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Sandburg and lindsay walked the tight-rope; if the tension of their verse slackened; they were precipitated into extremes of prosiness or sentimentality .
桑德伯格和林赛走的是绷紧的钢索;假如他们的诗在张力上一放松,就要摔到两个极端去,不是平淡无味,就是无病呻吟。
n. 单调ˌ平凡; 散文体
Sandburg and lindsay walked the tight-rope; if the tension of their verse slackened; they were precipitated into extremes of prosiness or sentimentality .
桑德伯格和林赛走的是绷紧的钢索;假如他们的诗在张力上一放松,就要摔到两个极端去,不是平淡无味,就是无病呻吟。
invidious adj. 可能遭人怨恨的;会惹人愤怒的;招人嫉妒的;厚此薄彼的;不公平的;歧视的
dials v. 拨号;拨打电话;用标度(盘)测量;(dial的第三人称单数)。n. 表盘;日晷;钟面;拨号盘;刻度盘;转盘;(dial的复数)
supplicated vi. 恳请;哀求;(supplicate的过去式)
remanded v. 送回;(remand的过去分词)。n. 还押
operational definition 运作定义;操作定义
endorsing vt. 赞同;支持;签署;(endorse的现在分词形式)