When he died, however, his brothers found it impossible to keep the secret any longer.
他死后,他的弟弟們才覺得無法再保守這個秘密了。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 30 The death of a ghost

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however [ha?'?v?] 詞頻1
adv. 不管到什么程度;無論如何;然而;可是; conj. 不管怎樣;
?? how + ev =age (年齡,時代) + er [名詞后綴],表示人,行為的主動者,做某事的人 → ad.然而;不管怎樣
"But I am very much believable, however, you'll get him to come."
我相信你不管怎樣都能把他請來.
近義:instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, rather, regardless
found [fa?nd] 詞頻1 詞根: found
vt. 創辦,成立,建立; v. 發現( find的過去式);找到;到達;發覺;
?? found基礎 → 為(房屋等)打基礎,建立,創立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 燈里或瓶子中總是裝有妖怪.
近義:base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest 反義:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
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
secret ['sikr?t] 詞頻1 詞根: se
n. 秘密,機密;秘訣;奧秘; adj. 秘密的,機密的;神秘的;隱秘的;
?? se分開,離開,區別開+cret區別→分開來放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
權力無限的秘密警察
近義:arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve 反義:indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
keep [kip] 詞頻1
vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止; vi. (食品)保持新;保持健康; n. 保持,保養;供養,撫養;生活,生計;飼料;牧草;
"Social services keep lists of at-risk children ."
社工組織保留有在家里可能遭受傷害的孩子名單。
近義:hold, husband, maintain, reserve, retain, save 反義:transfer, cede, give, transgress, trespass, violate

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