It is only rarely that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.
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adv. 很少地;罕有地;极精彩地;珍奇地，绝佳地;
💡 rare稀少的 + ly...的 → ad.很少，难得
"Biology rarely starts over."
生物难得重新开始。
近义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes, oddly, peculiarly
反义：manyfold, oft, often, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually
vt. 允诺，许诺;给人以…的指望或希望;
vi. 许诺;有指望，有前途;
n. 许诺;希望，指望;允诺的东西;
💡 pro前面+mise送，放出→在做事前送出的话→允诺
"If you make a promise you should fulfill it."
如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言.
近义：assure, pledge, vow, offer, present, proffer
反义：recede, recoil, retire, retreat, withdraw, blench
adv. 几乎，差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多；几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义：liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少许，一点;短时间地;
n. （表示否定）微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. （数量上）微少的，少到几乎没有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 女孩;姑娘，未婚女子;女职员，女演员;（男人的）女朋友;
💡 手写体字母g像个跳舞的女孩
"a girl in a blue dress and ankle socks"
身穿蓝色连衣裙和套袜的女孩
近义：jill, lass, lassie, maid, maiden, miss
反义：grandam, son, child, descendant
n. 威胁;恐吓;凶兆;
💡 thr通过（＝through），eat吃：通过吃来威胁－－这是威胁小孩的法宝
"This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health."
这会对农业和食物链造成威胁，由此而危及人的健康。
近义：menace, pressure, coercion, commination, duress, parlousness
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"The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore."
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