Our avian brothers are back to roost on the first leg of their annual sojourn south. Why them and not us? Maybe it's because we humans are meant to be rooted in one spot.
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adj. 每年的;一年的;[植物]一年生的;
n. 年刊;一年生植物;
💡 ann一年+ual...的→ 一年一度的
"the annual movie confab in Cannes"
在戛纳举行的电影年会
近义:yearbook, yearly, anniversary, annum
n. 逗留,旅居;
💡 so=sub在….下面+journ日期→在旅行→旅居;逗留
"It would be cruel to begrudge your sojourn among flowers and fields."
如果嫉妒你逗留在鲜花与田野之间,那将是太不近人情的.
近义:live, reside, dwell, abide, permanence, residence
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
n. 背,背部;背面,反面;后面,后部;(椅子等的)靠背;
vt. 使后退;支持;加背书于;下赌注于;
vi. 后退;倒退;
adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的;
adv. 以前;向后地;
"Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought."
在干旱时期配给农民的水量减少。
近义:second, support, endorse, illustrate, document, backtrack
反义:impel, inch, save, loop, sheer, slew
n. 栖木,鸡棚;(鸟类)栖息处;歇息处;
vi. 栖息;过去事情的恶果显现出来;自食恶果;得到报应;
"Instinct led the pigeons back to the roost."
鸽子的本能使它们返回鸽棚.
近义:lodge, perch, sit
n. 第一,最初;头等;一号,;[乐]高音部;
adv. 最早,最初;首次;宁愿;优先;
adj. 第一流的;最初的,最早的;基本的,概要的;高音的;
num. 第一;
💡 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上,训练
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的论文《论自恋》中首次提到了这个概念.
近义:initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary
反义:hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost
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"There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover,Tomorrow, just you wait and see."
— Nat Burton