Misty Copeland made history as the first African-American woman to be named a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. She opens up on Nightline about her success and struggle.
"Marvels that have persisted for thousands of years were levelled by Isis in hours with explosives and bulldozers. These people have inflicted a great wound upon the world.
But while this destruction is shocking, for me it is also familiar. Almost every day, I find in my inbox similar stories of the razing of priceless treasures. But they tend to involve natural marvels, rather than manmade ones."
No one can fail to be struck by the vibrancy of New York.
hard-fought Vigorously
Modern Marvel
By DAVE ITZKOFF
Marvel, which has produced comics in various forms since 1939, is enjoying a hard-fought moment in the spotlight while it grapples with adapting to the 21st century.Definition of open up in English:
sinopia (si-NO-pee-uh)
noun:
1. A reddish-brown color or pigment.
2. A preliminary drawing for a fresco.
Etymology
Via Italian and Latin, from Greek Sinope, an ancient colony and seaport in Asia Minor where this pigment was found. The word acquired its second sense from the use of the pigment in making preparatory sketches for a fresco.
Usage
"Lucrezia looked at the lively figures indicated in sinopia, and marveled at the lifelike quality of their gestures." — Laurie Albanese and Laura Morowitz; The Miracles of Prato: A Novel; Harper; 2010.
hard-fought
a. (-fa̤t`)
Vigorously contested by both opponents; -- of contests; as, a hard-fought battle; a hard-fought primary election.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
crusading tone
Dickens had already proved his ability to entertain his audiences with comedy ("Pickwick" and "Nickleby") and to tug on their heartstrings with drama ("Oliver Twist" and "The Old Curiosity Shop"). "A Christmas Carol" added a crusading tone, concerning the suffering of the poor and the foolish indifference of the rich, previously most prominent in his journalism. Thus a line runs forward from the "A Christmas Carol" to novels of the 1850s and 1860s such as "Little Dorrit," "Bleak House" and "Our Mutual Friend."
cru·sade (krū-sād')
n.
- often Crusade Any of the military expeditions undertaken by European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- A holy war undertaken with papal sanction.
- A vigorous concerted movement for a cause or against an abuse. See synonyms at campaign.
To engage in a crusade.
[French croisade and Spanish cruzada, both ultimately from Latin crux, cruc-, cross.]
crusader cru·sad'er n.vi·brant (vī'brənt)
adj.
- Pulsing or throbbing with energy or activity: the vibrant streets of a big city.
- Vigorous, lively, and vital: "a vibrant group that challenged the . . . system" (Philip Taubman).
- Exhibiting or characterized by rapid, rhythmic movement back and forth or to and fro; vibrating.
- Produced as a result of vibration; resonant or resounding: vibrant voices.
- Relatively high on the scale of brightness: a vibrant hue.
vibrantly vi'brant·ly adv.
vigorous[vig・or・ous]
- レベル：大学入試程度
- 発音記号[vígərəs]
[形]
1 〈人・行為などが〉活力［活気］にあふれた, 元気いっぱいの；精力的［積極的］な；〈人が〉じょうぶ［健康］な, たくましい
a vigorous volleyball game
活気あふれるバレーボールの試合
活気あふれるバレーボールの試合
3 〈実施などが〉強力な, 強制的な.
4 〈植物が〉よく育つ
vigorous weeds
よく繁茂する雑草.
よく繁茂する雑草.
vig・or・ous・ly
[副]
Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːv(ə)l/
Definition of marvel in English:
verb ( marvels, marvelling, marvelled; US marvels,marveling, marveled)
noun
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Middle English (as a noun): from Old French merveille, from late Latin mirabilia, neuter plural of Latin mirabilis'wonderful', from mirari 'wonder at'.
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