compassion n. 同情，怜悯

I felt no compassion towards her.我对她没有同情。

betrayal n. 背叛，辜负

And I know that my betrayal hurt you, different from how it is with you and Stefan.我知道我的背叛伤害了你，和你跟Stefan之间的不一样。

doldrums n. 忧郁,赤道无风带 萧条，消沉

She was in the doldrums for the whole day.她整天都无精打采。

Its mouth is small in relation to its nose.它的嘴巴相对它的鼻子小很多。

incredible adj. 难以置信的；惊人的

It won‘t help folks who bought multiple houses just to turn around and sell them in speculation.它也不是用来帮助那些一下子买多套房子然后转手以投机目的卖掉的人。

speculation n. 思索；推测；投机（买卖）

mire n泥沼，困境 v.[T,I] 使陷于泥泞，使陷入困境

limp v. 跛行；缓慢费力地前进adj. 柔软的；软弱的；无力的 n. 跛行

The accident had left him with a slight limp.那场事故让他变得有点瘸。

Time would stretch on and on, with ambition long departed from the human heart.时光流逝，抱负却早已远离人心。

on and on phr. 不停地，不断地，连续地

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