No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this day it has never written a single world!
然而不管我如何擺弄，那枝漂亮的鋼筆就是吸不進墨水來。直到今天，那枝筆連一個字也沒寫過！
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 28 Five pound too dear

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impossible [?m'pɑs?bl] 詞頻1 詞根: im
adj. 不可能的，做不到的;難以忍受的;不會有的，不能相信的; n. 不可能;不可能的事;
?? im不，無，非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
這孩子老跟人作對，沒法讓她高興。
近義：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable 反義：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
beautiful ['bj?t?f?l] 詞頻1 詞根: bell
adj. 美麗的，美好的;極好的;
?? beauti美麗+ful...的→美的，美麗的
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使這些美麗的動物能生存下去，現在就要行動起來。
近義：arresting, lovable, lovely, beauteous, charming, adorable 反義：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
matter ['m?t?] 詞頻1
n. 事件;（討論、考慮等的）問題;重要性;物質; vi. 要緊，重要;化膿;有重大影響;有重要性;
"Now we come to the crux of the matter ."
現在我們來談問題的癥結。
近義：import, signify, weigh, count, amount, issue
hard [hɑrd] 詞頻1
adj. 困難的;硬的;有力的;努力的; adv. 努力地;猛力地;嚴重地;沉重地; n. 英〉硬海灘，登陸處;
"She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck."
她認為她的成功來自勤勞和一點運氣。
近義：strongly, rigidly, stiffly, resistant, resistive, steely 反義：malleable, mellow, mild, attenuated, softened, squashy
tried [[traid]] 詞頻1
a. 試驗過的, 可靠的\\n[法] 已經審訊的, 已經查驗的
近義：practiced, proved, proven, seasoned, skilled, tested 反義：unascertained, unchecked, undemonstrated, unfounded, unproven, unsettled

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