An Impression of Zhu Diwen—A Nobel Physics Prize Winner of Chinese Descent.

New words

• descent             ancestry
• rock                 swing forward and backward
• peerless             without equal
• overwhelming     affect somebody strongly or suddenly.
• genetical          of genes
• faculty            department or grouping of related department
• affirmation     declaration
• poise             way in which caries oneself
• infringe         break, violent,
• blunt             plain, not trouble to be polite
• feast             splendid meal for many things to eat and drink
• fortnight         period of two weeks
• pilgrimage         journey in a pilgrim
• invariable         unchanged
• peep            short, quickly speak
• adjacent         next to another country
• enroll            become a member of the clubs.
• poll                survey of public opinions.
• reveal             make known         display
• surpass            exceed         do better than
• attire        dress
• satchel        a small bag for carrying little articles
• clasp         fasten with a clasp
• amiable             good-tempered            easy and pleasant to talk to
• esoteric             intended for those who have knowledge of it
• sphere             range extend
• vim             energy
• vigor            strong energy
• pepper            
• demeanor        ways of behaving
• immense         very large
• confident         tell to somebody
• invitation        accept an invitation
• congratulatory
• gathering
• champagne
• embrace             embrace his son
• lecture             attend lecture
• elegant             elegant arts

phrases

• along with : together with in company with
• a series of
• dispose of : deal with     get rid of
• cut off lop off
• take over         infringe on
• in response to answer
• seek to             look for
• put forward advance
• in honor of
• keep one’s own hours
• be glued to                 keep one’s attention to
• get to the bottom of the matter discover the truth about the matter
• be to blame         deserve to be blamed