The majority of people perform well in a crisis and when the spotlight is on them; it's on the Sunday afternoons of this life, when the nobody is looking, that the spirit falters.
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n. 多数;（获胜的）票数;成年;法定年龄;
💡 major主要的+ity表名词 → 大多数
"The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio."
大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听收音机。
近义：plurality, bulk
反义：nonage
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 危机;危难时刻;决定性时刻，紧要关头;转折点;
💡 cris判断，分辨+is→需要作出判断的时刻→危机时刻
"The minister air-dashed to Delhi because of the parliamentary crisis."
部长因议会危机立刻起程飞往德里。
近义：urgency, crunch, emergency, eventuality, juncture
spotlight
['spɑtlaɪt]
n. 聚光灯;公众注意或突出显著;射光圈;探照灯;
vt. 聚光照明;使公众注意，使突出醒目;
💡 spot点+light光→聚光灯;焦点
"This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion."
本周引人瞩目的是时装界.
近义：highlight, punctuate, stress, flatter, emphasize, floodlight
反义：trivialize, underestimate, understate, belittle, downplay, disregard
n. 星期日，星期天;每逢星期日出版的报纸;星期日报;[人名] 森迪;
💡 Sun日+day天→星期日
"She contrived to spend a couple of hours with him every Sunday evening."
每周星期日晚上她都设法与他待上几个小时。
近义：dominical
pron. 没有人，无人;
n. 小人物，无足轻重的人;
💡 no无 +body 人→ pron.谁也不；无人
"Nobody can gainsay his claims."
没人能够反驳他的说法。
近义：none