Noun
1) the events that form the main story of a book, film, or play（书、电影、戏剧的）情节
2) a secret plan by a group of people to do sth. harmful or illegal 密谋；阴谋；秘密计划
plot
1) get sth. for yourself, sometimes in an unfair way 霸占；捞取；强夺
2) take hold of sb. or sth. with a sudden or violent movement 攫取；抓住
grab
1) very large, solid, and heavy 大而重的；厚重的
2) unusually large, powerful, or damaging 巨大的；强大的；强烈的；极具破坏力的
massive
ad. at the present time 现时；当前
currently
less good than usual or below the proper standard 在一般水平以下；达不到标准
not up to par
1) (fml.) sb.’s profession or trade 职业；行业
2) a strong desire or feeling of duty to do a particular job, esp. one in which you help other people 使命感；责任感
calling
vi. look at sb. or sth. for a long time, giving it all your attention, often without realizing you are doing so（常指无意识地）凝视，盯着看
gaze
a. very enthusiastic or interested 非常热情的；极其感兴趣的
passionate
ad. (fml.) after a particular event or time 其后；此后
thereafter
think about sth. a lot, with the result that you don’t pay attention to other things or people 沉迷于；对…着迷
be obsessed with / by
n. [C, usu. pl., U] a strong desire to have or achieve sth. 志向；抱负；强烈愿望
aspiration
vi. pause before saying or doing sth. because you are nervous or not sure 犹豫；踌躇；迟疑
hesitate
a. (only before noun) intended for people who have never done a particular activity before 入门的；初步的
introductory
relating to the most important characteristics or ideas of something 本质上；根本上；基本上
essentially
1) make sb. less successful or effective 使略逊一筹；使美中不足
2) make sb. disappointed by not doing sth. 使失望；辜负（别人的信任或期望）
let sb. down
n. [U] the quality and state of being magnificent 宏伟；壮丽；华丽；富丽堂皇?
magnificence
1) find out how much sth. will cost, how long sth. will take, etc. by using numbers 计算；核算
2) guess sth. using as many facts as you can find 估计；预测
calculate
a. making people think seriously about a particular subject 发人深省的；引人深思的
thought-provoking
ask sb. who knows a lot about sth. for information and advice about it 向…讨教（或请教）
pick one’ s brains