This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.
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adj. 日常的，平常的;普通的;每天的;经常;
💡 every每个的+day天→ adj.每天的，日常的
"They sought solace in religion from the harshness of their everyday lives."
他们日常生活很艰难,就在宗教中寻求安慰.
近义：modest, ordinary, average, plain, prevalent, quotidian
反义：infrequent, irregular, astonishing, nonconforming, odd, atypical
vt.& vi. 与…作战;争斗;
n. 战争，战役;比赛，较量;长期论战或长期作战;激烈的竞争;
💡 batt打，走+le表名词 → 战斗
"the battle of Waterloo"
滑铁卢战役
近义：strive, struggle, tilt, vie, war, wrestle
反义：reconcile, impasse, armistice, respite, truce, ceasefire
n. 决定;果断;决议;（法院的）判决;
vt. [口语][拳击]靠判定击败（对手）;
💡 deci=decide决定+sion表名词→决定
"You can't quarrel with the decision of the court; it's very fair."
你不能反对法院的判决, 它判得很公正.
近义：resolution, ruling, finding, move, intention, judgement
反义：hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, inconstancy, indecision, indecisiveness
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
adj. 真正的;真实的;忠实的;正确的;
adv. 真正地;确实地;正确地;正当地;
n. 真理，真实;正，准，精确;
vt. 摆正;决定（某物）的位置以使其平衡、平稳或水平;
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鲸鱼是鱼，对还是错？
近义：legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful
反义：illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
n. 生活，生计;生命，性命;一生，寿命;人生，尘世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎没有目标。
近义：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end