The fact is that my native land is a prey to barbarism, that in it men's only God is their belly, that they live only for the present, and that the richer a man is the holier he is held to be.
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adj. 本国的;土著的;天生的;天真的，纯朴的;
n. 当地人;土著人;当地产的动（植）物;
💡 nat出生的+ive名词后缀 →本地人
"No government shall take away the rights of the native people."
任何政府也不能剥夺土著人的权利.
近义：indian, aborigine, creole, local, aboriginal, indigenous
反义：outlander, outsider, stranger, alien, newfangled, outlandish
n. 被捕食的动物;捕食（习性）;受害者;受骗者;
vi. 捕食;（疾病等）使人慢慢衰弱;折磨;（人）靠欺诈为生;
💡 prey(prey)→掠食；牺牲者；捕食；掠夺
"the relationship between predator and prey"
捕食性动物与猎物之间的关系
近义：hunt, chase, kill, quarry, sport, catch
adj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的;
n. 现在;礼物;瞄准;
💡 pres前+ent名词后缀 → 礼物，赠送物
"a belated birthday present"
迟来的生日礼物
近义：offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反义：implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
n. 事实，实情;实际;真相，证据;犯罪行为;
"They sat bemoaning the fact that no one would give them a chance."
他们坐着埋怨别人不肯给他们一个机会。
近义：particular, reality, sooth, substantiality, truth, verity
n. 陆地;国家;地产;土地;
vt.& vi. （使）登岸;降临;使陷于（困境）;使不得不应付;
vt. 自船上卸下;获得;捕到;钓到（鱼）;
vi. 跳落，跌落，被抛落（地面）;
"the issue of Aboriginal land rights"
澳大利亚土著土地权问题
近义：disembark, sod, terra, ground, area, lot
反义：leave, start, board, embark, welkin, empyrean
barbarism
[['bɑ:bərizəm]]
n. 野蛮, 未开化
近义：philistinism, backwardness, barbarity, savageness, savagery, ferocity