Human speech is a cracked cauldron on which we knock out tunes for dancing bears, when we wish to conjure pity from the stars.
— Gustave Flaubert  ·  No category

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human ['hjumən] 词频1 词根: hum
n. 人，人类; adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
conjure ['kʌndʒɚ] 词频4 词根: con
vt. 用魔术变出;祈求，恳求; vi. 变戏法;施魔法;以咒文召唤;
💡 con全部+jure发誓→拼命发誓→恳求别人；引申为变魔术
"I can't simply conjure up the money out of thin air."
我是不能像变魔术似的把钱变来.
近义：exorcise, exorcize, invoke
speech [spitʃ] 词频1
n. 演说，演讲，发言;说话，谈话，说话能力或方式;（乐器的）音，音色;方言，民族语言;
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鸣般的掌声中结束了演讲。
近义：lecture, locution, monologue, peroration, phrase, prelection
cracked [[krækt]] 词频5
a. 破碎的, 破裂的, 声音嘶哑的\\n[建] 有裂缝的, 裂化的
近义：rimose, rimous, ruptured, torn, broken, fissured 反义：operational, prepared, ready, sound, undamaged, unharmed
knock [nɑk] 词频1
n. 短促的敲打（声）;爆震声;敲击声;敲门（或窗等）声; vi. 猛烈敲击;与某物相撞;撞到了桌子; vt. （心）怦怦跳;把…撞击成（某种状态）;批评;
💡 敲打你“脑壳”（谐音）
"a knock on the door"
敲门
近义：hit, knuckle, pound, bat, beat, bonk
dancing [['da:nsiŋ]]
n. 舞蹈\\n[建] 跳动的
近义：ballet

📜 Gustave Flaubert 的更多名言

"That man has missed something who has never left a brothel at sunrise feeling like throwing himself into the river out of pure disgust."
"Language is like a crack'd kettle on which we beat out tunes to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity."
"Our ignorance of history makes us libel our own times. People have always been like this."
"To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost."
"Perfection is the enemy of the good."
"Be regular and orderly in your life, that you may be violent and original in your work."
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