The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they do not satisfy us when possessing them and they make us despair in losing them.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
vt. 允诺，许诺;给人以…的指望或希望;
vi. 许诺;有指望，有前途;
n. 许诺;希望，指望;允诺的东西;
💡 pro前面+mise送，放出→在做事前送出的话→允诺
"If you make a promise you should fulfill it."
如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言.
近义：assure, pledge, vow, offer, present, proffer
反义：recede, recoil, retire, retreat, withdraw, blench
n. 麻烦;烦恼;故障;动乱;
vi. 费心;烦恼;
vt. 麻烦;使烦恼;折磨;
💡 turb = stir”表示”搅动”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我们在撬树根时遇到了很多麻烦.
近义：inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
vt.& vi. 使满意，满足;
vt. 使确信;符合，达到（要求、规定、标准等）;消除;履行;
vi. 使满足或足够;使满意;
💡 satis足够，饱足+fy化→使…满足
"She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps."
她不吃正餐,以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望.
近义：humor, oblige, overfill, pall, please, quench
反义：irritate, pain, roil, vex, disappoint, discontent
n. 绝望;使人绝望的人（或事物）;
vi. 绝望;
💡 de去掉+spair=sper希望 → 绝望
"She uttered a cry of despair."
她发出了绝望的叫声。
近义：despond, hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despondence, despondency
反义：illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句（l）话（word）讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
a. 欺诈的
近义：hypocrite, hypocritical, insincere, liar, lying, mendacious
反义：honest, apparent, aboveboard, open, openhearted, outspoken