The majority of people perform well in a crisis and when the spotlight is on them; it's on the Sunday afternoons of this life, when the nobody is looking, that the spirit falters.
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n. 多數(shù);（獲勝的）票數(shù);成年;法定年齡;
?? major主要的+ity表名詞 → 大多數(shù)
"The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio."
大多數(shù)接受采訪的人都喜歡看電視多于聽(tīng)收音機(jī)。
近義：plurality, bulk
反義：nonage
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動(dòng)物放養(yǎng)在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒(méi)有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 危機(jī);危難時(shí)刻;決定性時(shí)刻，緊要關(guān)頭;轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn);
?? cris判斷，分辨+is→需要作出判斷的時(shí)刻→危機(jī)時(shí)刻
"The minister air-dashed to Delhi because of the parliamentary crisis."
部長(zhǎng)因議會(huì)危機(jī)立刻起程飛往德里。
近義：urgency, crunch, emergency, eventuality, juncture
spotlight
['spɑtla?t]
n. 聚光燈;公眾注意或突出顯著;射光圈;探照燈;
vt. 聚光照明;使公眾注意，使突出醒目;
?? spot點(diǎn)+light光→聚光燈;焦點(diǎn)
"This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion."
本周引人矚目的是時(shí)裝界.
近義：highlight, punctuate, stress, flatter, emphasize, floodlight
反義：trivialize, underestimate, understate, belittle, downplay, disregard
n. 星期日，星期天;每逢星期日出版的報(bào)紙;星期日?qǐng)?bào);[人名] 森迪;
?? Sun日+day天→星期日
"She contrived to spend a couple of hours with him every Sunday evening."
每周星期日晚上她都設(shè)法與他待上幾個(gè)小時(shí)。
近義：dominical
pron. 沒(méi)有人，無(wú)人;
n. 小人物，無(wú)足輕重的人;
?? no無(wú) +body 人→ pron.誰(shuí)也不；無(wú)人
"Nobody can gainsay his claims."
沒(méi)人能夠反駁他的說(shuō)法。
近義：none