It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.
— Diane Ackerman  ·  No category

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mystery ['mɪstri] 词频2 词根: myst
n. 秘密，谜;神秘，神秘的事物;推理小说，推理剧;常作 mysteries 秘技，秘诀;
💡 myst, myth 【希腊传入拉丁】表”秘密”
"It was a place of deep mystery and enchantment."
这是一个极其神秘和迷人的地方。
近义：arcanum, interrogation, puzzle, puzzler, secret, snag
beautiful ['bjʊtəfəl] 词频1 词根: bell
adj. 美丽的，美好的;极好的;
💡 beauti美丽+ful...的→美的，美丽的
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：arresting, lovable, lovely, beauteous, charming, adorable 反义：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
savage ['sævɪdʒ] 词频2
adj. 未开化的;野蛮的;凶猛的;残忍的; vt. （动物）凶狠地攻击（或伤害）;残害;猛烈批评;激烈抨击; n. 未开化的人，野蛮人;野兽;<美>有拘捕狂的警察;
💡 sava(save救)+ge(哥):从 野人那里救哥哥 网友：yqy补充： sav(save救)+age(时代）：那个时代的人野蛮、不开化，正要救治;一句话记忆
"Such a savage punishment is abhorrent to a civilized society."
这样残暴的惩罚是与文明社会相抵触的.
近义：assail, assault, attack, brutalize, mucker, philistine 反义：highbrow, learned, literate, schooled, civil, civilised
country ['kʌntri] 词频1
n. 国家;国民;乡下;地区;
💡 数数（count） 国家有多少树苗（ry）被乱砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游业为该国带来的经济效益
近义：homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign 反义：municipal, urban, city
began [[bi'gæn]] 词频1
begin的过去式
lies
v. 躺卧（lie的第三人称单数形式）
近义：skulduggery, chicanery

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"Who you are isn't tied solely to what you say, even though it may feel that way to you now."
"Disassociating, mindfulness, transcendence-whatever the label-it's a sort of loophole in our contract with reality, a form of self-rescue."
"Life is a thing that mutates without warning, not always in enviable ways. All part of the improbable adventure of being alive, of being a brainy biped with giant dreams on a crazy blue planet."
"Tranquillity hides in small spaces, and when found needs to be treasured, because you know it's a phantom that will slip away again."
"There are well-dressed foolish ideas just as there are well-dressed fools."
"Couples are jigsaw puzzles that hang together by touching in just enough points. They're never total fits or misfits."
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