小词详解 | mistress
Having a mistress is often seen as a sign of official corruption in China.
在中国，有情妇常常被视为官员腐败的标志。
词汇
小词详解 | facile
Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.
有时，与沉默相比，信口开河的谈话更缺乏沟通性。
区别辨析fool与idiot
fool与idiot这两个名词均有“笨蛋、傻瓜”之意。
小词详解 | paradigm
供学生效仿的榜样
a paradigm for students to emulate
区别辨析food、provisions与diet
food、provisions与diet这组名词都有“食物”之意。
小词详解 | inscribe
镌刻哀伤的含血之花
that sanguine flower inscribed with woe
区别辨析fold与wrinkle
fold与wrinkle这两个动词均含有“使皱”之意。
小词详解 | vary
菜单随季节而变动。
The menu varies with the season.
经济学人每日一词：rescind
撤回邀约
rescind an offer
吊销执照
rescind a license
经济学人每日一词：injunction
临终嘱咐
death-bed injunction
小词详解 | tact
他从来不懂什么处事技巧，大家都不喜欢他那生硬的态度。
He's never had much tact and people don't like his blunt manner.
区别辨析fog、mist与smog
fog、mist与smog这些名词都可表示“雾”之意。
