Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts.
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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
adj. 神的， 天赐的;极好的;神圣的;
vt.&vi. 占卜，预言;猜测， 预测;（用丫形杖）探测（地下水）;
n. 牧师;神学家;
💡 divinus(属于神的)+ine(形容词后缀)→神的；神圣的；超人的
"No player has a divine right to be in this team."
没有哪名选手天生就有权留在这个队里。
近义：augur, portend, predict, prophesy, foresee, foretell
反义：hellish, immoral, impious, iniquitous, irreligious, obscene
adv. 因此;所以;故;乃;
💡 there这样+fore无实义 → 因此，所以
"He lost his health, and therefore his difficulties increased."
他身体虚弱, 因此更增加了他的困难.
近义：hence, hencewith, hereupon, appropriately, avaunt, properly
n. 演说，演讲，发言;说话，谈话，说话能力或方式;（乐器的）音，音色;方言，民族语言;
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鸣般的掌声中结束了演讲。
近义：lecture, locution, monologue, peroration, phrase, prelection
n. 沉默，无言，无表示，无声，沉静，肃静，寂静，缄默;无音信，失去联系，忘却，湮没，无表示，无音讯;[乐]停止;
vt. 使安静;使沉默;压制;
💡 沉默死(si)冷(len-leng)厕(ce)无人知
"There was an awkward silence."
一阵令人尴尬的沉默。
近义：hush, lull, quiet, quieten, shush, still
反义：perturb, shake, agitate, disrupt, disturb, hullabaloo
adj. 死去的;完全的;无感觉的;呆板的;
adv. 完全地;非常;绝对;极度;
n. 死者;（死一样的）寂静;极寒时候;
💡 呆的，人 死是“呆的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我们不知道他是死是活。
近义：asleep, numb, numbed, unfeeling, benumbed, unresponsive
反义：mindful, aware, vigilant, wakeful, waking, watchful