It was not until the accident happened that I became aware of my own foolishness.
直到事故發生我才意識到我自己的愚蠢。
瘋狂英語精華演講卡
口語突破考試（一）
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 意外事件;事故;機遇，偶然;附屬品;
?? ac一再+cid降下+ent...的→偶然降臨的事→偶然的事，意外
"The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident."
法院宣告他對該事故不負任何責任。
近義：hazard, luck, mischance, mishap, casualty, chance
反義：monotone, monotony, regularity, sameness, smoothness, standardization
adj. 意識到的;知道的;覺察到的;
?? a強調+ware注視→警惕的，戒備的
"I am acutely aware of the difficulties we face."
我十分清楚我們面臨的困難。
近義：informed, knowing, knowledgeable, mindful, awake, vigilant
反義：ignorant, uneducated, unenlightened, unguarded, unknowing, unknowledgeable
prep. 到…為止;在…以前;
conj. 到…為止，在…以前;直到…才;
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些證據以后才提出控告。
近義：till, to, unto
n. 愚蠢；可笑
近義：idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
反義：incisiveness, pawkiness, quickness, sagacity, shiftiness, shrewdness
v. 變為，成為（ become的過去式 ）;
"She was made her father's attorney when he became ill."
她在父親生病時代理父親的事務。