A crisis does not always appear to a policymaker as a series of dramatic events. Usually it imposes itself as an exhausting agenda of petty chores demanding both concentration and endurance.
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n. 危機;危難時刻;決定性時刻，緊要關頭;轉折點;
?? cris判斷，分辨+is→需要作出判斷的時刻→危機時刻
"The minister air-dashed to Delhi because of the parliamentary crisis."
部長因議會危機立刻起程飛往德里。
近義：urgency, crunch, emergency, eventuality, juncture
vi. 出現，顯現;出庭，出場;演出;發表;
?? ap一再+pear看見→出現，顯露
"She didn't appear at all surprised at the news."
她聽到這消息時一點也沒有顯得吃驚。
近義：arise, materialize, surface, emerge, look, seem
反義：vanish, evanesce, evanish, fade
n. 系列，連續;串聯;（廣播或電視上題材或角色相同的）系列節目;級數;
?? ser(join)+ies(名詞后綴)→連續；系列；叢書
"a series of racist attacks"
一連串的種族襲擊行為
近義：array, procession, sequence, sequency, string, succession
adj. 戲劇的，戲劇性的;引人注目的;激動人心的;
?? drama戲劇+tic....的 →戲劇性的
"The mountains provided a dramatic backdrop for our picnic."
群山如畫，給我們的野餐平添景色。
近義：impressive, lurid, awesome, sensational, spectacular, stirring
反義：kindly, assenting, manageable, sociable, tractable, yielding
adv. 通常，經常，平常，慣常地;一直，向來;動不動，一般;素;
?? usual通常的+ly副詞后綴→通常地，慣常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為，蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
近義：invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 議事日程;待議諸事項一覽表;日常工作事項;議程（ agendum的名詞復數）;
?? ag做，代理做+enda表示復數→做的事情→議事日程
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
議程表上的下一項是宣傳預算。
近義：plan, program, programme, schedule, timetable, docket