Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers.
— William Feather  ·  No category

📚 名句词汇解析

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merely ['mɪrli] 词频1
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
tenth [tɛnθ] 词频2
n. 第十;十分之一; adj. 第十的，第十个的;十分之一的;
"He bought her a diamond ring on their tenth wedding anniversary."
他们结婚10周年纪念,他给她买了一枚钻戒.
近义：tithe, tithing
business [ˈbɪznɪs] 词频1
n. 商业，交易;生意;事务，业务;职业，行业;
💡 在公共汽车(bus)里面(in)一只鹅(e)和两条蛇(ss)正在做 生意
"The availability of cheap long - term credit would help small business."
低利息的 长期 贷款对小型企业会有帮助.
近义：negotiation, trade, trading, traffic, biz, commerce 反义：individual
known [nəun] 词频1
adj. 大家知道的;已知的;知名的;向某人作自我介绍; v. 知道( know的过去分词 );看到过;听到过;经历过;
"There is no known antidote to the poison."
这种毒的解药尚未发现。
近义：acknowledged, familiar, noted, reputable, reputed 反义：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
doing
n. 行为, 活动
近义：work, handiwork
principles
n. 原则, 原理, 道义, 节操
近义：morals, ethos, laws 反义：licentiousness, permissiveness, unscrupulousness, excess, amorality

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"One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person."
"We always admire the other person more after we've tried to do his job."
"A hotel isn't like a home, but it's better than being a house guest."
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