Public money is like holy water, every one helps himself to it.
公款如圣水,人人都要嘗一嘴。
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public ['p?bl?k] 詞頻1 詞根: popul
adj. 公眾的,公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的; n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;(文學家等的)愛讀者;
?? publ人民+ic...的 → 公開的,公眾的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公眾被要求不得在公園里亂扔廢紙.
近義:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency 反義:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
money ['m?ni] 詞頻1
n. 錢;財富;薪水;款項;
?? 如果亂花 錢,家長會“罵你”(諧音)
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
這筆款子是當地一位不愿透露姓名的企業家捐贈的。
近義:assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies
holy ['holi] 詞頻1 詞根: /hi:/
adj. 神圣的;值得尊敬的,值得推崇的;圣潔的,圣徒般的;宗教的;
?? 厚禮(諧音): 神圣的厚禮 洞里(hole)的丫頭(y)是 神圣的(洞很深、很神秘) holiday=holi-holy 神圣的+day(天)
"A holy person is required to read the Holy Bible."
圣徒必讀《圣經》.
近義:sacral, sacred, sainted, saintly, blessed, blest 反義:unconsecrated
water ['w?t?] 詞頻1
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域; v. 給…澆水;供以水;加水稀釋;流淚;
?? 字母W像水的波浪,聯想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微風拂動水面.
近義:irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo
himself [h?m's?lf] 詞頻1
pron. (反身代詞)他自己;(用以加強語氣)他親自,他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他總是覺得自己一無是處, 便企圖自殺.
近義:herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself

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