An author spends months writing a book, and maybe puts his heart's blood into it, and then it lies about unread till the reader has nothing else in the world to do.
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n. 著作家;作者;创造者;发起人;
vt. 创作出版;
💡 aug, auc, auth 增加,增长#词根助记：auth 增加 + -or 人 -> 促进,发起,创造 -> 创作 -> 作家,著者
"After the play they called for the author to show himself."
剧终之后他们请求编剧和大家见面.
近义：issue, publish, artificer, maker, originator, builder
n. 读者，朗读者;读本;讲读者，讲师;审稿人;
💡 read读+er人 →读者
"Too , the reader will find in this book many interesting illustrations."
读者还能在书中看到许多有趣的插图.
近义：collection, compendium, compilation, digest, anthology, scanner
n. 文字;写作;文章;笔迹;
v. 写（ write的现在分词）;写信;
"Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing."
请书面确认你接受这项提议。
近义：handwriting
n. 书;卷;课本;账簿;
vt.& vi. 预订;
vt. 登记;（向旅馆、饭店、戏院等）预约;立案（控告某人）;订立演出契约;
adj. 书的;账簿上的;得之（或来自）书本的;按照（或依据）书本的;
💡 簿(谐音): 书
"She seemed totally absorbed in her book."
她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
近义：prebook, preorder, reserve, textbook, tome, volume
adv. 也许;可能;大概;
n. 不确定性;
"Maybe he'll come, maybe he won't."
他可能来，也可能不来。
近义：uncertainty, perchance, perhaps, possibly, probably, haply
反义：indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely
n. 心，心脏;感情;要点;胸部;
vt. 鼓励;激励;
vi. 结心;
💡 医生查病听(hear) 心脏跳(t)
"abnormalities of the heart"
心脏异常
近义：hub, nucleus, root, bottom, bowels, center
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"A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."
— Thomas Mann