A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
📚 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. 政府;政体;治理的形式;管辖，治理;
💡 govern统治+ment表名词 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府对新经济政策的放弃
近义：ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反义：mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
vt. 支持;帮助;支撑;维持;
n. 支撑;支持者;[数学]支集;支撑物;
💡 sup在…下面+port带→带来支持→支持
"The poor suburbs traditionally formed the bedrock of the party's support."
贫穷的郊区在传统上构成了支持该党的牢固基础。
近义：hold, maintain, backstop, prop, steady, sustain
反义：leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
vi. 依靠;依赖;信赖;决定于;
💡 pend, pens 悬挂,称重, 引申为权衡,考虑,以及”花费”(即”称银子)#词根助记：de向下+pend=悬挂在……之上=相信,依靠
"The opportunities available will depend on your previous work experience and qualifications."
能否有机会要看你的工作经历和学历。
📜 George Bernard Shaw 的更多名言
"Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same."