Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
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vt. 拥有;掌握，懂得;主宰;缠住，迷住;
💡 sed, sid, sess, sult 表”坐”#词根助记：pos(=port向着)+sess=向有……的地方坐着 = 持有,拥有
"She pretends to various abilities she doesn't, in fact, possess."
她自称有种种她事实上并不具有的才能.
近义：hold, own, enjoy, have, obsess, spellbind
vt. 把…除外;不计;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口语]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反对，表示异议（与 to 或 against连用）;
💡 ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西.
近义：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反义：realize, accommodate, consider
adj. 沉默的，无言的;寂静的，无声的;静止的;[语]不发音的;
n. 无声电影;
💡 si(死)+lent(借):别人找你借书时装死相- 沉默的
"The " e " in " time " is a silent letter."
time中的e不发音.
近义：mum, mute, muted, noiseless, quiet, reserved
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义：badder, baddest, worse
woods
[wʊdz]
n. 森林;木( wood的名词复数 );（保龄球戏的）木瓶;树林;木头球棒（旧时通常有木制顶部的高尔夫球棒）;
"The woods are remnants of a huge forest which once covered the whole area."
这片树林只是剩下的一部分，原来这一带是一大片森林。
近义：woodland, forest, grove, woodwinds
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"Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sun-dial in the shade?"
— Benjamin Franklin