Commencement:学位颁授典礼
Navigate:航行,横渡
The large ship could not navigate the river.
那艘大轮船不能在河里航行.
Utopian:乌托邦的,理想主义的,空想的,幻想的
This may sound impossibly utopian.
也许听起来这是十足的空想.
Niche:合适的位置
You can then find your own niche in public life.
那时候你就可以在社会上找到适合自己的工作了.
I don't think he's yet found his niche in life.
我认为他还没找到生活的归宿.
Prodigious:巨大的,异常的
a prodigious achievement
巨大的成就
It cost a prodigious amount (of money).
这用了一笔巨款.
Overshadow:使相形见绌,使黯然失色
Despite her professional success, she was always overshadowed by her husband.
尽管她事业有成, 但和丈夫相比总觉逊色.
Oracle:圣贤
Nostradamus:占卜者,语言含混的预言家
Turbulent:失控的
a turbulent period of history
动荡的历史时期
Ethereal:超凡的,轻飘的
Ethereal beauty
出尘的美,天仙般的美
ethereal music
轻柔动听的音乐
She has an ethereal beauty.
她美若天仙.