One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is that assumption on the part of the staff that because you have lost your gall bladder you have also lost your mind.
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adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
vi. 争夺;竞争;奋斗;争斗;
vt. 声称，主张;争论，争辩;斗争，战斗;
💡 con一起+tend延伸→一起你拉我夺→争论
"I would contend that the minister's thinking is flawed on this point."
我倒认为部长的想法在这一点上有漏洞。
近义：hold, reckon, maintain, say, believe, adjudge
n. 医院;收容所;养老院;〈古〉旅客招待所;
💡 hospit客人+al...的→客气对待病人的地方 →医院
"He has picked up slowly since he came out of hospital."
他自出院以来,身体恢复得很慢.
近义：nosocomium
n. 假定，假设;承担;想当然;采取;
💡 assumpt假定+ion表名词 → 假设，承担
"Implicit in his speech was the assumption that they were guilty."
他话语中的言外之意是设定他们有罪。
近义：hypothesis, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption, presupposition
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
n. 心，精神，心力，知，智力，智慧;心胸，头脑，人;愿望，目的，意向，意志，决心，见解，意见;记忆，记性，记忆力，回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
💡 mind→心；意志；精神；理性；智力；注意；开会；介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他开动脑筋,想弄懂这个问题.
近义：heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care