As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is up to us.
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n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
n. 自由，自主;直率;特权，特许;自由权;
💡 free自由的+dom状态或领域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由.
近义：independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反义：peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
n. 责任;职责;责任感，责任心;负责任;
💡 re 再、重复 + spons承诺 + ibility 抽象名词 → n. (U)责任,责任心; 职责,义务
"The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident."
法院宣告他对该事故不负任何责任。
近义：obligation, obstriction, onus, commitment, duty, function
反义：flippancy, authorization, permission
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义：milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
n. 选择;选择权;精选品;入选者;
adj. 上等的，精选的;
💡 后缀:ice 构成抽象名词,表示行为,情况
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。
近义：option, pick, preference, selection, picking, avenue
vt. 洗牌;曳脚而行;搬移;搁置，随手放;
vi. 曳脚走;跳曳步舞;移动;推诿;
n. 洗牌，混乱，蒙混;拖着脚走;
"I wish you'd remember to shuffle before you deal."
我希望在你发牌前记得洗牌.
近义：jumble, mess, muss, tousle, upset, clutter