Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.
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n. 足球〔美国通常指橄榄球〕;足球运动;屡屡引起争论（或分歧）的问题;被踢来踢去的难题;
💡 foot脚 + ball 球 → 足球比赛；足球
"an all-weather football pitch"
全天候足球场
近义：rugby, rugger, soccer, footer, footballing
vt.& vi. 懂，理解;
vt. 了解;默认;听说;领会;
💡 under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通晓；认为
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那仅仅是近似值。
近义：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反义：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
adj. 重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
💡 import重要的 + ant 具有...性质的 → a.重要的；有势力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透气的重要工作。
近义：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 政治;政治事务;政治观点;权术;
💡 polit国家，城市+ics表名称，学科学术 →政治
"The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser."
教授在政治上是激进派,但衣着却很守旧.
n. 教练;（铁路）旅客车厢;长途客运汽车;四轮大马车;
vt.& vi. 训练;辅导;
vt. 训练;指导;
vi. 作指导;受训练[辅导];坐马车旅行;
💡 口气”（谐音）: 教练口气大，不行就换下
"The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance."
教练对这个队的拙劣表现不以为然。
近义：prepare, qualify, teach, train, drill, exercise
adj. 聪明的;敏捷的;漂亮的;整齐的;
vi. 疼痛;感到刺痛;难过;
n. 创伤;刺痛;疼痛;痛苦;
vt. 引起…的疼痛（或痛苦、苦恼等）;
adv. 聪明伶俐地，轻快地，漂亮地;
💡 音：时髦的
"He felt the smart of their insult for many days."
他受到他们的侮辱后好多天都感到难受.
近义：burn, twinge, pang, smarting, throb, itch
反义：heal, lighten, assuage, mitigate, palliate, quell