No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 尊严;高尚;自豪;自尊;
💡 dign值得,高贵+ity抽象名词 → 威严,庄严
"She always comports herself with great dignity."
她的举止总是很端庄。
近义:honesty, honor, majesty, propriety, seemliness, stateliness
反义:humiliation, reproach, unworthiness, dishonourableness, defilement, disgrace
n. 赛跑;人种;竞争;民族;
v. 参加比赛;快速移动;空转;
💡 比赛跑(r=run)第一(ace,扑克a)
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.
近义:hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint
反义:pace
vi. 繁盛,成功;
vt. 使…成功;使…昌盛;
💡 pro(往前)+sper(发散):往前不断地发散- 繁荣
"Ill - gotten gains never prosper."
不义之财不发.
近义:succeed, thrive, benefit, blossom, advance, flourish
反义:miscarry, renege, bungle, default, fizzle, flop
till
[til]
conj. 直到…时(为止);在…之前;
vt. 耕种;耕作;
n. 钱柜,钱箱;放钱的抽屉;[地]冰碛土(物);
prep. 直到;
"There was music and dancing till two in the morning."
音乐和舞蹈一直持续到凌晨两点。
近义:plough, plow, toil, drawer, to, until
n. 田;(作某种用途的)场地;(学习或研究的)领域;运动场;
vi. [棒球、板球等]担任外场员,担任守队队员;接守,接防;接,掷还(球);
adj. 实地的;[体育]1)。 在田赛场地进行的2)。 田赛的;军事]野战的;在实地工作的;
vt. 保护;把(农作物等)晒在场上;[棒球、板球等]按(或截)(球);即席圆满回答;
💡 肥沃的(谐音): 田地
"The soldiers in the open field were exposed to the enemy's gunfire."
旷野中的士兵遭到敌人炮火的攻击.
近义:present, lawn, lea, meadow, prairie, country
n. 文字;写作;文章;笔迹;
v. 写( write的现在分词);写信;
"Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing."
请书面确认你接受这项提议。
近义:handwriting