I'm the only person I know that's lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year.... It's very character-building.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
n. 人;（语法）人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
n. 四分之一;一刻钟;地区;（美式足球的）一节;
vt. 把…四等分;供…住宿;使（士兵）驻扎;
💡 quart四+er名词后缀 → 四分之一；一刻钟
"They walked a quarter of a mile down the mountainside."
他们沿山坡下行了四分之一英里的路程.
近义：house, keep, lodge, place, accommodate, billet
反义：oust, out, expel, deport, dispossess, exile
n. 建筑物;楼房;房屋;建筑（艺术或行业）;
v. build的现在分词;
💡 build建造+ing某种行为的产物→建筑物
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义：pile, construction, edifice, uplifting, edifying
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信;
n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗？
近义：learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet
adj. 失去的;迷路的;不知所措的;
v. 遗失，失去（ lose的过去式和过去分词）;（使）失去（所需要的东西，尤指钱）;（因事故、年老、死亡等）损失;浪费;
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我没有站稳，仰面摔倒。
近义：mislaid, misplaced, missing, stray, wayward, adrift
反义：discovered, safe
n. 年;年纪;一年的期间;某年级的学生;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
学生于十月返校，开始新学年的学习。
近义：twelvemonth, annum
📜 Steve Jobs 的更多名言
"Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected."