To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.
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vt. 珍爱;怀有;爱护;抚育;
💡 cher=char可爱的+ish表动词，如finish → 珍爱
"I cherish for you the liveliest feeling of affection and gratitude."
我对你怀有最强烈的爱和感激之情.
近义：appreciate, love, prize, relish, revere, savor
反义：underestimate, undervalue, downplay, disesteem
remains
[rɪ'menz]
n. 遗骨，遗体，残骸，残余，遗迹;废墟，遗址，遗迹，剩余（物），余额;
v. 留下( remain 的第三人称单数);保持;留待;仍然是;
💡 re向后+mains留下 →剩余物
"Access to the documents remains restricted to civil servants."
这些文件仍仅限公务员使用.
近义：leavings, leftovers, litter, offal, riddlings, rubbish
adj. 合法的，合理的;正规的;合法婚姻所生的;真正的，真实的;
vt. 使合法;给予合法的地位;通过法律手段给（私生子）以合法地位;正式批准，授权;
💡 legiti=law法律+ mate 表动词→ 使合法
"Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave."
生病是请假的一个正当的理由.
近义：legalize, legitimize, authenticate, validate, bind, jural
反义：outlaw, illegal, illicit, inauthentic, invalid, artificial
n. 幸存，生存;幸存者;遗物;遗风;
💡 sur=super超过+viv活+al名词后缀→经过事故活着→幸存
"The doctor told my wife I had a fifty - fifty chance of survival."
医生告诉我的妻子,说我活下去的可能性只有50%.
近义：livelihood, subsistence, survivorship, sustenance
反义：killing, liquidation, obliteration, dejection, destruction, elimination
n. 地球;陆地;泥土;兽穴;
vt. 把（电线）接地;盖（土）;追赶入洞穴;
vi. 躲进地洞;
💡 耳屎(谐音):耳朵屎长得有点像 泥土-泥土当然长在 地球上啦 ear(耳朵)+t(植物)+h(动物):听到感受到的一切之所在- 地球
"I rammed down the earth around the newly - planted tree."
我将新栽的树周围的土捣硬.
近义：ground, hill, mound, bank, plains, mainland
v. 培养;抚育;促进;代养;
adj. 寄养的;代养的;
💡 fost(福斯特)+er(儿子):福斯特做儿子- 收养 抚养 fo(food食物)+ster(star):一堆食物- 养育的 网友： 补充：food+star=
"The club's aim is to foster better relations within the community."
俱乐部的宗旨是促进团体内部的关系。
近义：raise, rear, grow, nurture, patronize, promote