obsession
n. the state of being obsessed 着迷

contemporary
n. a person who lives or lived at the same time as another, usu. being roughly the same age 同代人；（几乎）同年龄的人
a. belong to the same time; of the present time; modern 属于同一时代的；当代的；现代的

poetry
n. poems collectively or in general [总称]诗

intrinsic
a. (of a value or quality) belonging naturally to sb./sth.; existing within sb./sth., rather than coming from outside 固有的；本质的；内在的

randomly
ad. without method or conscious choice 任意地，胡乱地

submit
vt. give (sth.) to sb./sth. so that it may be formally considered or so that a decision about it may be made 提交，呈递

anonymously
ad. without revealing one's name 用匿名的方式

evaluation
n. the act of assessing or forming an idea of the amount, quality or value of sb./sth. 评价，评估

Phrases and Expressions

have (sth., nothing, a lot, etc.) to do with sb./sth.
be connected or concerned with sb./sth. to the extent specified 与某人 / 某事有（一些、毫无、很大）关系

make history
be or do sth. so important or unusual that it will be recorded in history 创造历史，影响历史的进程；做出值得纪念（或载入史册的）事情

rise above
become successful or outstanding 取得成功；出类拔萃

leave behind
cause to lag behind; surpass 把…丢在后面；超过

focus on
concentrate on 集中于；着重于

be endowed with
naturally have a good quality, ability, feature, etc. 天生具有

come out of
originate in or develop from 从…中获得；从…中发展而来

build...upon
base ... on; use (sth.) as a foundation for further progress 把…建立在…上

take charge
take control (of sth.); be responsible (for sth.) 掌管；负责

go /get nowhere
achieve no success or make no progress 不能成功；无进展

set ... apart
make (sb./sth.) different from or superior to others 使显得突出，使显得与众不同

put up with
tolerate or bear (sb./sth.) 忍受，容忍

Proper Names

Michael Ryan
迈克尔·赖恩

Napoleon Bonaparte
拿破仑·波拿巴 (1769 — 1821, 法兰西第一帝国和百日王朝皇帝)

George Washington
乔治·华盛顿 (1732 — 1799, 美国第一任总统)

Keith Simonton
基思·西蒙顿

Dunkirk
敦刻尔克（法国北部港市）

Franklin Roosevelt
富兰克林·罗斯福 (1882 — 1945, 美国第三十二任总统)

Thomas Jefferson
托马斯·杰斐逊 (1743 — 1826, 美国第三任总统，《独立宣言》主要起草人)

Woodrow Wilson
伍德罗·威尔逊 (1856 — 1924, 美国第二十八任总统)

Warren G. Harding
沃伦·G·哈定 (1865 — 1923, 美国第二十九任总统)

Johannes Kepler
开普勒 (1571 — 1630, 德国天文学家和占星家)

Emily Dickinson
艾米莉·迪金森 (1830 — 1886, 美国女诗人，美国现代诗先驱者之一)

James Joyce
詹姆斯·乔伊斯 (1882 — 1941, 爱尔兰小说家，多用“意识流”手法，代表作《尤利西斯》)

Finnegans Wake
《为芬尼根守灵》(乔伊斯于 1939 年出版的最后一部小说)

Brandeis
布兰代斯大学 (马萨诸塞州)

Teresa Amabile
特蕾莎·阿玛贝尔