Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence,
有时，把一头已驯服的象拴在旁边能给野象以信心。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 41 Training elephants
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 有时，间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
nearby
[,nɪr'baɪ]
adj. 在附近的，位于附近的;
adv. 附近地，不远地;
💡 near附近+by旁边 → a.附近的 ad.在附近
"Police evacuated nearby buildings."
警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
近义：hither, immediate, approximal, joined, near, nearest
反义：isolated, outlying, remote, removed, retired, secluded
n. 信心;信任;秘密;
adj. 骗得信任的;欺诈的;
💡 con全部+fid相信，信念+ence名词后缀 →自信，信任
"She always has an aura of confidence."
她总是满有信心的样子。
近义：hope, reliance, trust, trustfulness, expectation, expectations
反义：misgiving, mistrust, suspicion, suspiciousness, disbelief, doubtfulness
adj. 驯服的;平淡的;无精打采的;
v. 驯服;抑制;
💡 他(ta)在我(me)面前很 温顺的 tam(天安门，拼音)+e(鹅):天安门上有许多被 驯服的鹅，向游客点头致意
"You'll find life here pretty tame after New York."
这里的生活相当枯燥，与纽约形成对比。
近义：master, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, pacify, subdue
反义：incense, infuriate, irritate, peeve, rankle, rile
n. 象，大象;
💡 大象尾巴上有蚂蚁(ant)
"The new office block has become an expensive white elephant."
这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。
近义：jumbo