Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe.
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vt. 保护，保藏，保存;[化，物]使守恒;将…做成蜜饯;
n. 果酱，蜜饯;
💡 con全部+serve服务，保持→全部保持下来→保存
"Help to conserve energy by insulating your home."
对房屋做隔热处理来帮助节约能源。
近义：hold, husband, keep, maintain, save, pot
反义：lavish, misspend, misuse, piddle, waste, dilapidate
n. 山，山岳;山脉;一大堆;大量;
💡 mount登上+ain名词后缀 → 山
"the eastern slopes of the mountain"
东山坡
近义：highlands, hill, mount, sierra, highland, savage
adv. 在（某人或某事物的）前面;向前;预先;在将来，为未来;
💡 a在…，…的+head头→在前地
"Ahead of them was a gaping abyss."
他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。
近义：on, onward, thereinafter, before, along, forward
反义：back, fro
n. 硕士;主人（尤指男性）;大师;男教师;
vt. 精通，熟练;作为主人，做…的主人;征服;使干燥（染过的物品）;
adj. 主要的;主人的;精通的，优秀的;原版的;
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：tame, teach, train, break, domesticate, domesticize
反义：helper, houseboy, lackey, lacquey, maid, manservant
adj. 不重要的;卑鄙的，小气的;小的，一点点;小规模的;
n. [会]小额;佩蒂;厕所;
💡 pet(宠物)+y(.的):像宠物一样的- 细小的 小气的
"The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier."
对一些琐碎规定的取消使生活更自在了.
近义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, meaningless
反义：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
worthwhile
['wɝθ'waɪl]
adj. 值得做的;值得花时间的;有价值的;合算;
"The teacher recommended some really worthwhile novels to his students."
老师推荐给学生一些真正有价值的小说.
近义：laudable, merited, meritorious, valid, worthful, deserving
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless