Do you think that the things people make fools of themselves about are any less real and true than the things they behave sensibly about? They are more true: they are the only things that are true.
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n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
pron. 他[她，它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练，能够对付持刀袭击。
近义：herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
vi. 表现;举止端正;自然反应;
vt. 使守规矩;
💡 be表示动作+have持有→[一个人]拥有的动作→举动，举止
"I would never have expected her to behave in such an underhand way."
我从未想到她的行为竟如此阴险。
近义：act, deal, demean, deport
反义：underact
vt. 想;思索;以为;看待;
vi. 思辩;考虑;构想;回忆;
adj. 深思的;供思考的;
n. 想;想法;
💡 深刻(谐音):深刻的思 想 我在想（think）该如何感谢（thank）他们
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去，他们就会认为你不合群。
近义：imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate
adj. 较少的（little的比较级）;较小的;较次的，较劣的;较不重要的;
adv. 较少地，较小地;
prep. 减去;少掉;不足;
n. 较少，较小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义：least, lesser, minus
adj. 真的;真实的，现实的;事实上的;真诚的;
adv. 真正，实在;确实地;
n. 实在，现实;实数;
"I made a real balls-up of my exams."
我考试考得一塌糊涂。
近义：legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
反义：imaginary, utopical, visional, chimeric, chimerical, dreamlike