The poor complain that they are governed badly. The rich complain that they are governed at all.

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complain [kəm'plen] 词频2 词根: com
vi. 抱怨,诉苦;申诉,控诉,抗议; vt. 诉说,申诉,控告[后面常跟从句];
💡 com 共同 + plain 抱怨→ 抱怨,诉苦;控告
"I'm going to complain to the manager about this."
我要就这件事向经理投诉。
近义:lament, moan, murmur, protest, rue, snivel 反义:rejoice
badly ['bædli]
adv. 非常,在很大程度上;坏,拙劣地;不利地,有害地;
💡 bad坏的+ly表副词 →恶劣地
"Things have been going badly ."
事情进展得不顺利。
近义:nastily, wrong, wrongly, amiss 反义:appositely, appropriately, properly, seemly, well, befittingly
poor [pʊr] 词频1
adj. 贫穷的,贫乏的;令人怜悯的,可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的; n. the poor 贫困者,穷人;
💡 穿破(po)衣服的人(or),是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义:indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy 反义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
rich [rɪtʃ] 词频1
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;丰富多彩的;油腻的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
过了一会儿,浓味沙司开始显得油腻了。
近义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied 反义:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
governed
v. 统治( govern的过去式和过去分词 ); 管理; 治理; 支配(词或短语的形式或用法)

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