The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.
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n. 发现,发觉;(剧情的)发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
💡 discover发现+y表名词 →掀开 → 发现
"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:invention, strike, disclosure, find, finding
n. 一代人;代(约30年),时代;生殖;产生;
💡 gener出生,产生 + ation 表示行为状态、过程 → n.一代,一代人;产生
"This book was handed down from generation to generation."
这本书世代相传.
近义:lifetime, period, season, time, chapter, age
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
n. 态度;看法;姿势;个人风格;
💡 att=apr能力,倾向+itude后缀,构成抽象名词 →态度
"The government takes a cavalier attitude to the problems of prison overcrowding."
政府对监狱拥挤不堪的问题不闻不问。
近义:pose, position, posture, stance, view, stand
vt. 改变;更改;改建(房屋);(人)变老;
vi. 改变;修改;
💡 al(all都)+ter(turn音): 改变{键盘上的Alt键} alt(a nother另外一个)+er(东西):变成另一个东西- 改变
"Prices did not alter significantly during 2004."
2004年期间,价格没有大的变化。
近义:modify, unsettle, upset, vary, bias, change
反义:protect, save, shelter, defend, guard
n. 生活,生计;生命,性命;一生,寿命;人生,尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义:being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end