Whenever people say 'we mustn't be sentimental', you can take it they are about to do something cruel. And if they add, 'we must be realistic', they mean they are going to make money out of it.
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adv. 究竟什么时候;不论何时;
conj. 无论什么时候;随时;无论何时;每当;
💡 when何时+ever究竟→无论何时,随时
"You can ask for help whenever you need it."
你如果需要帮助随时可以提出来。
近义：if, provided, when, whensoever, whene'er
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. 现实的;[艺] 现实主义的，[哲]实在论（者）的;逼真的;栩栩如生的;
💡 real真的+istic...的→逼真的
"We have to be realistic about our chances of winning."
我们必须实事求是地估计我们获胜的可能性。
近义：positivist, realist
反义：idealistic, utopian, utopical, utopistic, fey
adj. 伤感的;多愁善感的;感情用事的;寓有情感的;
"She kept the letters for sentimental reasons."
她把那些信留作纪念。
近义：moving, romantic, bathetic, soulful, emotional
反义：imperviable, impervious, insensible, insensitive, obdurate, pitiless
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
adj. 残酷的，残忍的;使人痛苦的，让人受难的;无情的，严酷的;
💡 可辱尔（谐音）： 残酷到可以污辱你
"A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural."
母亲对孩子残忍是不近人情的.
近义：heartless, inclement, inexorable, inflexible, inhuman, inhumane
反义：merciful, pietistic, prayerful, religious, saintly, theological