Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion.
— Robertson Davies  ·  No category

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survive [sɚ'vaɪv] 词频2 词根: viv
vi. 幸存，活下来; vt. 比…活得长，经历…之后还存在;幸存; vt.& vi. 幸免于难;挺过;艰难度过;
💡 sur=super超过+vive=viv生命→超越灾难，挽救生命 → 活下来，幸免于，还活着
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：last, stand, subsist, outlive, resist 反义：part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
notion ['noʃən] 词根: not
n. 概念，观念;意见，见解;奇想;打算;
💡 not知道，注意+ion名词后缀 → 见解；观念
"They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education."
他们赞同在教育方面人人机会均等的观念。
近义：idea, intent, judgement, judgment, knowledge, opinion 反义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
wise [waɪz] 词频1
adj. 聪明的，有智慧的;博学的，博识的;明白的;像智者的; vt. 使知道，使懂得;教导;指点; vi. 了解，知道;
"a wise and virtuous man"
博学多识的君子
近义：informed, judicious, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered 反义：silly, stupid, tomfool, unaware, uneducated, unenlightened
woman ['wʊmən] 词频1
n. 女人，妇女;成年女子;女拥人或女下属;女人本能;
💡 我(wo)蛮(man)- 女人
"She was an elegant and accomplished woman."
她是位优雅的才女。
近义：lady, bint, judy, cunnus, female, feme 反义：gentleman, male
attacked
v. 攻击；侵害（attack的过去分词）
fewer
a. 较少的

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"A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight."
"There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity."
"Tristan and Isolde were lucky to die when they did. They'd have been sick of all that rubbish in a year."
"A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life."
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