They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the city where they rightly belong.
要是他们愿意住在本来属于他们的城市，则可以让他们省去诸多不便与节约大量开支。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 41 Illusions of Pastoral peace
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 痛苦;不幸;穷困;悲惨的境遇;
💡 miser可怜的+y表名词 → 可怜，可悲
"Fame brought her nothing but misery."
名声只给她带来了痛苦。
近义：anxiety, misfortune, mishap, pain, poverty, sorrow
反义：plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
n. 费用;花费的钱;消耗;花钱的东西;
vt. 向…收取费用;把…作为开支勾销;
💡 ex出+pense付钱 → 支出，花费，消费
"He spared no expense to make the party a success."
为使宴会成功他不惜费用.
近义：bill, debit, outgo, outlay, spending, toll
反义：admittance, entry
vi. 属于;是…的成员;应被放在;适应;
💡 be使+long长→使长久拥有→属于
"Do you belong to any professional or trade associations?"
你参加了专业学会或行业协会没有？
近义：apply, pertain, correspond
vi. 生存;居住;生活，过活;在生活中得到享受;
vt. 经历;度过;
"We cannot live without water."
没有水我们不能生存。
近义：last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell
反义：perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart
n. 城市;全市居民;（由国王或女王授予特权，通常有大教堂的）特许市;（由政府授予特权的）特权市;
💡 CT(谐音）：做CT要到大 城市
"Several newspapers made allegations of corruption in the city's police department."
有几家报纸声称该市警察部门腐败。
近义：settlement, town, burg, metropolitan, municipal, urban
反义：municipality, settlement, village, burg, locality