sophisticated a.诡变的，久经世故的

metaphor / ˈmetəfə(r); ˋmɛtəfɚ/
n [C, U] (example of the) use of a word or phrase to indicate sth different from (though related in some way to) the literal meaning, as in `I'll make him eat his words' or `She has a heart of stone'
隐喻（如I'll make him eat his words或She has a heart of stone）: striking originality in her use of metaphor 她在运用隐喻方面的独创性. Cf 参看 simile.
> metaphorical / ˏmetəˈfɔrɪkl; US -ˈfɔːr-; ˏmɛtəˋfɔrɪkl/ adj of or like a metaphor; containing metaphors 隐喻的: a metaphorical expression, phrase, etc 隐喻的说法、 短语等. Cf 参看 figurative, literal 1a.
metaphorically / -klɪ; -klɪ/ adv. Cf 参看 mixed metaphor (mixed).

They have brainstormed ideas for mobile geolocation games and new kinds of grocery store scanners.

"Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
请给我平静的心去接受我不能改变的事，给我勇气去改变我能改变的，给我智慧去明白两者的不同。 _____ Reinhold Niebuhr

用于赞美的英语单词】adorable可爱的；gorgeous靓美养眼；fantastic可赞优秀；excellent出众超棒；intelligent聪明机灵；marvelous很好很强；bravo不错真好；brilliant赞绝了；glorious出色光辉；outstanding出众有才；impressive挺好；incomparable无与伦比。

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012 was awarded to Mo Yan "who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary

hallucinatory hal·lu·ci·na·to·ry /həˈluːsɪnətəri US -tɔːri/ adj formal
causing hallucinations or resulting from hallucinations
　hallucinatory drugs
using strange images, sounds etc like those experienced in a hallucination
　hallucinatory poetry
merge / mɜːdʒ; mədʒ/ v
[I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ (with/into sth); ~ (together); ~ A with B/~ A and B (together) (esp commerce 尤用於商业) (cause two things to) come together and combine （使两事物）合并: The two marching columns moved closer and finally merged (together). 行进中的两路纵队越走越近, 终於合成一路. * Where does this stream merge into the Rhine? 这条小河在什麽地方和莱茵河合流? * The bank merged with its major rival. 该银行与其主要对手合并了. * We can merge our two small businesses (together) into one larger one. 我们可以把我们那两个小企业合并成一个大企业.
[I, Ipr] ~ (into sth) fade or change gradually (into sth else) 逐渐消失或变成（另一种事物）: One end is blue, one end is red, and the colours merge in the middle. 一端为蓝色, 一端为红色; 这两种颜色在中间混为一色. * Twilight merged into total darkness. 暮色四合, 渐而一片漆黑.
> merger / ˈmɜːdʒə(r); ˋmədʒɚ/ n [C, U] (act of) joining together (esp two commercial companies) 合并, 归并（尤指两公司）: a merger between two breweries 两家酿酒厂的合并 * The two companies are considering merger as a possibility. 这两家公司在考虑合并的可能性. * [attrib 作定语] merger discussions 有关合并事宜的商议.

单词是个花样颇多的姑娘
叹气
追起来不容易啊 还好不是不近人情……