Don't flail against the world, use it. Flexibility is the operative principle in the art of war.
📚 名句词汇解析
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prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
n. 原则，原理;准则，道义;道德标准;本能;
💡 prim, prin 表”首先的,领头的”
"They are agreed in principle but not in detail."
他们的看法在大体上是一致的,但是在细节上有所不同.
近义：law, axiom, rule, tenet, motive, point
flail
[flel]
vt. 用连枷打;鞭打;抽打;
vi. 用连枷打;鞭打;
n. 连枷（脱粒用的工具）;扫雷装置;
"No fence against flail."
飞来横祸不胜防.
近义：hurt, lash, scourge, slash, strap, thrash
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句（l）话（word）讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
n. 柔韧性，机动性，灵活性;伸缩性;可塑度;柔度;
"Any incomes policy must embody the attributes of fairness and flexibility."
任何收入政策都应该具有公平与灵活性之特征.
近义：malleability, pliability, plyability, resilience, resiliency, spring
反义：intractability, obduracy, obstinacy, pigheadedness, recalcitrance, steeliness
operative
['ɔpərətiv, 'ɔpəreitiv]
adj. 手术的;（计划、法律等）实施中的，起作用的;最适合的;关键词句;
n. 工作人员;（尤指）体力劳动者;密探;（尤指政府的）特工人员;
"When I say " come quickly ", the operative word is " quickly "."
我说 “ 快来 ”, 关键的字是 “ 快 ”.
近义：laborer, labourer, operator, workman, employee, operating
反义：ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient, inept, inexpert