There are three principal ways to lose money: wine, women, and engineers. While the first two are more pleasant, the third is by far the more certain.
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adj. 最重要的;主要的;资本的;本金的;
n. 首长，负责人;主要演员，主角;[法]委托人，当事人;本金;
💡 prin主要的+cip拿，抓，握住+al形容词后缀 → 主要的；首要的
"When he saw the principal, he raised his hand in salutation."
他看到校长时举手敬礼.
近义：head, headman, manager, boss, gaffer, chief
adj. 可爱的;令人愉快的;有趣的;晴朗的;
💡 pleas=please快乐 + ant...的 → a.令人愉快的，舒适的
"I have many pleasant recollections of the time we spent together."
我有很多有关我们一起度过的时光的美好回忆.
近义：likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing
反义：antipathetic, ingrate, loathsome, offensive, rough, surly
vt. 失去;错过;遗失;耽搁;
vi. 损失;输掉;走慢;降低价值;
💡 10(lo)个司仪(se) 遗失了
"It is easy for children to lose their self - esteem ."
孩子很容易失去 自尊.
近义：mislay, misplace, miss, waste
反义：prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer
n. 钱;财富;薪水;款项;
💡 如果乱花 钱，家长会“骂你”（谐音）
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
近义：assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies
n. 葡萄酒;果酒;紫红色，深红色;
vt. 请…喝酒;
vi. 喝酒;
💡 赢(win)了的鹅(e)喝 酒
"two wine glasses, filled to the brim"
两只斟满的酒杯
近义：vinaceous, vinic, vinous, winy
n. 第一，最初;头等;一号，;[乐]高音部;
adv. 最早，最初;首次;宁愿;优先;
adj. 第一流的;最初的，最早的;基本的，概要的;高音的;
num. 第一;
💡 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上，训练
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的论文《论自恋》中首次提到了这个概念.
近义：initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary
反义：hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost