※The differences between Fable,Parable,and Allegory
Allegory: A story in which ideas are symbolized as people.
Parable: A short story designed to teach a moral or religious lesson.
Fable: A short story in which animals or objects speaks a story, to teach a moral or religious lesson.
lampoon:a harsh satire usually directed against an individual.
(=ridicule=invective)
sanctimonious :hypocritically pious or devout
(=obsolete=hypocritical=)
※hypocritical:insincere=pious=smug
hypercritical :meticulously or excessively critical
(=carping =demanding)
equanimity: evenness of mind especially under stress
(=calmness=self-control=composure=serenity=tranquility)
effrontery: shameless boldness
(=temerity→foolish boldness)
nonentity: a person or thing of little consequence and significance
(=nothing=non-existing)
flabbergasted
(=amazed=astound=astonish=nonplus=stun)
debacle: a complete failure
(=ruin=collapse)
vivacious:(of girls and women)lively in temper,conduct
(=gay=lively=active=high-spirited)
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| vivacious girl |
hirsute:hairy
refute: to say or prove that a person ,statement,opinion etc.is wrong or false
pensive :musingly or dreamily thoughtful;suggestive of sad thoughtfulness
whet: to make keen more accurate(※to whet somebody's appetite)
(=hone=sharpen)
stupor: a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
(=coma=slumber=trance)
wince: to shrink back involuntarily
(=back off=grimace=recoil)
cliche: chestnut=old story
(=platitude)
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confront: to face,meet, or deal with a difficult situation person
(=accost=defy=encounter=repel =resist)
servile:too eager to serve and please someone else in a way that shows you do not have much respect for yourself
(=slavish=despicable)
volition:willpower,choice
(=determination=discretion=resolution)
※The difference between Revolution V.S Resolution
resolution:decision,settlement,verdict
revolution: rebellion,strike,uprising,violence
sojourn:temporary stay
(=a short period when a person stays in a particular space)
austere:simple,rigid,
(=somber)
felicitous:suitable or right and expressing well the intended thought or feeling.
(=happy=propitious)
halcyon:pastoral,quiet,still
tenable:supportable=defendant
superfluous:excessive,surplus
(=expendable=gratuitous=redundant)
rationalize:use or give a reason other than the real one
nascent:beginning to exist or develop
iconoclast:image-breaker,attacker of beliefs
erudite:very scholarly
(=knowledgeable=literate)
phobia:persistent fear,strong dislike
(=anxiety=aversion=distaste=loathing)
germane:describes ideas or information connected with and important to a particular subject or situation
vertigo: a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
(=dizziness=giddiness=shakiness)
conducive:providing the right conditions for something good happen or exist
(=beneficial=helpful)
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So this week ,I recommended "This Is What Happy Looks Like"
by Jennifer E. Smith
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| This Is What Happy Looks Like |
Winter is around the corner,and this is the month ends of the year.I found one contemporary book
on my bookshelves.And here i am.It took me one week to finish this novel.I really really enjoy it.Though this book is a summer read novel,I still need some balance after reading Sweet Evil(><),which is a angel-and-demon fantasy book.The content of Sweet Evil is a little bit mature,and there is some specific scene of sex,so I really really need a cute and pure YA(REAL!!!)contemporary novel unless feeling too heavy after reading Sweet Evil.But,don't get me wrong...Sweet Evil trilogy is fantastic!I love Anna ,she is charming ,innocent and naive,she really grew on me and ended up loving her a lot.And the male character,Kaiden,is very appealing to me as well.He was destined to be bad(He is the child of lust),who is the child of demon,but Anna discovered something good inside him,got under dis skin and gave him her trust.It's is interesting to read about how affected Kaiden was by Anna but simultaneously tried to stay true t his sinful origin.  |
| Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins |
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| Anna |
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| Kaiden |
Ok...Let's get back to the important thing--talk about "This is what happy looks like".Unlike Sweet Evil,the romance element in this book grew so slow between the two young protagonists.
One is a movie star,Graham,and the other is a pretty normal girl named Ellie. Since a wrong email,They started to get to know each other. . They don't know who the other is, but they seem to really easily strike up conversations about almost nothing. So Graham, when in need of a location to shoot his next film, insists on traveling to Ellie's home town to meet her.
The plot is cute and heart-warming.This is a real young adult book,which means it didn't contain any It's is a lightweight romance books where the story is more of a dream than anything, this one fits the bill. It's fun for a different reason; instead of being a love story that burns with the fierce realness of two people who fall in love, Jennifer goes into almost every teenage girl's dream and plucks the most famous movie star into the arms of your every day small town girl.
Getting to see Graham's point of view also brings up what it truly means to be famous. Not the glamorous red carpet side, but how nothing you ever do can be private, and no one truly knows the real you--he even feels like a stranger in his own family.
I liked how his side of the story was just as developed as Ellie's, showing us his true feelings toward his stardom; he does not rejoice being recognized by the masses. It's a book has a little bit high weight romance and grown-up element.
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| Graham(I think Logan Lerman is a perfect choice~) |
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| In the novel,Ellie says she hates put on green clothes which make her like a Christmas tree🎄 |
Learn New Words in Week 24
appellation:a name
connubial: related to marriage
covert: secret,hidden
cumulative:accummulated
delude:fool
=deceive=mislead=misguide
demur: object
escalation:intensification
fabricate: lie ,,make up for
=formulate=concoct=construct=invent
incompatibility: disabled
indifference: lack of concern
=alienaition=apathy=negligence
juxtapose: to place side by side
=pair =connected=appose
plight: dilemma ,predicament
=difficulty=quandary=jam=perplexity=hardship=circumanstance=posture
prelude: introduction
=introduction=prologue=commencement
recondite: obscure, hidden=occult
=cryptic=esoteric=mystic=secret
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