good-natured 天性善良的、性情温和的

Bates looks like a good-natured fellow.

贝茨看上去是个性情温和的人。

He was easy-going and good-natured.

他随和且脾气好。

empress女皇

She is dressed as the Empress of Egypt.

她打扮成埃及女皇。

He'll meet the emperor and the empress at a lunch.

他将在午餐会上会见皇帝和皇后。

eclipse 使失色；使相形见绌；使丧失重要性

Though a talented player, he was completely eclipsed by his brother.

他虽是一个天才的运动员，但与他的兄弟相比就黯然失色了。

The space program has been eclipsed by other pressing needs.

这项太空计划和其他的紧迫需要相比已经黯然失色了。

concubine 妾；妃子

She rose from her position as Emperor Taizong's favorite concubine to the very apex of court life.

她曾是唐太宗的宠妃，最后登上朝堂的最高位。

This is the hot spring bathing pool Li Longji gave his concubine Yang Yuhuan.

这就是李隆基送给妃子杨玉环的温泉浴池。

apex (机构、体系的) 最上层

At the apex of the party was its central committee.

该党的最高机构是其中央委员会。

At 37, she reached the apex of her career.

她在37岁时达到了事业的巅峰。

self-knowledge自我认识

The more self-knowledge we have, the more control we can exert over our feelings and behavior.

我们越有自知之明，就越能控制自己的情感和行为。

Sometimes a bit of selfishness, if it leads to greater self-knowledge, is no bad thing.

有时候一点点的自私，如果能引发更多自知之明，也并非坏事。

moxie勇气

Not everyone digs her moxie.

不是每个人都欣赏这种勇气。

Come on. Show some moxie!

来吧，拿出点勇气来！

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