Characteristic machine

characteristic [,kærəktə'rɪstɪk]

adj. 特有的;独特的;表示特性的;显示…的特征的; n. 特性，特征，特色，[数]（对数的）首数;独特性;性质;

character性格，品质+istic表形容词 →表示特性的

machine [mə'ʃin]

n. 机器，机械;机械般的人;核心; vt. 用机器制造，用机器加工; vi. 被机器切削;

mach机器+ine表名词 → 机器

All the employees in the office eat fast food for lunch.

办公室里的职员中午都是吃快餐的。

I asked him to fix it for me, but he wouldn't.

我请他帮我修理，但是他不肯。

Some stories are for swallowing. Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it. You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey. If it is a good book, you might say, It's so good I can't put it dow

“这本书太好了，我舍不得把它放下。”但是并非所有的故事书都属于这一类。书评家们有时把一些书说成是“难以释手”的书，或者是“难以再读”的书。