A day's work is a day's work, neither more nor less, and the man who does it needs a day's sustenance, a night's repose and due leisure, whether he be painter or ploughman.
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neither
['niðɚ]
adj. （两者）都不的;
pron. 两者都不;
adv. 两个都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
💡 n(not)+either→既非；皆不；两者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协，问题就在这里。
近义：no, either
反义：likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
n. 食物，营养，养料;
💡 sus在…下面+ten支撑+ance名词后缀→支撑下去的东西→生活资料，粮食
"There's not much sustenance in a bowl of soup."
一碗汤没多少营养。
近义：livelihood, living, subsistence, support, survival, sustentation
n. 休息，安眠，宁静;
vt. 将（手臂等）靠在某人（某物）上;
💡 pos, posit pos, posit=put, 表示”放”#词根助记：re会+pose→把工作放回去→休息,平稳
"Don't disturb her repose."
不要打扰她休息.
近义：relax, rest, lean, recline, quietness, quietude
n. 画家，着色者;油漆匠;（系船的）缆绳;破诡计;
💡 paint画画 + er表人 → 漆工，画家，绘画者
"He works as a painter and decorator."
他的职业是油漆匠和装潢师傅。
近义：dauber, artist
vt.& vi. 使工作;使运作;操作;使产生效果;
n. 工作，操作;著作;工厂;行为，事业;
vt. 使工作;操作;经营;使缓慢前进;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近义：labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate
反义：idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam
adj. 较少的（little的比较级）;较小的;较次的，较劣的;较不重要的;
adv. 较少地，较小地;
prep. 减去;少掉;不足;
n. 较少，较小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义：least, lesser, minus