When thoughts fails of words, they find imagination waiting at their elbow to teach a new language without words.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 想像，想像力;空想，妄想;想像出来的事物;
💡 imagin=imagine想象+ation表名词 →想象
"a product of her febrile imagination"
她狂想的产物
近义：imagining, visualization, gumption, creativeness, creativity, daydream
反义：sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
n. 语言，语言文字;表达能力;言语，语风，文风，文体;专门用语，术语;
💡 langu语言+age表示状态、情况及其他 → 语言，语言课程
"theories of child language acquisition"
幼儿语言习得的理论
近义：idiom, speech, tongue, dialect, linguistic, philologic
v. 发现;找到;查明;发觉;
n. 发现物;被发现的人;
💡 翻的(谐音): 找东西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我们到处寻找,但仍没能找到.
近义：learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反义：ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
n. 肘部;弯头，扶手;肘形管，弯管;
vt. 用肘推挤（另一人或另一些人）;用手肘推开;
vi. 用肘推搡着前进;在拐角处转弯;
💡 el弓形(bow)象人的 手肘
"She jabbed him with her elbow."
她用胳膊肘捅他。
近义：jog, nudge, ulnar, cubital
vt. 教;教导，训练;教授;
vi. 教书;
💡 teacher（老师）一边喝tea（茶），一边teach（教）
"We will discuss what to teach during the next term."
我们将讨论下学期要教什么.
近义：illustrate, indoctrinate, instruct, master, prepare, school
反义：know, acquire, develop
n. 等候;（宫廷中的）侍奉;侍女;侍奉期间;
adj. 等待的;（尤指因迟到）让人等候;服侍的;（用于告诉某人立刻行动）你还在等什么呢;
v. 等候( wait的现在分词 );等待;（尤指长期地）希望;盼望;
"waiting in the airport lounge"
在机场候机厅等候
近义：wait, delay