Outwitting the Devil

Question 1

triumphant

Answer 1

• successful. e.g. a triumphant life
• very successful in a way that causes great satisfaction
• hân hoan

Question 2

despondent

Answer 2

• depressed
• sad, without much hope
• nản lòng

Question 3

wellness

Answer 3

health

Question 4

lethargy

Answer 4

• 昏睡，死气沉沉 “snap out of your lethargy”
• the state of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things
• trạng thái hôn mê, tính thờ ơ

Question 5

marvelous

Answer 5

remarkable, extraordinary, amazing “marvelous and magical discoveries of Dr. Hill”

Question 6

commendable

Answer 6

• 值得赞美的 “your idea about XXX is commendable”
• deserving praise and approval
• đáng khen

Question 7

posterity

Answer 7

• 子孙，后裔
• all the people who will live in the future
• con cháu, hậu thế

Question 8

tenacity

Answer 8

• 韧性，固执
• tính gan lì, ngoan cố

Question 9

gurus

Answer 9

• 领袖，专家 “personal development gurus of today”
• an expert on a particular subject
• bậc thầy

Question 10

sabotage

Answer 10

• 妨害，破坏 “self-sabotage”
• the act of deliberately spoiling something in order to prevent it from being successful
• sự phá hoại

Question 11

fidgety

Answer 11

• 不安的，烦躁的 “I became fidgety inside”
• unable to remain still or quiet, usually because of being bored or nervous
• bồn chồn, sốt ruột

Question 12

strand

Answer 12

• 使陷入困境 (I found myself stranded in XXX)
• to leave someone in a place from which they have no way of leaving
• làm cho ai đó mắc cạn

Question 13

stun

Answer 13

• 使震惊 “the experience stunned me”
• to make a person or an animal unconscious for a short time, especially by hitting them on the head
• làm sửng sốt, choáng váng

Question 14

anew

Answer 14

• 重新，再 “begin life anew”
• do it again from the beginning or do it in a different way
• một lần nữa

Question 15

standstill

Answer 15

• 停顿，停止 “ I felt myself brought suddenly to a standstill”
• a situation in which all activity or movement has stopped
• sự bế tắc

Question 16

embark upon

Answer 16

• 从事，开始
• to start to do something new or difficult
• dấn thân vào, bắt tay làm

Question 17

ludicrous

Answer 17

• 荒唐的，滑稽的
• unreasonable; that you cannot take seriously
• buồn cười, lố bịch

Question 18

alibi

Answer 18

• 托辞，借口 “tried to create an alibi that would justify me in my own mind”
• an excuse for something that you have done wrong
• cớ để cáo lỗi

Question 19

akin

Answer 19

• 类似的 “the feeling must have been closely akin to that”
• similar to
• hơi giống, na ná

Question 20

quicksand

Answer 20

• 流沙，危险状态
• a situation that is dangerous or difficult to escape from
• cát lún, trạng thái nguy hiểm khó thoát

Question 21

morass

Answer 21

• 沼泽，困境 “fear is a self-generating morass”
• an unpleasant and complicated situation that is difficult to escape from
• đầm lầy, tình trạng gay go, khó khăn

Question 22

living death

Answer 22

• 生不如死，悲惨的生活
• a life that is worse than being dead
• sống không bằng chết

Question 23

paralyze

Answer 23

• 使麻痹，使瘫痪 “my reasoning faculty has almost been paralyzed”
• tê liệt

Question 24

take wing

Answer 24

• 起飞，逃走 “the resourcefulness seemed to have completely taken wing”
• to fly away
• bay mất

Question 25

hither and yon

Answer 25

* here and there, 四面八方 "searching hither and yon" * in many different directions * đây đó, nơi này nơi kia

Question 26

humiliating

Answer 26

* 丢脸的，羞耻的 * bẽ mặt

Question 27

self-contempt

Answer 27

* 自卑 * tự coi thường

Question 28

charlatan

Answer 28

* 江湖郎中，骗子 * a person who claims to have knowledge or skills that they do not really have * lang băm, kẻ bịp

Question 29

penitentiary

Answer 29

* 监狱 * a prison * nhà tù

Question 30

in the clutch

Answer 30

* 在关键时刻 * vào thời khắc quan trọng

Question 31

grouchy

Answer 31

* 不高兴的，不满的 * bad-tempered and often complaining * cáu kỉnh

Question 32

befuddled

Answer 32

* 昏沉的，稀里糊涂的 "force my befuddled brain to think clearly" * confused and unable to think normally * mơ màng

Question 33

salvation

Answer 33

* 拯救 "entertained a hope of salvation" * a way of protecting someone from danger, disaster, loss, etc. * sự cứu vớt linh hồn

Question 34

surmount

Answer 34

* 克服，战胜 "surmount the difficulties" * to deal successfully with a difficulty * khắc phục

Question 35

exultation

Answer 35

* 狂喜 "a state of exultation" * great pride or happiness, especially because of something exciting that has happened * mừng rối rít

Question 36

faculty

Answer 36

* 能力 "my faculty of reason" * a particular ability for doing something * tài năng, năng lực

Question 37

snappy

Answer 37

* 生机勃勃的 * lively; quick * tràn đầy sinh khí

Question 38

psychiatric

Answer 38

* 精神病的 e.g., psychiatric hospital * relating to psychiatry or to mental illness * bệnh tâm thần

Question 39

wild-goose chase

Answer 39

* 徒劳无功 * a search for something that is impossible for you to find or that does not exist, that makes you waste a lot of time * đuổi hình bắt bóng

Question 40

wean away from

Answer 40

* 断绝，戒掉 * to make someone gradually stop doing or using something * dứt sữa, cắt bỏ

Question 41

be entitled to

Answer 41

* 有权，有资格 "you are entitled to know that XXX" * to give someone the right to have or to do something * có quyền làm gì đó

Question 42

dethrone

Answer 42

* 罢免，废位 "the fear entity has been dethroned" * to remove someone from a position of authority or power * truất ngôi, truất phế

Question 43

undergo

Answer 43

* 经历，经受 "I had undergone a new birth" * to experience something, especially a change or something unpleasant * chịu đựng, trải qua

Question 44

forthcoming

Answer 44

* 即将来临的 * going to happen, be published, etc. very soon * sắp đến, sắp xuất bản

Question 45

doze

Answer 45

* 打瞌睡 "went into a sort of doze for a few minutes" * to sleep lightly for a short time * giấc ngủ ngắn lơ mơ

Question 46

put into operation

Answer 46

* 使生效，使运转 * to make something start working; to start using something * làm cho cái gì đó bắt đầu vận hành