I am from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me.
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n. 国家;州;状况，情况;资格;
vt. 规定;陈述，声明;
adj. 国家的;国务的，公务的;正式的;
💡 stat站立+e强调 → 国家；状态
"Dot arrived in a state of great agitation."
多特到达时十分焦虑不安。
近义：hold, maintain, assert, asseverate, manifest, assure
n. 口才，辩才;雄辩;雄辩术;修辞法;
💡 e出+loqu说话+ence名词后缀 → 雄辩，口才
"I am afraid my eloquence did not avail against the facts."
恐怕我的雄辩也无补于事实了.
近义：loquacity, oratory, rhetoric, speaking, speechmaking, fluentness
反义：laconicism, succinctness, terseness, brevity
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. <英>谷物;<美>玉米;鸡眼;
💡 用coin（硬币）买corn（玉米）
"corn on the cob"
玉米棒子
近义：cereal, grain, salify, brine, maize, maise
n. 棉;棉线;棉织物;（其他植物所生的绒毛状的）棉状物;
vi. 喜欢;赞成;一致;交往;
💡 靠弹（谐音）：弹 棉花靠弹 外套(cot-coat)里有一吨（ton） 棉花
"a filmy cotton blouse"
薄如蝉翼的女棉衬衫
近义：ply, strand, thread, yarn, gossypium, cottonwool
vt.& vi. 给…看;表现出;显露出;上演;
vt. 说明;指示;表明;演示;
n. 展览;显示;外观;表演;
vi. 被人看见，显现，显而易见;
💡 秀”(谐音): 做秀就是 展示自己
"After the show, we were allowed to go backstage to meet the cast."
表演结束之后，我们获准到后台和演员见面。
近义：present, raise, showcase, unhide, display, exhibit
反义：mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade