And if California slides into the ocean, as the mystics and statistics say it will, I predict this hotel will be standing until I've paid my bill.
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n. 统计，统计学，统计法，统计资料;统计数字;“statistic”的复数;
💡 statist站，立+ics名词后缀，学科→站着去计算数据的学科→统计学
"It's not easy to disentangle the truth from the official statistics."
从官方统计资料中理出真实情况并不容易。
近义：statistic
vt. 预言，预测;预示，预告;
vi. 预言，预示：预言某事，预言;
💡 pre….前的，预先+dict说→预先说→预言
"We can't predict the outcome. There are too many imponderables."
我们无法预测结果。难以逆料的情况太多了。
近义：herald, omen, augur, portend, prefigure, presage
反义：approve, ascertain, prove, ratify, reaffirm, sanction
n. 旅馆，宾馆，酒店，饭店;
vt. 使…在饭店下榻;
vi. 进行旅馆式办公;
💡 hot=host客人+el表名词→客人住的地方
"The hotel was perched precariously on a steep hillside."
旅馆危险地坐落在陡峭的山坡上.
近义：hostelry, inn, lodging, motel, boardinghouse, catering
n. 起立，站立;身份，地位;持续时间;
adj. 长期有效的;直立的;固定的;
v. 站立;坚持不变;
"Who's the girl standing behind Jan?"
站在简身后的女孩是谁？
近义：name, renown, reputation, repute, status, fame
反义：shame, unpopularity, belittling, dishonourableness, dishonouring, disgrace
prep. 到…为止;在…以前;
conj. 到…为止，在…以前;直到…才;
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。
近义：till, to, unto