My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.
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n. （外）祖父;始祖;
vt. 新规定限制;不受新条例;
💡 grand 宏伟的+father 父亲→ n.祖父；外祖父
"Her grandfather taught her to conjure."
她的祖父教她变魔术。
近义：grandad, grandpa, grandparent
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一经;
n. 一次，一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 信誉，信用;[金融]贷款;荣誉;学分;
vt. 相信，信任;归功于;[会]记入贷方;赞颂;
💡 cred相信，信任+it表名词 → 信任；学分
"Chip and PIN is designed to combat credit card fraud."
智能卡系统是专为防止信用卡诈骗设计的。
近义：loan, ascribe, assign, attribute, accredit, accommodation
反义：invoice, bill, charge, expense
n. 竞争;比赛;竞争者;[生]生存竞争;
💡 compet=compete竞争+ition名词后缀 →比赛，竞争
"He was astonished to learn he'd won the competition."
他听说他比赛赢了，感到很惊讶。
近义：joust, match, meet, race, rivalry, tournament
反义：help, assist, assistance, relief, succor, succour
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