问的;n.大鼻者
参考例句:
  • Our nosy neighbours are always looking in through our windows.好管闲事的邻居总是从我们的窗口望进来。
  • My landlord is so nosy.He comes by twice a month to inspect my apartment.我的房东很烦人,他每个月都要到我公寓视察两次。
43 indicator i8NxM     
n.指标;指示物,指示者;指示器
参考例句:
  • Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
  • His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。
44 unpaid fjEwu     
adj.未付款的,无报酬的
参考例句:
  • Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
  • He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。
45 initiating 88832d3915125bdffcc264e1cdb71d73     
v.开始( initiate的现在分词 );传授;发起;接纳新成员
参考例句:
  • He is good at initiating projects but rarely follows through with anything. 他善于创建项目,但难得坚持完成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Only the perchlorate shows marked sensitiveness and possibly initiating properties. 只有高氯酸盐表现有显著的感度和可能具有起爆性能。 来自辞典例句
46 flip Vjwx6     
vt.快速翻动;轻抛;轻拍;n.轻抛;adj.轻浮的
参考例句:
  • I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书,看来似乎很有趣。
  • Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
47 literally 28Wzv     
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
参考例句:
  • He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
  • Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候,她不走到真正要昏厥了,决不肯坐下来。
48 adolescence CyXzY     
n.青春期,青少年
参考例句:
  • Adolescence is the process of going from childhood to maturity.青春期是从少年到成年的过渡期。
  • The film is about the trials and tribulations of adolescence.这部电影讲述了青春期的麻烦和苦恼。
49 nurtured 2f8e1ba68cd5024daf2db19178217055     
养育( nurture的过去式和过去分词 ); 培育; 滋长; 助长
参考例句:
  • She is looking fondly at the plants he had nurtured. 她深情地看着他培育的植物。
  • Any latter-day Einstein would still be spotted and nurtured. 任何一个未来的爱因斯坦都会被发现并受到培养。
50 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
51 subscribe 6Hozu     
vi.(to)订阅,订购;同意;vt.捐助,赞助
参考例句:
  • I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
  • The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。
52 random HT9xd     
adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句:
  • The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查,发现肉变质了。
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