If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall ere long be surprised to find how little remains that we cannot do.
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vi. 出席;致力于，献身于;侍候，照顾;关注;
vt. 出席，参加;[常用被动语态]（作为结果、情况）伴随;照顾;陪伴;
💡 at=ad，to+tend延伸→把思维延伸到→关注，引申为期待某人到达，后来又引申为到达 → 出席
"All the local clergy were asked to attend the ceremony."
所有当地的圣职人员都获邀参加这项仪式。
近义：assist, participate, come, concur, go, frequent
反义：absent, ignore, overlook, shelve, slight, unattend
adv. 敏捷地;迅速地;立即地;毫不迟疑;
💡 em, emp, empt 表示”拿,买,选择,用,花费”等动作#词根助记：pro在前+mpt拿=在最前面拿的=迅速的
"She deals with all the correspondence promptly and efficiently."
她迅速有效地处理全部来往信件。
近义：apace, asap, quickly, rapidly, speedily, expeditiously
反义：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
remains
[rɪ'menz]
n. 遗骨，遗体，残骸，残余，遗迹;废墟，遗址，遗迹，剩余（物），余额;
v. 留下( remain 的第三人称单数);保持;留待;仍然是;
💡 re向后+mains留下 →剩余物
"Access to the documents remains restricted to civil servants."
这些文件仍仅限公务员使用.
近义：leavings, leftovers, litter, offal, riddlings, rubbish
adv. 不停地;持续地;屡屡地;一再地;
"The other kids continually taunted him about his size."
其他孩子不断地耻笑他的个头儿。
近义：incessantly, permanently, perpetually, steadily, unceasingly, ceaselessly
反义：occasionally, rarely, seldom, sporadically
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少许，一点;短时间地;
n. （表示否定）微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. （数量上）微少的，少到几乎没有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的，过长的;长音的;
adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地;
n. 长时间，长时期;[语]长音节;（服装的）长尺寸;长裤;
vi. 渴望，极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙（long） 长龙（拼音long)摆尾 网友：顾亮亮 补充：龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间？
近义：lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反义：little, minute, small, squat, slight