1) the word with pronunciation and part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb).

2) other word forms, if any

3) definition

4) give the sentence from the chapter using the word

5) a sample sentence that you write yourself about your own life using a common collocation if any exists

UK /ɪmˈpɒs.tər/

US /ɪmˈpɑː.stɚ/

Definition：

a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others

From chapter:

When I write in Italian, I feel like an intruder, an impostor.

Sentence:

He felt like an impostor among all those intelligent people

• verb 

• US  /dɪˈsaɪ.fɚ/  UK  /dɪˈsaɪ.fər/

2. Definition: 

• to discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way

3. Other word forms, if any:

• Decipherment(noun)  Decipherable (verb)

4. Sentence example from the book:

• Given that I try to decipher everything through writing, maybe writing in Italian is simply my way of learning the language in a more profound, more stimulating way.

5. Sample sentence:

• She managed to decipher the voicemail, revealing important information about the criminal case.

UK / ˈpremətʃə(r) /

US /ˌpriːməˈtʃʊr/

premature; prematurely; prematureness; prematurity

Definition: happening, arriving before the usual, or intended time

Sentence from Chapter: I know that my writing in Italian is something premature, reckless, always approximate.

Sample Sentences:

1. Her premature death at age 30 stunned her family and friends.

2. Too much exposure to the sun can cause the premature aging of skin.

uk /ˈkruː.sɪ.bəl/

us /ˈkruː.sə.bəl/

2. /

3. Definition:

1) a container in which metals or other substances can be heated to very high temperatures

2) a severe test

3) a place or situation in which different cultures or styles can mix together to produce something new and exciting

4. Sentence from the chapter: What passes without being put into words, without being transformed and, in a certain sense, purified by the crucible of writing, has no meaning for me.

5. Example: The final exam was a crucible for the students, pushing them to their limits and testing everything they had learned throughout the semester.

2) nuanced (adjective)

3) A small difference or distinction in expression, meaning, or response.

4) "Just a word can have many dimensions, many nuances, great complexity, so, too, can a person, a life."

5) "While trying to learn something novel and complex, I first prioritize to solely focus on the subtle nuances presented throughout their practical application to later on move to the theory."

In French: The word "nuance" has the same meaning as in English.

• Always use it in literature, art, music, language, society, science and technology.

• Collocations

  • subtle nuance

  • understand nuance

[personal dilemma]

• Verb.

  • solve mystery

  • remain mystery

  • unravel mystery

  • surround mystery

• Clusters

  • murder mystery

  • great mystery

• Writing is my only way of absorbing and organizing/settle into/sort out/fix life.

  • activeness

  • do something

• Google Translate: Writing is my only way to absorb and settle into life.

  • get used to

• ChatGPT: The only way for me to absorb and organize life is through writing.

• DeepL: Writing is my only way to absorb and sort out life.

  • solve the problem

• Youdao: Writing is my only way to absorb and fix life.

VICKY: 如果我想理解究竟是什么令我感触，令我疑惑，令我痛苦——任何让我产生情绪波动[emotional]的事物，简而言之——我需要将其付诸于纸笔。

YOUDAO TRANSLATOR: 如果我想了解是什么打动了我，什么让我困惑，什么让我痛苦——简而言之，所有让我做出反应[react]的东西——我必须用语言表达出来。

ChatGPT: 如果我想理解是什么感动我，是什么困扰我，是什么使我痛苦——总之，所有让我产生反应[react]的东西——我必须把它用语言表达出来。

• make: 令/使

• react: 触动/情绪波动/做出反应 [use the deep meaning]

• in short: 简而言之/总之

• put it into: 付诸/付之于/用

The verbs in Japanese sentence are usually put into the last part. So when I translate，I put the verb “understand” into the latter sentence instead of the first sentence.

I find it is interesting that when translate this sentence, Japanese will have more verbs that correspond with English which help me translate this sentence directly. For example, in Japanese, the verb that have similar meaning to "move" (動かす）can be used in "move someting" and "move somebody", but in Chinese, there is no verb that have the both meaning, we usually use one verb to describe "move someting" and other verb to describe "move somebody"

Jose Miguel: "Si quiero entender qué me mueve, qué me confunde, qué me duele—todo lo que me hace reaccionar, en resumen—tengo que ponerlo en palabras."

Google Translate: Si quiero entender lo que me conmueve, lo que me confunde, lo que me duele, todo lo que me hace reaccionar, en definitiva, tengo que expresarlo con palabras.

2) She feels like an intruder when writing in Italian.

3) Giving up English makes her insecure, but she still turns to Italian.

4) Writing in Italian doesn't give her a sense of fulfillment

10 use a passage to describe the freedom she feel from learning languages.

11 the story about nuns who lost freedom in convent.

12 she prefers the limit of her Italian

Evidence:

She mentions that writing in Italian makes her feel both "freer and confined," suggesting that the limitations of the language offer a different kind of creative freedom.

She acknowledges that her Italian writing is "premature, reckless, always approximate," yet sees this as a way to learn and engage with the language more deeply.

The author states that writing helps her "absorb and organize life," indicating that it is important for making sense of her experiences and existence.

Anything that is not expressed through written language is irrelevant for her.

She inducts the fact that she is improving her Italian-learning through writing.

The author iterates over the fact that only writing makes her feel as a real human from the time she was born.

The author refers to language as a mirror; a reflector of someone’s ideas, which is boundless and ineffable as if she were to carry it anywhere with her.