She does not hail from a political dynasty; in her youth she played drums in a heavy metal band and was a motorcycle enthusiast. But she has hardly been a crusader for female empowerment
Misty Copeland made history as the first African-American woman to be named a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. She opens up on Nightline about her success and struggle.
"Marvels that have persisted for thousands of years were levelled by Isis in hours with explosives and bulldozers. These people have inflicted a great wound upon the world.
But while this destruction is shocking, for me it is also familiar. Almost every day, I find in my inbox similar stories of the razing of priceless treasures. But they tend to involve natural marvels, rather than manmade ones."
No one can fail to be struck by the vibrancy of New York.
hard-fought Vigorously
Modern Marvel
By DAVE ITZKOFF
Marvel, which has produced comics in various forms since 1939, is enjoying a hard-fought moment in the spotlight while it grapples with adapting to the 21st century.Definition of open up in English:
sinopia (si-NO-pee-uh)
noun:
1. A reddish-brown color or pigment.
2. A preliminary drawing for a fresco.
Etymology
Via Italian and Latin, from Greek Sinope, an ancient colony and seaport in Asia Minor where this pigment was found. The word acquired its second sense from the use of the pigment in making preparatory sketches for a fresco.
Usage
"Lucrezia looked at the lively figures indicated in sinopia, and marveled at the lifelike quality of their gestures." — Laurie Albanese and Laura Morowitz; The Miracles of Prato: A Novel; Harper; 2010.
hard-fought
a. (-fa̤t`)
Vigorously contested by both opponents; -- of contests; as, a hard-fought battle; a hard-fought primary election.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
crusading tone
Dickens had already proved his ability to entertain his audiences with comedy ("Pickwick" and "Nickleby") and to tug on their heartstrings with drama ("Oliver Twist" and "The Old Curiosity Shop"). "A Christmas Carol" added a crusading tone, concerning the suffering of the poor and the foolish indifference of the rich, previously most prominent in his journalism. Thus a line runs forward from the "A Christmas Carol" to novels of the 1850s and 1860s such as "Little Dorrit," "Bleak House" and "Our Mutual Friend."
十字軍東征的基調
狄更斯早已證明了他能夠用喜劇（《匹克威克外傳》和《尼克爾貝》）娛樂觀眾，並用戲劇（《霧都孤兒》和《老古玩店》）撥動觀眾的心弦。 《聖誕頌歌》則增添了十字軍東征的基調，關注窮人的苦難和富人的愚蠢冷漠，這在他之前的新聞作品中尤為突出。因此，從《聖誕頌歌》到19世紀50年代和60年代的小說，例如《小杜麗》、《荒涼山莊》和《我們共同的朋友》，都有一條這樣的線索。
cru·sade (krū-sād') 發音
名詞
常指十字軍東征：11、12和13世紀歐洲基督徒為從穆斯林手中收復聖地而進行的任何軍事遠徵。
經教宗批准進行的聖戰。
為了某項事業或反對某種濫用而發起的聲勢浩大的協同運動。參見同義詞「campaign」。
cru·sade (krū-sād')
n.
- often Crusade Any of the military expeditions undertaken by European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- A holy war undertaken with papal sanction.
- A vigorous concerted movement for a cause or against an abuse. See synonyms at campaign.
To engage in a crusade.
[French croisade and Spanish cruzada, both ultimately from Latin crux, cruc-, cross.]
crusader cru·sad'er n.vi·brant (vī'brənt)
adj.
- Pulsing or throbbing with energy or activity: the vibrant streets of a big city.
- Vigorous, lively, and vital: "a vibrant group that challenged the . . . system" (Philip Taubman).
- Exhibiting or characterized by rapid, rhythmic movement back and forth or to and fro; vibrating.
- Produced as a result of vibration; resonant or resounding: vibrant voices.
- Relatively high on the scale of brightness: a vibrant hue.
vibrantly vi'brant·ly adv.
vigorous[vig・or・ous]
- 発音記号[vígərəs]
[形]
1 〈人・行為などが〉活力［活気］にあふれた, 元気いっぱいの；精力的［積極的］な；〈人が〉じょうぶ［健康］な, たくましい
a vigorous volleyball game
活気あふれるバレーボールの試合
活気あふれるバレーボールの試合
3 〈実施などが〉強力な, 強制的な.
4 〈植物が〉よく育つ
vigorous weeds
よく繁茂する雑草.
よく繁茂する雑草.
vig・or・ous・ly
[副]
Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːv(ə)l/
Definition of marvel in English:
verb ( marvels, marvelling, marvelled; US marvels,marveling, marveled)
noun
Back to topOrigin
Middle English (as a noun): from Old French merveille, from late Latin mirabilia, neuter plural of Latin mirabilis'wonderful', from mirari 'wonder at'.
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