On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 真理;真相，事实;忠实，忠诚;现实，现实性;
💡 tru相信，真实+th抽象名词 →事实，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反义：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
adj. 徒劳的;自负的;无结果的;无用的;
💡 vain(empty)→无效的；空虚的
"She's just a vain, foolish woman."
她不过是个愚蠢自负的女人。
近义：immodest, infatuated, inflated, insolent, arrogant, assuming
反义：low, lowly, meek, mild, modest, unassuming
n. 点;要点;得分;标点;
vt. （意思上）指向;削尖;加标点于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
💡 point(prick)→点；地点；目的；时刻；使锐利；指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
种族间的紧张状态已达到一触即发的程度。
近义：range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
v. 攀登;爬;登山;上升;
n. 攀登;山，岩;增值;晋升;
💡 长(c)四肢(limb)向上 爬
"the first Briton to climb Everest without oxygen"
第一个未借助氧气设备登上珠穆朗玛峰的英国人
近义：arise, ascend, rise, soar, tower, clamber
反义：dismount, alight, lapse, lower, peter, reduce
v. 到达，走到;够…，抓…;完成;
n. 手脚能够到的范围;范围，区域;影响的范围，管辖的范围;
💡 树（r）下每人（each）都 伸手去够，但都不能 到达树尖 网友：yqy 补充：【同】achieve,attain, reach 【辨析】achieve 着重在
"The ball bounced twice before he could reach it."
球弹了两次他才接到。
近义：obtain, attain, achieve, gain, get, pass
adv. （在）今天;现在;现今;现代，当代;
n. 今天，今日;现代，当代;现今;
💡 到（to）的天（day），是 今天
"Blimey, it's hot today."
哎呀，今天真热。
近义：now, nowadays