There are two kinds of men who never amount to much: those who cannot do what they are told and those who can do nothing else.
— Cyrus H. Curtis  ·  No category

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amount [ə'maʊnt] 词频2 词根: a
n. 量，数量;总额;本利之和;全部效果，全部含义; vi. （在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面）等于;等同，接近;合计，总共;发展成为;
💡 mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#词根助记：a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到总量=总量
"The insurance company will refund any amount due to you."
保险公司将退还你应得的所有款项。
近义：import, matter, signify, count, number, quantity
else [ɛls] 词频1
adv. 其他;否则;另外; adj. 别的;其他的;
"That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork."
那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已.
近义：other, otherwise, unequal, unlike, different, dissimilar
cannot ['kænɔt] 词频1
=can not;未可;不能;不可;
"You cannot stay here ad infinitum without paying rent."
你不付房租就不能永远住在这里。
told [tel] 词频1
v. 表明( tell的过去式和过去分词 );讲;知道;讲述;
"In a weak moment, I told him the truth."
我一时心软, 告诉了他真相.
kinds
n. 种类（kind的复数形式）

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