Most people live ninety percent in the past, seven percent in the present, and that only leaves three percent for the future.

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people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
present ['prɛznt] 词频1 词根: pre
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
ninety ['naɪnti] 词频1
num. 九十; n. 九十;九十年代;九十岁; adj. 九十的;九十岁的;
💡 nine九+ty十 →九十
"He is ninety years old, but his mind is sharp."
他虽然90岁了, 但头脑还很灵活.
percent [pɚ'sɛnt] 词根: cent
n. 百分比,百分数;百分之一; adj. 百分之…的,每一百中有…的;百分之…支付利息的; adv. 以百分之…地,每一百中有…地;
💡 per贯穿,自始自终+cent一百→百分比
"A conflagration in 1947 reduced 90 percent of the houses to ashes."
1947年的一场大火,使90%的房屋化为灰烬.
近义:percentage, part, portion, fragment, cud, quid
future ['fjʊtʃɚ] 词频1
adj. 将来的,未来的;[语法学]将来时的; n. 前途;[美国俚语]未婚妻;期货;
💡 futur- 【拉丁传入法语】表示将来的某种状态
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作.
近义:next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming 反义:prior
live [lɪv] 词频1
vi. 生存;居住;生活,过活;在生活中得到享受; vt. 经历;度过;
"We cannot live without water."
没有水我们不能生存。
近义:last, reside, be, sojourn, subsist, dwell 反义:perish, vanish, part, croak, decease, depart

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