If there is one -- which I take leave to doubt -- then it is older people who create it, not the young themselves.
如果这个问题存在的话 -- 请允许我对此持怀疑态度 -- 那么,这个问题是由老年人而不是青年人造成的。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 5 Youth

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doubt [daʊt] 词频1 词根: dou
n. 怀疑,疑虑;未确定; vt. 怀疑,疑惑; vi. 不确定,不能肯定或怀疑;
💡 doubt二→二种状态→怀疑
"a feeling of doubt and uncertainty"
迟疑不定的感受
近义:disbelieve, hesitation, hesitate, mistrust, question, stagger 反义:prove, reassure, verify, vouch, check, demonstrate
people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
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
create [krɪ'et] 词频1 词根: cre
vt. 创造,创作;产生;封爵,把…封为(贵族); vi. [英][俚]大发脾气,大发牢骚;
💡 cre增长,产生+ate造成→增长→创造
"Mellow music and lighting helped to create the right atmosphere."
柔和的音乐和灯光衬托出了适宜的氛围。
近义:indite, innovate, invent, make, manufacture, mold
themselves [ðɛm'sɛlvz] 词频1
pron. 他[她,它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练,能够对付持刀袭击。
近义:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
take [tek] 词频1
vt. 拿,取;采取;接受(礼物等);耗费(时间等); vi. 拿;获得; n. 镜头;看法;收入额;场景;
"Students will normally take three A2 subjects."
学生通常要选三门A2证书考试科目。
近义:apprehend, keep, nab, receive, seize, snatch 反义:transfer, cede, give, reject, snub, spurn

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