《轻松学习英语》系列二 初级 Level 3 4 First Battle Commentary
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medieval skills. Skills include arts such as calligraphy, jewelry making, woodworking, and costuming; craft arts such as armoring & blacksmithing; performing arts such as medieval dancing and singing; and martial arts such as hand-to-hand fighting and archery. Most groups host a weekly business meeting andvarious “guild meetings” to practice these arts.
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Since I joined, the organization has expanded tremendously and is now a full fledged counter society: with its own government (a monarchy- with rulers chosen by combat), its own economy (some members make a full-time living selling their arts), and its own social system (a system of titles, clans, knights, and nobles). Every member of the SCA develops an alternate persona: a medieval character they become during events. Copyright yingyuzhijia.com
The combined effects are stunning. At times, I felt I’d been transported back in time. My first SCA battle produced all the nerves, all the excitement, all the intensity of entering a “real” battle: pounding heart and manic energy and fear 内容来自www.yingyuzhijia.com
of being “killed”.
For some, the SCA is an exercise in living history. Many members are meticulous researchers- accomplished experts in a chosen discipline of history. Others join the group for its unique social characteristics-- its embracement of eccentricity.... its community and camaraderie. But for me, the SCA was an act of jubuliant defiance: an enthusiastic refusal to surrender to tedium.
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I did not, and do not, want to abandon the creative flow of childhood. I am convinced that play.... fantasy and creativity for its own sake... is a deep and profound human need; one we, as adults, must nurture and maintain. Play is not an escape.... it is a celebration. Play is the essence of creativity.
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We, as adults-- for the sake of our happiness and our souls, should re-discover it.
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thudded: v. hit, pounded 内容来自www.yingyuzhijia.com
in unison: adv. at the same time together, in harmony
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braced: v. held
giddy: adj. nervous 本文来自英语之家
tendrils: n. lines, tentacles Copyright yingyuzhijia.com
wiry: adj. thin with muscles
clad in: v. wearing
scale: n. scale armor 本文来自英语之家
strode: v. walked (confidently)
cackling: v./adj. laughing (loud
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goose bumps: n. bumps on skin (caused by fear or excitement) 本文来自英语之家
butt: n. bottom
rattan: n. a plant similar to bamboo 本文来自英语之家
advanced: v. moved forward
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adrenaline: n. a hormone, a bod chemical (released by fear or excitement)
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awe: n. amazement
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anachronism: n. something out of place in time/history (doesn’t belong to that time period) Copyright yingyuzhijia.com
oddballs: n. strange people 内容来自www.yingyuzhijia.com
medieval: adj. middle ages peri
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strap on: v. put on, wear Copyright www.yingyuzhijia.com
outlandish: adj. dramatic, fun & creative Copyright www.yingyuzhijia.com
hyper-intelligent: adj. very sma Copyright www.yingyuzhijia.com
geeks: idiom. smart uncool peo
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hammish: adj. too dramatic
buffs: n. people who like something, fans
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misfits: n. people who don’t fit i with normal society 内容来自www.yingyuzhijia.com
to succumb: v. to be beaten by, surrender to 内容来自www.yingyuzhijia.com
drudgery: n. boring work
affair: n. experience, event 内容来自www.yingyuzhijia.com
revolves around: v. focuses on 本文来自英语之家
centerpiece: n. most important part Copyright yingyuzhijia.com
implies: v. says indirectly, suggests 本文来自英语之家
patchwork: n. a loose collection
guild: n. a trade group, a union
full-fledged: n. complete, total
counter-society: n. alternative society, alternative culture 内容来自www.yingyuzhijia.com
monarchy: n. a government ruled by a king or queen
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clans: n. large extended families, tribes
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persona: n. personality, character Copyright yingyuzhijia.com
stunning: adj. amazing Copyright yingyuzhijia.com
nerves: n. nervous feeling Copyright yingyuzhijia.com
intensity: n. power
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manic: adj. super-energetic 内容来自www.yingyuzhijia.com
meticulous: adj. very careful
accomplished: adj. successful 本文来自英语之家
embracement: n. acceptance
eccentricity: n. weirdness (harmless strangeness) 本文来自英语之家
camaraderie: n. friendship, feelings of friendship 内容来自www.yingyuzhijia.com
jubuliant: adj. very happy
defiance: n. rebellion, disobedience
tedium: n. boredom 内容来自www.yingyuzhijia.com
abandon: v. leave, neglect Copyright yingyuzhijia.com
for its own sake: idiom. for enjoyment only
profound: adj. very important, very meaningful
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nurture: v. take care of, help grow 内容来自www.yingyuzhijia.com
essence: n. central part, most important part Copyright www.yingyuzhijia.com
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