When you are unhappy, is there anything more maddening than to be told that you should be contented with your lot?
— Kathleen Norris  ·  No category

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unhappy [ʌn'hæpi] 词频2
adj. 不幸的，悲惨的;不快乐的;不恰当的;不凑巧的;
💡 un不，没有+happy快乐→不快乐的
"She had managed to exorcize these unhappy memories from her mind."
她终于把这些不愉快的记忆从头脑中抹掉了。
近义：luckless, malcontent, mirthless, miserable, mournful, sad 反义：jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy
maddening [['mædəniŋ]]
a. 令人发狂的, 激怒的, 使人气极的
近义：irritating, upsetting, exacerbating, exasperating, galling 反义：balmy, reassuring, sedative, soothing, tranquillizing, calmative
told [tel] 词频1
v. 表明( tell的过去式和过去分词 );讲;知道;讲述;
"In a weak moment, I told him the truth."
我一时心软, 告诉了他真相.
contented [kən'tentid] 词频3
adj. 满意的，满足的; v. 使满足(content的过去式和过去分词);
"He was a contented man."
他是个心满意足的人。
近义：pleased, satisfied, chuffed, content, fulfilled 反义：malcontent, restless, sad, sick, unhappy, discontented

📜 Kathleen Norris 的更多名言

"Disconnecting from change does not recapture the past. It loses the future."
"Changing husbands is only changing troubles."
"There are men I could spend eternity with. but not this life."
"Life is easier to take than you think; all that is necessary is to accept the impossible, do without the indispensable and bear the intolerable."
"Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier."
"If we are lucky, we can give in and rest without feeling guilty. We can stop doing and concentrate on being."
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