The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
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. 机会;适当的时机良机;有利的环境，条件;
💡 op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名词 → 向港口靠近 →机会
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借机再次冷落我们.
近义：instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening
反义：hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
adj. 意识到的;知道的;觉察到的;
💡 a强调+ware注视→警惕的，戒备的
"I am acutely aware of the difficulties we face."
我十分清楚我们面临的困难。
近义：informed, knowing, knowledgeable, mindful, awake, vigilant
反义：ignorant, uneducated, unenlightened, unguarded, unknowing, unknowledgeable
vt. 认出;识别;承认;
vi. 承认，确认;[法律]具结，立保证书;
💡 re一再，重新+cogn知道+ize使…→再次知道→认出来
"The government does not recognize the legality of this court."
政府不承认这个法庭的合法性.
近义：honor, avow, accept, acknowledge, recognise, admit
反义：impugn, naysay, negate, object, oppose, rebut
n. 中国人;华人;中文;汉语;
adj. 中国的;中国人的;中国话的;中文的;
💡 Chin=China中国+ese某国人或语言→中国的（人），汉语
"The jet entered Chinese airspace without permission."
那架喷气式飞机未经允许闯入中国领空。
近义：chink, chinaman
n. 刷子，画笔;灌木丛;小冲突;
vt. 刷;掠过;擦;轻触;
vi. 刷;擦过;
💡 不愿洗(谐音): 只好用 刷子 为了 刷子-b（形如牙刷）冲(rush)上去 网友：yqy 补充：安上把子（r），灌木丛（bush）成了刷子（brush）；脸红
"Paul asked Tara out to dinner but she gave him the brush-off ."
保罗邀请塔拉外出吃饭，但遭到拒绝。
近义：whisk, miscue, skim, graze, scrub, stubble