1.repulsive 觉得恶心，非常令人厌恶

同义词：offensive，loathsome

2.one’s stomach turns：one feel sick觉得恶心

3.accepted 被公众所接受的

an accepted term/opinion/fact

4.the sad truth：unpleasant，bad

a sad truth/fact/state of affairs

5.bring up to do sth=raise 抚养，文化上给予灌输

6.stick to 坚持

7.countless 不计其数的

innumerable不计其数的   numerous很多的

8.years 历史上或某人生活上的一段时期

his college years

the Stalin years

9，associate...with...把某物与某物联系起来

10.despise 鄙视，鄙夷

look down upon/scorn

11.appeal to sb使某人感兴趣

12.take a stroll 散步，悠闲地散步

13.prize 最重要的

14.on（an）impulse 一时冲动

resist the impulse 抑制冲动

15.dish 菜 main dish 主菜

16.fancy：like，want

17.take possession of拥有

one man’s meat is another’s poison萝卜白菜，各有所爱