What makes a good life

The link of the TED talk: Click here.

1.hindsight 後見之明

• the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened.
• With the benefit of hindsight, this is perhaps an obvious point.

2.downright 徹頭徹尾

• (especially of something bad) extremely or very great
• She's being downright unhelpful and obstructive.

3.schizophrenia 精神分裂症

• a serious mental illness in which someone cannot understand what is real and what is imaginary.
• He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

4.in the midst of 在...中間

• in the middle of an event, situation, or activity.
• The new office center sits in the midst of a luxurious park.

5.glamorous 迷人的

• attractive in an exciting and special way.
• She was a glamorous woman.

6.call to account 被責令(對...) 作出解釋；受到追究

• to be forced to explain something you did wrong, and usually to be punished.
• We must ensure that the people responsible for the violence are called to account.