Not everything made you stronger. It was possible to survive, yet still be crippled for your trouble. Sometimes it was okay to run away, to skip the test, to chicken out. Or at least to get some help.
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vi. 幸存，活下来;
vt. 比…活得长，经历…之后还存在;幸存;
vt.& vi. 幸免于难;挺过;艰难度过;
💡 sur=super超过+vive=viv生命→超越灾难，挽救生命 → 活下来，幸免于，还活着
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去，现在就要行动起来。
近义：last, stand, subsist, outlive, resist
反义：part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
n. 麻烦;烦恼;故障;动乱;
vi. 费心;烦恼;
vt. 麻烦;使烦恼;折磨;
💡 turb = stir”表示”搅动”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我们在撬树根时遇到了很多麻烦.
近义：inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
adv. 有时，间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
adv. 离开，远离;在远处;消失;
adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方；离去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. 试验;考验;测验;化验;
vt. 测验;考查;考验;勘探;
vi. 受试验;受测验;受考验;测得结果;
💡 test =test,tuitness,表示”测试,证据”
"I completed the test within the time allotted ."
我在限定的时间内完成了试验。
近义：inspect, investigate, assay, overhaul, probe, sample
反义：invent, noodle, vamp, adlib, extemporise, extemporize
n. 鸡;鸡肉;胆小鬼;懦夫;
adj. 胆怯的;幼小的;胆小的;
vi. 以畏缩的方式去做，失去勇气;在最后一刻因胆怯而退出了;
💡 chick小鸡+en表名词 →小鸡
"chicken breast in aspic"
鸡脯冻
近义：wimp, cower, flinch, funk, pullet, quitter
反义：haywire, heedless, imprudent, inadvertent, incautious, inflexible