TED Talk:馬修.歐瑞利: 面對「我快死了嗎?」的最誠實回答
1.
Impending
→used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted,
that is going to happen soon
Ex: The player announced his impending retirement from international
football.
2.
dilemma
→a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two
different things you could do
Ex: The president is clearly in a dilemma about/over how to tackle
the crisis.
3.
imminent
→coming or likely to happen very soon
Ex: A strike is imminent.
4.
immortal
→living or lasting for ever
Ex: The priest said he was endangering his immortal soul.
5.
perish
→to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be
destroyed
Ex: Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.