At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still wants to reform the world, but he knows he can't.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 改革，改良，改造;改正;
vt.& vi. 改善;
vt. 改革;重组;
vi. 重组;
adj. 改革的;
💡 re再次+form形状→再形成→改造
"She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform."
她拒不承认改革的必要性。
近义：mend, repair, revise, right, correct, emend
反义：stray, misdirect, misguide, misinform, mislead, confound
n. 二十，二十个;二十多岁;二十年代;许多，大量;
num. 二十;
adj. 二十的;
💡 twen=two二+ty十 → 二十
"The farmer picked twenty pears."
农民摘掉了二十个梨子。
n. 七十;从七十到七十九的数目、年数或温度;
💡 seven七+ty十 →七十
"This is an article that is retailed at seventy pence."
这是一件零售价格为70便士的物品.
adj. 满的，装满的;完全的，完整的;丰富的;详尽的;
adv. 极其，十分;充分地，完全地;整整;直接地;
n. 充分，完全;全部;完整;极盛时;
v. 把衣服缝得宽大;把裙子缝出皱褶;[印]蒸洗，漂洗;
💡 因为fill（充满）所以full(满的）
"The streets were noisy and full of activity."
街上熙熙攘攘，车水马龙。
近义：felt, abounding, laden, overcrowded, overstuffed, plump
反义：hollow, unladen, unoccupied, vacant, void
vt.& vi. 战斗;斗争;打架;吵架;
n. 打架;吵架;战斗;斗志;
"The twins fight tooth and nail over the slightest disagreement."
这对双胞胎为了一点儿小矛盾而吵得不可开交.
近义：strive, struggle, argue, jangle, quarrel, quibble
反义：reconcile, reunite, rapport, togetherness, unison, unity
n. 希望，期望;希望的东西;被寄予希望的人或事物、情况;抱有希望的理由;
vt.& vi. 希望，期望;
vt. [俚语]相信，认为;
vi. 希望，盼望，期待;
💡 侯补”对员有 希望成为正式队员
"He was a beacon of hope for the younger generation."
他是年轻一代的希望之灯。
近义：illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy
反义：hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despond, despondence, despondency