There were always people like the pope. They serve a certain function, of course. They subsidize us. But, they don't create anything and they must never be allowed to stop the artist from creating.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
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
vt.& vi. （为…）服务;任（职）;提供;端上;
vt. 招待;（为…）工作;对…有用;向…供应;
vi. 适合;服役;供职;[网球、羽毛球]发球;
n. 网球等发球;发球权;所发的球;
💡 serv(serve)+e(动词后缀)→服务；供应；伺候；备餐；开球；发球
"Serve with a green salad."
端上去的时候配一份生菜色拉。
近义：tend, assist, pour, supply, dish, kickoff
n. 功能，作用;应变量，函数;职务;重大聚会;
vi. 有或起作用;行使职责;
💡 funct活动+ion表名词 → 功能
"The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body."
肾的功能是排泄人体里的废物.
近义：ceremony, operate, perform, run, work, interrelation
n. 课程;航线;行动方向;一道菜;
vt. 快速地流动;奔流;跑过;追逐;
vi. 沿…（方向）前进;指引航线;快跑;迅速移动;
💡 cour 发生+se → n. 发展；进程，课程，一道菜
"There were only three of us on the advanced course."
只有我们三人学高级课程。
近义：racecourse, racetrack, speedway, track, pass, range
vt. 创造，创作;产生;封爵，把…封为（贵族）;
vi. [英][俚]大发脾气，大发牢骚;
💡 cre增长，产生+ate造成→增长→创造
"Mellow music and lighting helped to create the right atmosphere."
柔和的音乐和灯光衬托出了适宜的氛围。
近义：indite, innovate, invent, make, manufacture, mold
n. 艺术家;画家;能手;骗子;
💡 art艺术+ist表示从事某种职业的人→艺术家，画家
"He is considered the foremost British artist of this century."
他被认为是本世纪英国第一流的艺术家.
近义：longhair, artiste, showman, entertainer, performer, soloist