Those who fail incline to blame the world for their failure.
command 除命令，指令外，还可以表示对语言的掌握
I'm inclined to say that your command on English is quite good.
dormitory 宿舍
college dormitory 大学宿舍
yet to be 有待，尚未
Martin Luther King was killed 53 years ago. His fight for Black voting rights has yet to be won.
The cutoff date for registering is yet to be announced. 注册的截止日期尚未公布。
infrastructure 基础设施，公共建设
secondary 第二的，次要的；副手，代理人；
secondary school 初中
of secondary importance 第二重要
secondary market 次要市场；二手市场
secondary pollution 二次污染
cadence 节奏；韵律；抑扬顿挫，与ryhthm近义
The music is secondary, if you will, to the dramatic cadence of language, to the way the rhythm of language was used to express feeling and used to add drama.
This type of data is subject to threats from hackers and other malicious threats to gain access to the data digitally or physical theft of the data storage media.
- If I had to guess, I'd say you're a program from the machine world, so is he.
- So far, so good.
- But if that's true, that could mean you're part of this system, another kind of control.
- Keep going.
- I suppose the most obivious question is, How can I trust you.
- Bingo. It is a pickle, no doubt about it. Bad news is there's no way if you really know whether I'm here to help or not. So it's really up to you. Just have to make up your own damn mind to either accept what I'm going to tell you or reject it. Candy?
- Do you already know if I'm going to take it?
- Wouldn't be much of an oracle if I didn't;
- ....
virtual reality sickness 3D晕眩症
car sick 晕车
brief 可作动词，简要描述，比如：
ask him to brief you on the curren situation.
whereas 然而，鉴于
She has authentic charm whereas most people simply have ncie manners. 她有真正的魅力，而大多数人只是有礼貌而已。
i.e. 即，也就是，相当于that is to say, in other words
His stomachache made him feel wretched(i.e. ill) all day. 他胃疼得整天十分难受（即生病）。
punctuality 名词，守时，对应的形容词是punctual，守时的
punctuality is a virtue, being punctual shows your reliability.
window dressing 充门面，粉饰太平
these measures seem to be mere window dressing and won't solve the problem.
amateur 业余的，业余爱好者
purchase 购买
purchasing power 购买力
circulation 流通，循环，还有发行量的意思
The magazine's circulation continue to climb.
campaign 活动
succession 继位，还有连续的意思
in succession 连续地
succession planning 接班人计划
exhibition 展览，动词形式为exhibit
pharmaceutical 制药的
fluctuate 振荡，波动 fluctuate between 200m and 300m, fluctuate over the three years
fluctuating 振荡的，波动的，fluctuating downard trend
proportion 比例，占比
In contrast/ on the contrary 相反地
approximately 大约，近似地
optimistic/pessimistic 乐观的/悲观的
the profit still presented a much pessimistic picture 利润仍然呈现得并不乐观
bankruptcy 破产
durable 耐用品
consumer durables 消费耐用品
customer-comes-first principle 顾客至上原则
catastrophe 大灾难
public relation catastrophe 公关灾难
关于lack的用法
lack可以当动词，并且既可以是及物动词，也可以是不及物动词，当为及物动词时，后面不需要接任何介词，比如 I lack confidence when I speak English. 当为不及物动词时，后面接for，比如 They lack for nothing; She does not lack for friends. lack的及物动词当用被动词态，比如food is lacked by the people there.
lack可以当名词，后面固定接of，比如lack of experience, lack of money.
lack的形容词是lacking，可以使用固定搭配be lacking in，比如He is lacking in practical experience. 也可以单独充当形容词，比如 Money for the project is still lacking.
把A和B搞混了
Sorry, I have A and B mixed up.
I often mistake her for her mother on the phone.
I think you're confusing him with someone else.
You're confusing me with my sister - she's the singer.