What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
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n. 水牛（分非洲水牛和亚洲水牛两种）;（南非或北美的）野牛;威胁;恐吓;
vt. 威胁;欺骗;迷惑;
💡 bou, bov, bu 与牛相关#词根助记：n 公牛(可能是bull的变体)
"You can see the fresh buffalo dung on the country road."
你可以在乡间小路上看到刚屙下不久的水牛粪.
近义：bison
prep. 穿过;横穿，横过;与…交叉;在…对面;
adv. 横过，越过;在对面;交叉;斜对面;
💡 cro, cru =cross,表示”十字形,交叉”
"The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields."
去那农舍的唯一通路是穿过田野。
近义：through, athwart, on, per, thru, to
n. 日落（时），薄暮;晚霞;黄昏;
adj. 定期废止的;
💡 sun太阳+set安置好 → 日落
"Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered."
每天傍晚日落时都要降旗。
近义：sundown, dusk, eventide
反义：morn, morning, aurora, awakening, sunup, dawn
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
vt.& vi. 使闪光，使闪烁;拍出，发出（电报等）;〈口〉炫耀;
n. 闪光;闪光灯下摄成的照片;一瞬间;浮华;
adj. 闪光的，闪耀的，一闪而过的;浮华的;庞大的;
💡 鲜花(fl)烧成灰(ash)也能 闪光
"For flash photography, set the aperture at f.5.6."
用闪光照相，要把光圈孔径定为5.6。
近义：abrupt, quick, sharp, sudden, unexpected, ostentatious