Day1——单词每日记

"While the gospel① of the new law was widely accepted, the patron② of the movement had a temper③ that could sometimes bewilder④ those who didn't comply⑤ with his vision, especially when dealing with his mistress⑥ or the constituents⑦ of the city; a fortnight⑧ passed before he decided to jack⑨ up the campaign budget to improve the being⑩ of the people, which required carefully tempering⑪ all the constituent⑫ parts of the plan to ensure success."

中文翻译：
“尽管新法的真理（①）被广泛接受，但该运动的赞助人（②）脾气火爆，有时会使那些未能遵守（⑤）他愿景的人感到迷惑（④），尤其是在处理他的情妇（⑥）或城市选民（⑦）时；过了两星期（⑧）后，他决定增加（⑨）竞选预算，以改善人民的生活（⑩），这需要仔细调和（⑪）计划的所有成分（⑫），以确保成功。”

词汇解释：

① gospel (n.)：真理；信条；福音
② patron (n.)：赞助人；保护人；主顾
③ temper (n.)：脾气；性情；回火；倾向
④ bewilder (vt.)：使迷惑，使不知所措
⑤ comply (vi.)：遵守；顺从；答应
⑥ mistress (n.)：情妇；女主人；主妇；女教师
⑦ constituent (n.)：成分；选民；委托人
⑧ fortnight (n.)：两星期
⑨ jack (vt.)：增加；提醒；用千斤顶顶起
⑩ being (n.)：存在；生命；本质；品格
⑪ tempering (vt.)：调和；使缓和；回火
⑫ constituent (adj.)：构成的；选举的