Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.
— Nelson Mandela  ·  No category

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slavery ['slevəri] 词频2 词根: slave
n. 奴隶身份;奴隶制度;苦役，奴隶般的劳动;奴役，束缚，屈从，耽迷（酒色等）;
💡 slav=slave奴隶+ery表行为，身份 →奴隶身份
"the abolition of slavery"
奴隶制的废除
近义：peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage 反义：independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation
poverty ['pɑvɚti] 词频2
n. 贫穷;缺乏，不足;贫瘠，不毛;低劣;
💡 poor(贫穷的)+ty(表示抽象名词的后缀)→贫穷；缺乏
"He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty."
他面对着一个孤独而贫困的晚年.
近义：impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism 反义：plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
natural ['nætʃrəl] 词频1 词根: nat
adj. 自然的;物质的;天生的;不做作的; n. 自然的事情;（生来的）白痴;[乐]（风琴等的）白键;
💡 natur=nature自然+al...的 →自然（界）的
"She showed a natural aptitude for the work."
她表现出了做这工作的天赋。
近义：inherent, lifelike, unaffected, native, raw, unprocessed 反义：hypothetical, illusional, illusionary, illusive, illusory, imaginative
overcome [,ovɚ'kʌm] 词频2 词根: over
vt.& vi. 战胜，克服;压倒，制服，…不堪; vt. 被（烟、感情等）熏[压]倒，使受不了; vi. 受到…的极大影响;
💡 over在上，在外+come来→来到上面→战胜，克服
"They would overcome them with their wit."
他们将用智慧战胜这些困难。
近义：master, overpower, overwhelm, pip, subdue, subjugate
human ['hjumən] 词频1 词根: hum
n. 人，人类; adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
apartheid [[ə'pɑ:theit]]
n. 种族隔离
近义：segregation, separatism, discrimination

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"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered."
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"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation."
"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart."
"There is nothing like returing to a place that remains uncganged to find how you yourself have altered."
"Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated."
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