Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does.
📚 名句词汇解析
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vt. 把…除外;不计;
prep. 除…外;
conj. [口语]要不是;除非;除…以外;
vi. 反对，表示异议（与 to 或 against连用）;
💡 ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西.
近义：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring
反义：realize, accommodate, consider
n. 第一，最初;头等;一号，;[乐]高音部;
adv. 最早，最初;首次;宁愿;优先;
adj. 第一流的;最初的，最早的;基本的，概要的;高音的;
num. 第一;
💡 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上，训练
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的论文《论自恋》中首次提到了这个概念.
近义：initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary
反义：hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost
n. 呼吸;一口气;呼吸力;微量;
💡 breath(呼吸)和bread(面包)都很重要
"While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath."
那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的.
近义：respiration, puff, heart, spirit, strength, encouragement
n. 树;木料;树状图;宗谱;
vt. 把…赶上树;使处于困境;把鞋型插入（鞋内）;
💡 吹”（谐音）：风吹 树动 T像树，r是树叉，e是叶片- 树
"We put up the decorations and the tree and started to feel Christmassy at last."
我们布置好了装饰品和圣诞树，这才开始感受到圣诞节的气氛。
近义：arboreal, arborescent
num. 九;九个;第九;
n. 九，九个;
adj. 九的，九个的;
"They have two children aged six and nine."
他们有两个小孩，一个六岁，一个九岁。