appoint

美 [əˈpɔɪnt]

vt.

任命;委任;安排，确定(时间、地点)

【point美 [pɔɪnt]

v.

指向;指;瞄准;对着;朝向;（意思上）指向;指路;（用灰泥）抹砖缝，勾缝

n.

观点;重点;要点;论点;见解;核心问题;意图;目的;理由;具体细节（或事实）;特点;时刻;某地方;（罗盘上的）罗经点，方位点;得分;（单位）点;小数点;尖端;岬角;光点;（电源）插座;道岔;点，磅值

You‘ve made your point, I got it! now you need to listen to me.

She points at my direction.

ap 加强 point 点；变尖 → 将尖点对准某人 → 指派】

She was appointeda head teacher of the school.

appointment

美 [əˈpɔɪntmənt]

n.

约会;任命;预约;委任;约定;职务;职位

an appointment with my doctor

disappoint

美 [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt]

v.

使失望;使破灭;使落空

【dis 不 appoint 指派 → 你指派我当大官，我却不想〔被〕指派，我让你失望了 → 使失望】

They were so disappointed to see he wasn‘t in the party.

pointer

美 [ˈpɔɪntər]

n.

提示;建议;标志;迹象;兆头;动向;(刻度盘的)指针;指示杆;指针（光标）;指示犬

【point 点；变尖 er 表人或物 → 尖的东西 → 指针】

white mouse pointer

【reading】

Cleon finally said,"This psychohistory of yours...if it could be made practical, it would be of great use, would it not?"

Cleon终于开口。“你的这个心理动态史，如果能够实用，它有非常大的用处，不是吗？”

"Of enormous use, obviously.

当然，会非常非常有用。

To know what the future holds, in even the most general and probabilistic way, would serve as a new and marvelous guide for our actions, one that humanity has never before had.

知道未来，哪怕是最普通的概率的方法，也会给我们的行为一个新的奇妙的指南，那是人类从来没有过的

marvelous美 [ˈmɑrvələs]

adj.

不可思议的;了不起的；非凡的；令人惊异的；不平常的

Mar三月，

marvel美 [ˈmɑːrvl]

n.令人惊异的人(或事);奇迹;不平凡的成果;成就

v.感到惊奇;大为赞叹

Mar三月奇迹marvel是不可思议的marvelous

Mar扶（vel)起不可思议的我们（ous)

But, of course-" He paused.

但是，当然-”他停顿了。