The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.
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n. 日记，日志;日记簿;
💡 di=day日子+ary表名词 → 日记
"I rather sneakily looked in her diary when she was out."
我趁她不在时偷偷看了她的日记.
近义：log, notebook, tickler
n. 量，大量;体积;音量;卷;
adj. 大量的;
vi. 成团卷起;
vt. 把…收集成卷;
💡 volu旋转，卷+me走→一卷书→卷，册
"This volume records the history of the country's revolution."
这卷书记载了这个国家的革命历史.
近义：size, bulk, bulkiness, conglomerate, dimension, amplitude
反义：indulgence, kindness, leniency, lenity, looseness, malleability
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
n. 方法（ mean的名词复数）;手段;收入;财富;
v. 意味着（ mean的第三人称单数）;引起;打算或注定要某人成为或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
调查之事远未盖棺定论。
近义：approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy
vt.& vi. 写;写信;写作;作曲;
💡 把名字write（写）right（对）
"Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity."
释义要写清楚以免产生歧义。
近义：pen, redact, type, word, scribe, compose
n. 故事，传说;历史，沿革;内情;传记;
vt. 用历史故事画装饰;讲…的故事;把…作为故事讲述;
vi. 说谎;
"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：narrative, recital, recitation, recountal, tale, telling