1.hail sb./sth. as sth.把什么称作是什么
2.inspiring adj.鼓舞人的使你想做某事 给人以启发的
3.祈使句 虚拟语气？？Imagine if Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein were to visit the United States.(对未来的没有发生的事情进行不可能发生的假设，if 后面的动词用过去式 ）
4.turn out 出现
5.hostile: unfriendly
6.dictator独裁者
7.and yet=but
8.loyalty to sb/sth 对什么忠诚
be loyal to sb/sth忠诚于...
9.public figure公众人物
10.excel vi. excel in sth在某方面非常好
11. pass down by mouth 口耳相传
12.notion 理念
13.ideal n.理想/理念
adj.理想的/非常完美的
14. virtue n. 品质/美德
virtuous adj.道德良好的
15.unite v. 团结
16.同位语和插入语？
17.accomplishment
18.definition
19. heroism英雄主义
20.trait n. 特点
21. the bottom line底线/最重要的东西
22.cherish v. 珍惜 怀念 挂念
23.potential n.潜能 achieve full potential 发挥所有潜能
24.keep/bear sth in mind 记住
as引导让步状语从句 as作连词，表示让步状语从句（语气比although/though强），一般要倒装。
eg. Much as I like ice-cream, I never eat much at time. 2. Young as he is, he did a superb job.
25. as such 因此
26. be filled with=are full of sth
27. be apply to 适用于..
28. it was... that/who 强调人或物（强调句式）
