We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read.
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n. 罪犯，犯人;
adj. 刑事的;犯罪的;可耻的;
💡 crimin罪+al表名词 →罪犯
"Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence?"
难道这样的活动也算刑事犯罪吗？
近义：lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, outlaw, perpetrator, bandit
反义：helper, humane, humanitarian, patron, philanthropist, protector
n. 体系，系统;制度;身体;方法;
💡 sy(syn-=together)+ste(to stand)→系统；体系；秩序；制度；方法
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
该系统能够同时运行一个以上的程序。
近义：approach, method, methodology, procedure, process, technique
adj. （级别、地位）较高的;（在质量等方面）较好的;（数量）较多的;上等的;
n. 上级;较好的人[事物]，优胜者;修道院院长;方丈;
💡 super在上面+ior表形容词，较...的 →在上面的，超越的
"vastly superior"
强得多
近义：head, provost, chairman, chief, director, higher
反义：servient, subaltern, subordinate, understrapper, wo, sub
n. 效率，效能;实力，能力;[物]性能;功效;
💡 ef出+fic做+iency表名词 →做出事情→ 有效率
"It was Mann who structured the agenda for maximum efficiency."
是曼制定这个取得最大效率的议程的.
近义：output, outturn, performance, production, return, throughput
反义：inability, inadequacy, incompetence, incompetency, insufficiency, lack
n. 困难，麻烦，难事;难度;异议，争论，纠葛;财政困难，（经济）拮据;
💡 difficult困难的+y表名词 →困难
"They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty."
他们面对困难表现了坚强的毅力。
近义：headache, hindrance, hitch, holdback, holdup, hurdle
反义：ease, easiness
n. 发现物;研究结果;调查（或研究）的结果;<律>（陪审团的）裁决;
v. 发现( find的现在分词);
💡 find发现+ ing构成抽象名词 → 发现；调查的结果
"There was the usual faff of finding somewhere to park the car."
找地方停车照例又是一番忙乱。
近义：invention, strike, disclosure, discovery, find, inference
📜 Mark Twain 的更多名言
"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first."
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"People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend."
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