Isn't it surprising how many things, if not said immediately, seem not worth saying ten minutes from now?
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adj. 使人惊讶的，出人意料的，惊人的;惊人的，意外的;奇怪的，不可思议的;
v. 使惊奇，使诧异( surprise的现在分词);意外发现[撞见]，出其不意获得;
💡 surpris=surprise惊讶+ing...的→使人惊讶的
"It is surprising how soon historical personages became invested with romantic attributes."
令人惊奇的是历史人物很快就带有传奇的色彩.
近义：marvelous, astonishing, astounding, miraculous, remarkable, staggering
反义：inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
adv. 立即，马上;直接地;紧接地;
conj. 一…就，即刻;
💡 immediate立即的 + ly...地 → 立即, 马上, 直接地
"You are under no compulsion to pay immediately."
没有人强迫你立刻付款。
近义：hereupon, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, outright, p.d.q.
反义：hereafter, hereinafter, later, next, posthumously, presently
adj. [律]上述的;少说为妙;（做）某事有/没有很多优点（或好处）：某事物有/没有多少可说的;说到底;
v. 说，讲( say的过去式和过去分词 );表明;念;说明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后来她后悔说了那些话。
近义：indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid
v. 好像，仿佛;似乎;装作;看来好像;
💡 看（see）上去模（m）糊:视乎- 似乎
"I seem to have accumulated a lot of books."
我好像已经收集了很多书。
近义：look, appear
adj. 值得的;有…的价值;等值的;有…的财产;
n. 财富，财产;价值;
"Each answer is worth 20 points."
每题为20分。
近义：merit, price, pricing, rate, value, worthiness
反义：insignificance, slightness, insignificancy