I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.
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n. 命题;建议;主张;
v. 提议;建议;
💡 propos打算，建议+ition名词后缀 →提议
"Would you favor my proposition?"
你赞成我的提议吗？
近义：assertion, motion, nomination, offer, overture, plea
n. 真理;真相，事实;忠实，忠诚;现实，现实性;
💡 tru相信，真实+th抽象名词 →事实，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反义：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
adj. 共和国的;共和政体的;共和主义的;<美>共和党员;
n. 拥护共和政体者，共和主义者;<美>共和党的;
💡 re一再，重新+public社会+an形容词后缀，表人→全新的社会→共和国的；共和党人
"the Democratic and Republican Parties in the United States"
美国的民主党和共和党
n. 思考;想法，思想;意见;见解;
adj. 有思想的;有理性的;
v. “think”的现在分词;
"She's thinking about a career in banking."
她正在考虑从事银行业。
近义：approach, judgement, judgment, notion, opinion, sentiment
vi. 停止;中断;逗留;（使）停止工作;
vt. 塞住;堵塞;阻挠;止付;
n. 停止;（管风琴的）音栓;停车站;（管风琴的）音管;
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一辆警车开过来与我们并排，示意我们停下来。
近义：impede, arrest, obstruct, paralyse, paralyze, stalemate
反义：implement, roll, start, action, activate, improve
telling
['tɛlɪŋ]
adj. 有效的;显著的;生动的;说明问题的;
v. 讲述( tell的现在分词);告诉;
"Stop telling fibs ."
别再撒谎了。
近义：narrative, recital, recitation, recountal, story, tale