Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then--we elected them.
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adj. 正派的;得体的;（服装等）相称的，合宜的;相当好的;
💡 de 强调+cent钱→ 钱多才体面
"And then he was awfully decent about giving me this job."
当时他特别宽厚,将这件工作交给了我.
近义：honest, honorable, honourable, just, kind, modest
反义：immodest, immoral, impudent, lewd, nasty, obscene
n. 公众信息;宣传效用;宣传;公诸于众的状况;
💡 public公众的+ity名词后缀 →公开；宣传
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
议程表上的下一项是宣传预算。
近义：promotion, propaganda, billing, ads, advertisement, advertising
num. 九十;
n. 九十;九十年代;九十岁;
adj. 九十的;九十岁的;
💡 nine九+ty十 →九十
"He is ninety years old, but his mind is sharp."
他虽然90岁了, 但头脑还很灵活.
n. 百分比，百分数;百分之一;
adj. 百分之…的，每一百中有…的;百分之…支付利息的;
adv. 以百分之…地，每一百中有…地;
💡 per贯穿，自始自终+cent一百→百分比
"A conflagration in 1947 reduced 90 percent of the houses to ashes."
1947年的一场大火,使90%的房屋化为灰烬.
近义：percentage, part, portion, fragment, cud, quid
n. 国家;国民;乡下;地区;
💡 数数（count） 国家有多少树苗（ry）被乱砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游业为该国带来的经济效益
近义：homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign
反义：municipal, urban, city
adj. 困难的;硬的;有力的;努力的;
adv. 努力地;猛力地;严重地;沉重地;
n. 英〉硬海滩，登陆处;
"She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck."
她认为她的成功来自勤劳和一点运气。
近义：strongly, rigidly, stiffly, resistant, resistive, steely
反义：malleable, mellow, mild, attenuated, softened, squashy