Turn your midlife crisis to your own advantage by making it a time for renewal of your body and mind, rather than stand by helplessly and watch them decline.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 危机;危难时刻;决定性时刻，紧要关头;转折点;
💡 cris判断，分辨+is→需要作出判断的时刻→危机时刻
"The minister air-dashed to Delhi because of the parliamentary crisis."
部长因议会危机立刻起程飞往德里。
近义：urgency, crunch, emergency, eventuality, juncture
n. 有利条件;益处;优越（性）;处于支配地位;
vt. 有利于;有益于;促进;使处于有利地位;
vi. 得益，获利;
💡 advant前面+age表名词 →利益，好处
"Take advantage of low-season airfares."
利用淡季飞机票价。
近义：overtaking, surpassing, improve, avail, profit, benefit
反义：disfavor, waste, dilapidation, hindrance, inconvenience, demerit
n. 心，精神，心力，知，智力，智慧;心胸，头脑，人;愿望，目的，意向，意志，决心，见解，意见;记忆，记性，记忆力，回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
💡 mind→心；意志；精神；理性；智力；注意；开会；介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义：heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
n. 下降;（力量、健康、品格、权力、价值等的）衰退;下倾;（人、生命等的）衰退期;
vt.& vi. 辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）;
vi. （道路、物体等）下倾;（太阳）落下;（在品格、价值上）降低;衰落，谢绝;
vt. 谢绝，婉拒;
💡 de向下+clin倾斜=lean,slope+e→倾斜；衰退
"We need to take corrective action to halt this country's decline."
我们得采取纠偏行动来阻止这个国家的衰落。
近义：refuse, snub, spurn, disregard, lapse, lessen
反义：honor, permit, avow, receive, recognize, tolerate
vt.& vi. 使转动;旋转;使改变方向;使不适;
vt. 使变酸;使变换;使变为;
n. 翻转;（路线或方向的）改变;机会;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义：loop, slew, swerve, veer, wind, bend
反义：reerect, right, straighten, unfold, untwist
making
['mekɪŋ]
n. 制造;产生的过程;成功改进的手段;原料，材料;
v. “make”的现在分词;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服.
近义：manufacture, preparation, workmanship, confection, construct, construction