He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss.

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ambition [æm'bɪʃən] 词频2 词根: it
n. 抱负;渴望得到的东西;追求的目标;夙愿; vt. 追求;有…野心;
💡 amb大+it行走+ion名词后缀→走大步→雄心,志向
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能实现当名作家的夙愿。
近义:covet, dream, moneygrubbing, avarice, avidity, avidness 反义:humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, munificence
himself [hɪm'sɛlf] 词频1
pron. (反身代词)他自己;(用以加强语气)他亲自,他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他总是觉得自己一无是处, 便企图自杀.
近义:herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself
position [pə'ziʃən] 词频1 词根: 放置
n. 位置,方位;地位,职位;态度;状态; vt. 安置;把…放在适当位置;给…定位;驻扎军队;
"Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position."
她不愿回答问题,这不利于她所处的形势.
近义:lay, locate, marshal, place, posit, post 反义:layoff, leisure, lockout, joblessness
whence [(h)wens] 词频4
adv. 从何处,从那里;(到)…的地方;出于什么原因; n. 来源,来处,根源; pron. 哪里,何处; conj. 从那个地方;由此,据此;
"They returned whence they had come."
他们从哪里来又回到哪里去了。
近义:wherefrom, why
mount [maunt] 词频2 词根: 攀登
vt.& vi. 登上;骑上; vi. 增加;上升; vt. 安装,架置;镶嵌,嵌入;准备上演;成立(军队等); n. 山峰;攀,登;运载工具;底座;
💡 m为 山,o圆石头,u上面不平的石头,n下面不平的石头,t是树 mountain(n.山)-mount(v.爬山)
"the first ascent of Mount Everest"
首次攀登珠穆朗玛峰
近义:ride, scale, surmount, climb, pile, tot 反义:unfix, demount, disassemble, dismantle, dismount
must [mʌst] 词频1
aux. 必须;必然要;(做出逻辑推断);(表示坚持); n. 必须做的事,必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香; vt.& vi. (表示必要或很重要)必须;(提出建议)应该;得;(表示很可能或符合逻辑)一定; adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义:ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite

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