The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than about what others are saying, and we never listen when we are eager to speak.
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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
adj. 令人愉快的，惬意的;有礼貌的;同意的，接受的;适合的，一致的;
💡 agree同意+able形容词后缀→愉快的；适意的
"We spent a most agreeable day together."
我们在一起度过了非常愉快的一天。
近义：likeable, assenting, nice, personable, pleasant, pleasing
反义：antipathetic, ingrate, loathsome, offensive, rough, surly
n. 交谈，会话;交往，交际;会谈;（人与计算机的）人机对话;
💡 con共同+vers转变+ation表名词 → 使大家共同转变态度的会谈 → 会话，非正式会谈
"I had a long conversation with her the other day."
前几天我与她作了一次长谈。
近义：natter, speech, talk, talking, discussion, chat
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理，思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再（re）生一个（a）儿子(son)， 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义：ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义：idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
n. 思考;想法，思想;意见;见解;
adj. 有思想的;有理性的;
v. “think”的现在分词;
"She's thinking about a career in banking."
她正在考虑从事银行业。
近义：approach, judgement, judgment, notion, opinion, sentiment