Anyone can revolt. It is more difficult silently to obey our own inner promptings, and to spend our lives finding sincere and fitting means of expression for our temperament and our gifts.
📚 名句词汇解析
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pron. 任何人;任何一个;谁;
💡 any任何+one一个→任何一个
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
较年长的工人的适应能力和学习速度有时并不亚于其他任何人。
近义：any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
vt. （使）厌恶;
vi. 反叛，背叛;厌恶，反感;
n. 造反，起义;
💡 re向后，相反+volt转→态度反转→反抗，造反
"The tribesmen will revolt if you ask them to pay taxes."
你若要求部落里的人们交税,他们会反叛的.
近义：mutiny, rebel, resist, riot, upheave, uprise
反义：obey, surrender, yield, bow, cede, conform
adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
vt.& vi. 服从，听从;
vt. 遵守，遵循;
💡 ob(在此无特殊意义)+ey→服从；遵守
"You should reason with him instead of just telling him to obey."
你应该同他讲清道理,不要只叫他听话.
近义：submit, comply, conform, heed, hold, honor
反义：ignore, transgress, unheed, violate, disregard, disrespect
vt.& vi. 用钱，花钱;
vt. 花费;消耗;花（时间）;度过;
n. （为某目的或某段时间内的）花销，花费，开销;
💡 s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花费；耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。
近义：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
反义：husband, keep, maintain, conserve
n. 发现物;研究结果;调查（或研究）的结果;<律>（陪审团的）裁决;
v. 发现( find的现在分词);
💡 find发现+ ing构成抽象名词 → 发现；调查的结果
"There was the usual faff of finding somewhere to park the car."
找地方停车照例又是一番忙乱。
近义：invention, strike, disclosure, discovery, find, inference