What do you gain in heaven? You become gods, drink nectar, and get rheumatism. There is less misery there than on earth, but also less truth.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 痛苦;不幸;穷困;悲惨的境遇;
💡 miser可怜的+y表名词 → 可怜，可悲
"Fame brought her nothing but misery."
名声只给她带来了痛苦。
近义：anxiety, misfortune, mishap, pain, poverty, sorrow
反义：plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
n. 真理;真相，事实;忠实，忠诚;现实，现实性;
💡 tru相信，真实+th抽象名词 →事实，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反义：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
vi. 变为，成为;变得;变成;
vt. 适合，适宜;相称，相当;变成;发生;
💡 be(upon)+come→变为；成为(=to come upon）
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反义：remain, keep, stay, get
vt.& vi. 获得;赢得;增加;（钟、表）走快;
n. 利润;[土木工程]腰槽;获益;
vt. （在…上）开腰槽;吸引;（通过努力）到达;推进（一段距离）;
vi. 增进;增进健康;得益;（重量的）增加;
💡 乞丐(gai)上门(n) 获得食物
"Hundreds of people were unable to gain admittance to the hall."
数以百计的人未能获准进入大厅。
近义：net, obtain, procure, secure, win, achieve
反义：miss, waste, reduce, slim, thin, dilapidation
n. 天;天堂;上帝;极乐;
💡 举起(heave)牛(n)向 天国
"the promise of eternal life in heaven"
在天国永生的许诺
近义：paradise, glory
反义：inferno, hades
vt.& vi. 喝（酒）;饮;喝酒;（尤指）酗酒;
vt. 吸收，吸入;
n. 酒，饮料;酒宴;一杯或一份酒;
💡 准渴(谐音): 饮料 喝
"total abstinence from strong drink"
戒绝烈性酒
近义：take, guzzle, booze, touch, refreshment, beverage
反义：puke, regorge, regurgitate, barf, rolf, spew