Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.
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n. 不幸;厄运;不幸的事;灾难;
💡 mis错误，坏+fortune幸运的→不幸
"He has known great misfortune in his life."
他一生中经历过巨大的不幸。
近义：jinx, misadventure, mischance, miserableness, misery, mishap
反义：blessedness, joy, bliss, blithe, felicity, godspeed
adj. 健谈的，多嘴的，喜欢说话的;喋喋;
💡 talk讲话+ative...的 →好说话的
"He's not very talkative, is he?"
他的话不多，是吧？
近义：articulate, loquacious, persuasive, prating, talky, verbose
反义：introverted, measured, moderate, abstemious, abstinent, owlish
n. 原因;动机;理由;事业;
vt. 成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受;
💡 不是(be)因为(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的.
近义：induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion
反义：hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent
n. 危险;危险物，威胁;
💡 踢裆(dang)儿(er) 危险 等着(谐音):要遭到报复很 危险
"Children's lives are in danger every time they cross this road."
孩子们每次过这条马路都面临着生命危险。
近义：hazard, jeopardy, peril, pitfall, risk, riskiness
反义：haven, asylum, auspice, patronage, refuge, roof
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
n. 方法（ mean的名词复数）;手段;收入;财富;
v. 意味着（ mean的第三人称单数）;引起;打算或注定要某人成为或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
调查之事远未盖棺定论。
近义：approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy