It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 幸福;高兴;恰当;合适;
💡 happi=happy快乐+ness表名词→ 幸福,快乐
"I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity."
我祝你生活幸福、万事如意.
近义：joy, pleasure, bliss, blithe, eudaemonia, eudaimonia
反义：misery, misfortune, sadness, wretchedness, infelicity, discontent
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
adj. 漂亮的;机灵的，聪明的;
adv. 相当，颇;
n. 漂亮的人（或东西）;
"Two days after the accident she still looked pretty banged up."
事故过去两天后她看上去伤势仍然很重。
近义：lovable, lovely, neat, nice, smart, super
反义：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
adj. 困难的;硬的;有力的;努力的;
adv. 努力地;猛力地;严重地;沉重地;
n. 英〉硬海滩，登陆处;
"She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck."
她认为她的成功来自勤劳和一点运气。
近义：strongly, rigidly, stiffly, resistant, resistive, steely
反义：malleable, mellow, mild, attenuated, softened, squashy
vt. 告诉，说;辨别;吩咐;讲述;
vt.& vi. 分辨，辨别;告诉，吩咐;泄漏;保证;
vi. 泄密，告发;（颜色、声音等）显示;识别;
n. [考古学]（古代村落遗址堆积而成的）台形土墩;[方言]讲的话;谈话;传闻;
💡 他告诉（tell）我，他哥哥很高（tall）
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name
反义：hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil
vt. 带来，引来;促使，引起;提供;导致;
💡 白(b)戒指(ring) 带来了
"He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill."
他招手示意服务生把账单送过来。
近义：get