In all honesty, Johnny, we are often at the mercy of the White House for the news we report. Frequently, we simply repeat verbatim what the White House tells us.
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n. 诚实，真诚;正直;〈古〉贞洁;[植]一年生缎花;
💡 hono-, honest- 表”荣誉,诚实"
"I wouldn't want to cast aspersions on your honesty."
我可不想批评你的诚信。
近义：honor, integrity, openheartedness, openness, politeness, probity
反义：improbity, thievishness, corruptness, crookedness
n. 宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
💡 merc(trade)+y(名词后缀)→慈悲
"Almighty God, have mercy on us."
全能的上主，请垂怜我们。
近义：indulgence, lenience, leniency, pity, ruth, sorriness
反义：heartlessness, inhumanity, ruthlessness, soullessness, truculence, truculency
n. 报告;成绩报告单;传闻;流言蜚语;
vt.& vi. 报道;公布;宣告;
vt. 告发，举报;使报到;
💡 re回+port拿，带→ 把消息、情况等带回来→ 报告，汇报
"This report is an acknowledgement of the size of the problem."
这个报告承认了问题的严重性。
近义：refer, relate, tell, broadcast, communicate, convey
反义：hide, mask, occult, screen, secrete, shade
adv. 频繁地，屡次地;往往;动;动辄;
💡 frequent经常的+ly...地 → 经常地，频繁地
"The group have frequently used bully-boy tactics."
那个团伙常常耍流氓。
近义：oft, often, oftentimes, periodically, regularly, repeatedly
反义：occasionally, rarely, seldom, sporadically
adv. 简单地，朴素地;（引出概括或解释）不过，仅仅;简直;<非正>实在;
💡 sim一次 + ply 折叠 →折一次 → ad.简单地；朴素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
这架时钟纯属摆设，它再也不走了。
近义：just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反义：elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
vt. 复述，背诵;重复;
vi. 重做;重复投票;
n. （节目）重演;重复;重复的事物;
💡 re(again)+peat(to seek)→重复；跟着说；重播
"Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam."
电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话,令人厌烦.
近义：ingeminate, iterate, overemphasize, pound, reaffirm, redo