If you are an author and give one of your books to a member of the upper class, you must never expect him to read it.

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author ['ɔθɚ] 词频1 词根: 增加
n. 著作家;作者;创造者;发起人; vt. 创作出版;
💡 aug, auc, auth 增加,增长#词根助记:auth 增加 + -or 人 -> 促进,发起,创造 -> 创作 -> 作家,著者
"After the play they called for the author to show himself."
剧终之后他们请求编剧和大家见面.
近义:issue, publish, artificer, maker, originator, builder
expect [ɪk'spɛkt] 词频1 词根: spec
vt. 期望;预料;要求;认为(某事)会发生; vi. 预期;期待;怀胎;怀孕;
💡 ex出+pect=spect看→看出去→期待
"We expect writers to produce more and better works."
我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品.
近义:wait, await, previse, bide, hope, contemplate
give [ɡɪv] 词频1
vt.& vi. 给予;赠送;作出; vt. 供给;产生;举办;(为购买某物或做某事而)支付; vi. (物体)塌下;让步; n. 伸展性,弹性;
💡 给吾(谐音): 给
"We'll give you a few minutes to play through."
我们再给你几分钟时间让你连续打下去.
近义:impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure 反义:attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure
member ['mɛmbɚ] 词频1
n. 成员;分子;身体部位(尤指胳膊或腿);构件,部件;
"a card-carrying member of the Conservative party"
保守党正式党员
近义:insider, integrant, associate, attache, supporter, copartner 反义:nonmember
upper ['ʌpə] 词频2
adj. 地位较高的;上面的;内地的;地表层的; n. 鞋帮,靴面;兴奋剂;令人兴奋的经历;
💡 理解为up的名词形式
"the upper slopes of the mountain"
靠近山顶的斜坡
近义:higher, above, paramount, superior, top, topmost
class [klæs] 词频1 词根: cl-
n. 班;等级;阶级;种类; vt. 把…归入某等级,把…看作(或分类、归类);把…编入某一班级; adj. 很好的,优秀的,出色的; vi. 属于…类(或等级),被列为某类(或某级);
"He hit the mark when he became president of the class."
class='class1'他class='class2'达到了class='class4'他的class='class3'目标,class='class5'被class='class6'选为class='class7'班长class='class7'.
近义:students, lecture, lesson, lessons, schoolroom, classroom

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