We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?
但是，我們中有多少人能夠坦率地說我們對流浪漢的簡樸生活與無憂無慮的境況不感到有些羨慕呢？
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 輕視;輕蔑;（對規則、危險等的）藐視;不顧;
?? con共同+tempt輕視→藐視
"She looked at him with contempt ."
她輕蔑地看著他。
近義：scorn, scornfulness, sneer, spurn, superciliousness, contemptuousness
adv. 誠實地;正直地;老老實實;老實說;
?? hono-, honest- 表”榮譽,誠實
"I can't believe he got that money honestly."
我不相信他是靠正當手段弄到那筆錢的。
近義：honorably, honourably, loyally, really, sincerely, truly
反義：dishonorably, dishonourably
adj. 簡單的;單純的;易受騙的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行為;出身低微者;
?? sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→簡單的；樸素的；單純的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那僅有一張窄床的簡陋臥室
近義：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反義：arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
n. 自由，自主;直率;特權，特許;自由權;
?? free自由的+dom狀態或領域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企圖翻越這面高墻以獲得自由.
近義：independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反義：peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
adv. 常常;經常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 經常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes