We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We're a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don't really have an explanation for.
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n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
n. 问题;疑难问题;习题;引起麻烦的人;
adj. 成问题的;难处理的;关于社会问题的;
💡 problem- 【希腊传入拉丁】字面上表”向前抛的东西”也表问题
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义：headache, hitch, imbroglio, jam, knot, matter
反义：repair, reparation, workaround, remedy, refitting, overhauling
adv. 真，真正;实在，果真;实际上;事实上;
💡 real真实的+ly表副词 →真正地
"Tom was really hungry and ate up everything served."
汤姆确实饿坏了,把端到桌上的东西吃得精光.
近义：honestly, indeed, just, authentically, particularly, properly
反义：hypocritically, insincerely, lyingly, meretriciously, misleadingly, untruthfully
n. 解释;说明;辩解;（消除误会后）和解;
💡 explan=explain解释+ation名词后缀，表行为 → 说明，解释
"Her explanation certainly sounded believable."
她的解释听起来的确可信。
近义：illustration, interpretation, motive, point, reason, remarks
反义：incoherence, irresolution, mystification, perplexity, bafflement, puzzlement
adj. 快的，急速的;聪明的，凌厉的;灵活的;短时间做成的;
adv. 迅速地，快速地;
n. （指甲下的）活肉;感情的中枢，感觉最敏锐的地方;要害，核心;
"The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters."
政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介.
近义：hurried, abrupt, limber, lissom, lissome, lithe
反义：lagging, leisurely, phlegmatic, poky, slowish, sluggardly
vi. 来;开始;出现;发生;
vt. 做;装扮…的样子;将满（…岁）;
int. 嗨！;
"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：impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage
反义：leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split
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