'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.
“劇馬上就要開演了，”我說。
新概念英語第二冊
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?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 瞬間，片刻;時刻;重要，緊要;[物]力矩;
?? mom(move)+ent(名詞后綴)→瞬間；片刻；重要
"The moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up."
小丑一出現在舞臺上, 觀眾們個個笑得前俯后仰.
近義：instant, tick, time, while, bit, flash
反義：immortality, perdurability, perenniality, perpetuity, deathlessness, afterlife
n. 比賽;游戲;戲劇;賭博;
vt.& vi. 玩;演奏;演出;參加比賽;
vt. 扮演;擔任，充當…的角色;演出;裝扮;
vi. 玩耍，游戲;[游戲] 參加游戲;賭博;鬧著玩;
?? 聯想：只要一玩就“不累
"The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile."
那位批評家對這部戲劇的評論不過是在發泄怒氣。
近義：romp, sport, toy, dally, frisk, frolic
反義：sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
vt.& vi. 開始;著手;創始;創辦;
vi. （從…）開始;起始;起初是;開始講話;
"There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again."
人們愈來愈擔心會重開戰火。
近義：induct, initiate, launch, originate, spark, start
反義：realize, stop, terminate, accomplish, clinch, close
adj. [律]上述的;少說為妙;（做）某事有/沒有很多優點（或好處）：某事物有/沒有多少可說的;說到底;
v. 說，講( say的過去式和過去分詞 );表明;念;說明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后來她后悔說了那些話。
近義：indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid