People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one.
人們總要想盡辦法看不花錢的演出——哪怕是拙劣的演出。
新概念英語第二冊 Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue

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people ['pipl] 詞頻1 詞根: 公眾
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族; vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
free [fri] 詞頻1
adj. 自由的;免費的;免稅的;空閑的; adv. 免費地;自由地,無拘束地;一帆風順地; vt. 免除;釋放;使自由;解救;
"I have given him a free hand in the matter."
我讓他在這件事情上放手干.
近義:liberate, loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise 反義:immure, apprehend, incarcerate, jail, arrest, mew
show [?o] 詞頻1
vt.& vi. 給…看;表現出;顯露出;上演; vt. 說明;指示;表明;演示; n. 展覽;顯示;外觀;表演; vi. 被人看見,顯現,顯而易見;
?? 秀”(諧音): 做秀就是 展示自己
"After the show, we were allowed to go backstage to meet the cast."
表演結束之后,我們獲準到后臺和演員見面。
近義:present, raise, showcase, unhide, display, exhibit 反義:mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade

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