I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. 乐观的，乐观主义的;
💡 optim最好+ist人+ic...的 → 乐观的
"She felt light-hearted and optimistic."
她感到无忧无虑，很乐观。
近义：sanguine, upbeat, optimistical, rosy
反义：black, cheerless, defeatist, downbeat, fatalist
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
n. 甜蜜;美妙;芳香;可爱;
💡 sweet甜蜜的 + ness 表名词→ 甜蜜, 可爱
"a smile of great sweetness"
十分甜蜜的微笑
近义：kindness, mellifluousness, sugariness, tenderness, gentleness, mellowness
反义：astringency, pungency, sharpness, sourness, tartness, bitter
n. 年长;职位高;年资; 资历;
💡 senior老+ity名词后缀 → 年长
"I sacrificed two years'seniority by taking the overseas posting."
由于去国外任职,我牺牲了两年的资历.
近义：standing
adj. 将来的，未来的;[语法学]将来时的;
n. 前途;[美国俚语]未婚妻;期货;
💡 futur- 【拉丁传入法语】表示将来的某种状态
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作.
近义：next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反义：prior
vt. 感觉;认为;触摸;试探;
vt.& vi. 感觉，觉得;认为，以为;触摸;
n. 感觉;触摸;感受;触觉;
vi. 觉得;摸索;
"I feel all achy."
我感到浑身疼痛。
近义：notice, perceive, sense, be, touch, hold