We are certainly getting ahead; if I am Moses, then you are Joshua and will take possession of the promised land of psychiatry, which I shall only be able to glimpse from afar.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adv. 无疑;当然;确定;肯定;
💡 certain确实的+ly副词后缀，…地 → 确实地，一定地，当然地
"I shall certainly keep a beady eye on his behaviour."
我一定会时刻睁大眼睛提防他的行为。
近义：indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely
反义：hesitatingly, hesitatively, indecisively, arguably, tentatively, wonderingly
adv. 在（某人或某事物的）前面;向前;预先;在将来，为未来;
💡 a在…，…的+head头→在前地
"Ahead of them was a gaping abyss."
他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。
近义：on, onward, thereinafter, before, along, forward
反义：back, fro
n. 有，所有，拥有;领地;财产，所有权，占有物，所有物;持有违禁物;
💡 pos能+sess坐+ion表名词，构成抽象名词 →能坐在上面 →拥有 ，占有，possess拥有
"According to facts in my possession he can't possibly be guilty."
根据我所掌握的事实,他是不可能有罪的.
近义：ownership, tenure, property, holding, occupancy, tenancy
反义：impressment, incautation, ouster, privation, seizure, spoliation
n. 精神病学;精神病治疗法;
💡 psych灵魂+iatry治疗→精神病学；精神病治疗法
"A physician is someone who specializes in psychiatry."
精神病专家是专门从事精神病治疗的人。
vt. 拿，取;采取;接受（礼物等）;耗费（时间等）;
vi. 拿;获得;
n. 镜头;看法;收入额;场景;
"Students will normally take three A2 subjects."
学生通常要选三门A2证书考试科目。
近义：apprehend, keep, nab, receive, seize, snatch
反义：transfer, cede, give, reject, snub, spurn
n. 陆地;国家;地产;土地;
vt.& vi. （使）登岸;降临;使陷于（困境）;使不得不应付;
vt. 自船上卸下;获得;捕到;钓到（鱼）;
vi. 跳落，跌落，被抛落（地面）;
"the issue of Aboriginal land rights"
澳大利亚土著土地权问题
近义：disembark, sod, terra, ground, area, lot
反义：leave, start, board, embark, welkin, empyrean