Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
📚 名句词汇解析
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vt. 提高（土地、地产）的价值;利用（机会）;改善，改良;
vi. 变得更好;改进，改善;
💡 im(in)+prov(test)+e(动词后缀)→改良；改善；进步
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义：perfect, avail, profit, upgrade, benefit, better
反义：intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, increase
adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
vt. 拿，取;采取;接受（礼物等）;耗费（时间等）;
vi. 拿;获得;
n. 镜头;看法;收入额;场景;
"Students will normally take three A2 subjects."
学生通常要选三门A2证书考试科目。
近义：apprehend, keep, nab, receive, seize, snatch
反义：transfer, cede, give, reject, snub, spurn
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
n. 危险，冒险;保险额;被保险人或物;
vt. 冒…的危险;使…冒风险（或面临危险）;
"Social services keep lists of at-risk children ."
社工组织保留有在家里可能遭受伤害的孩子名单。
近义：hazard, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, stake, threaten
反义：protect, safeguard, shield, ward, forefend, defend
adj. 诚实的;坦诚的;老实的;辛勤挣得的;
"I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you."
我实在不愿把实情告诉你，但并非人人都像你那样诚实。
近义：honorable, honourable, irreproachable, just, principled, pure
反义：licentious, astray, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, perverted