The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. 乐意的，愿意的;自愿的，心甘情愿的;
v. will的现在分词;决心;用意志力驱使;
💡 will愿意 + ing 名词后缀→ 愿意的
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协，问题就在这里。
近义：anxious, appetent, intentional, aspiring, minded, avid
反义：hesitant, indisposed, loath, obdurate, obstinate, averse
adv. 通常，经常，平常，惯常地;一直，向来;动不动，一般;素;
💡 usual通常的+ly副词后缀→通常地，惯常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
近义：invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 距离，路程;远处;疏远;（时间的）间隔，长久;
vt. 把…远远甩在后面;疏远;与…保持距离;
💡 dist距离 + ance 表名词，状态、情况、性质、行为 → n.距离,间距;远处
"A peal of church bells rang out in the distance."
远处响起了一阵教堂的钟声。
近义：isolation, separation, estrangement, aloofness, distantial, separate
反义：approximate, abut, immediacy, nearness, neighborhood, neighbourhood
vt.& vi. 相遇;相识;开会;接触（某物）;
vt. 满足;支付;迎接;经历（常指不愉快的事）;
n. 运动会，体育比赛;猎狐运动（尤其英式英语）;
adj. 适当的;合适的;恰当的;
💡 meet碰到合适的
"Achcha! We'll meet at eight."
好吧！我们八点钟见。
近义：assemble, rejoin, reunite, foregather, forgather, gather
反义：part, secede, split
adj. 贫穷的，贫乏的;令人怜悯的，可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 贫困者，穷人;
💡 穿破（po）衣服的人（or），是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义：indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy
反义：loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
vt.& vi. 审判，评判;断定;
vt. 估计;评价;（尤指）批评;想，认为;
n. 法官;裁判员;评判员;鉴定人;
"The judge described the attack as an abominable crime."
法官称那次袭击为令人发指的罪行。
近义：rule, adjudge, appraise, interpret, assay, repute