How to Write a Rotten Poem with Almost No Effort
Richard Howey
Words and Expressions
1 rotten: adj. 1 (of food, wood, etc. 食物、树木等) 腐烂的；腐败的；腐朽的
that has decayed and cannot be eaten or ud
the smell of rotten vegetables 腐烂蔬菜的气味
2 [usually before noun] (informal) 非常糟糕的；恶劣的 very bad 同义词： terrible
I've had a rotten day! 我这一天倒霉透了！
She's a rotten singer. 她是个蹩脚的歌手。
Idioms:
a rotten apple
带来恶劣影响的人；害群之马 one bad person who has a bad effect on others in a group
Derivations:
rot: v. （使）腐烂，腐败变质 to decay, or make sth decay, naturally and gradually
同义词： decompo
The window frame had rotted away completely. 窗框已经完全烂掉了。
Synonyms:
decay: v. （使）腐烂，腐朽
decaying leaves/teeth/food 烂叶；蛀齿；腐烂食物
putrefy: v. (formal) 腐烂；腐化
erode: v. 侵蚀；腐蚀；风化；逐渐毁坏；削弱；损害
corrode: v. 腐蚀；侵蚀
2 astounding: adj. 令人震惊的；使大吃一惊的
so surprising that it is difficult to believe
宝宝水There was an astounding 20% increa in sales. 销售量惊人地增加了20%。
Derivations:
astound: v. 使震惊；使大惊 to surpri or shock sb very much
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His arrogance astounded her.意大利袋鼠 他的傲慢使她震惊。
Synonyms:
科目3surpri: v. to give sb the feeling that you get when sth happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or sth that you do expect does not happen; to make sb feel surprid 指使惊奇、使诧异、使感到意外：
The outcome didn't surpri me at all. 这一结果完全在我的意料之中。
startle: v. to surpri sb suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them 指惊吓、使吓一跳、使大吃一惊：
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The explosion startled the hor. 爆炸声使马受了惊。
amaze: v. to surpri sb very much 指使惊奇、使惊愕、使惊诧：
Just the huge size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
stun: v. ( rather informal ) (often in newspapers) to surpri or shock sb so much that they cannot think clearly or speak （常用于报章）指使震惊、使惊愕、使目瞪口呆
astonish: v. to surpri sb very much 指使十分惊讶、使大为惊奇：
The news astonished everyone. 这消息使大家十分惊讶。
shock: v. [often passive] to surpri sb, usually in a way that upts them 指使震惊、使惊愕：
We were all shocked at the news of his death. 听到他的死讯，我们都感到震惊。
take sb aback: [usually passive] (especially of sth negative) to surpri or shock sb （尤指不好的事）使大吃一惊、使震惊：
We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction. 她敌视的反应使我们大吃一惊。
appal: v. to shock and upt sb very much 指使大为震惊、使惊骇：
The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊
3 squalid: adj. 1 (of places and living conditions 处所及生活环境) 肮脏的；邋遢的如何看八字命盘
very dirty and unpleasant 同义词： filthy
squalid, overcrowded refugee camps 肮脏而拥挤的难民营
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2 (of situations or activities 情况或活动) 道德败坏的；丑恶的；卑鄙的
involving low moral standards or dishonest behaviour
同义词：degraded, filthy, shabby, slummy, sordid, wretched
It was a squalid affair involving prostitutes and drugs.
那是一桩涉及娼妓与毒品的丑事。
4 pound: v. 1 ~ (away) (at/against/on sth)
反复击打；连续砰砰地猛击 to hit sth/sb hard many times, especially in a way that makes a lot of noi
Heavy rain pounded on the roof.
暴雨 地砸在屋顶上。
Someone was pounding at the door.
有人在砰砰地敲门。
2 [V] （心脏）狂跳，怦怦地跳 to beat quickly and loudly
Her heart was pounding with excitement. 她激动得心脏怦怦直跳。
The blood was pounding (= making a beating noi) in his ears.
他听到血液在耳中怦怦搏动的声音。
5 vein: n. [C] 静脉 any of the tubes that carry blood from all parts of the body towards the heart
the jugular vein 颈静脉
Compare:
artery: n. 动脉 any of the tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body
blocked arteries 被阻滞的动脉
6 bother: v. 1 (often ud in negative ntences and questions 常用于否定句和疑问句)
~ (with/about sth) 花费时间精力（做某事） to spend time and/or energy doing sth
[V to inf] He didn't even bother to let me know he was coming.
他甚至连通知都没通知我他要来。
[V -ing] Why bother asking if you're not really interested?
如果你不是真的感兴趣，干吗费口舌打听呢？
2 ~ sb (about/with sth)
使（某人）烦恼（或担忧、不安）；给（某人）造成麻烦（或痛苦）
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to annoy, worry or upt sb; to cau sb trouble or pain
The thing that bothers me is…
让我感到不安的是…
I don't want to bother her with my problems at the moment.
我此刻不想让她为我的事操心。
[VN that] Does it bother you that she earns more than you?
她比你挣的钱多，你是不是觉得不自在？
[VN to inf] It bothers me to think of her alone in that big hou.
想到她孤零零地待在那所大房子里，我便坐立不安。
7 foreign: adj. ~ to sb/sth (formal) 非典型的；陌生的
not typical of sb/sth; not known to sb/sth and therefore eming strange
Dishonesty is foreign to his nature. 弄虚作假并非他的本性。
8 account executive: n. 客户经理（在广告公司等中负责为指定长期客户提供服务）
a business person, especially one working in advertising, who is responsible for dealing with one of the company's regular customers
