Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
许多人常常情愿放弃较高的薪水以换取做白领工人的殊荣，此乃人之常情。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
human
['hjumən]
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词根: hum
n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 乐意的，愿意的;自愿的，心甘情愿的;
v. will的现在分词;决心;用意志力驱使;
💡 will愿意 + ing 名词后缀→ 愿意的
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协，问题就在这里。
近义：anxious, appetent, intentional, aspiring, minded, avid
反义：hesitant, indisposed, loath, obdurate, obstinate, averse
n. 牺牲;献祭，供奉;牺牲行为;[宗]基督的献身;
vt.& vi. 牺牲，把…奉献给…;廉价卖出;牺牲，献祭;[棒]作牺牲打;
vt. 献祭;奉献;牺牲;亏本出售;
💡 sacri神圣+fice做，制作→为神做的东西→牺牲，牺牲品
"The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality."
这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
近义：immolate, victimize, abnegate, immolation
反义：self, selfhood, egoism, egotism