The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.
事實上,差錯很可能是我們自己,而不是鐵路當局的。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express

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從本句中提取的重要詞匯

truth [tr?θ] 詞頻1
n. 真理;真相,事實;忠實,忠誠;現實,現實性;
?? tru相信,真實+th抽象名詞 →事實,真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness 反義:hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
occur [?'k?] 詞頻1 詞根: cur
vi. 發生;出現;閃現;
?? oc向+cur 跑 → 某個方向跑 → 發生
"When exactly did the incident occur?"
這一事件究竟是什么時候發生的?
近義:arise, issue, pass, supervene, transpire, bechance
likely ['la?kli] 詞頻1
adj. 可能的;適合的;有希望的; adv. 可能;或許;大概;多半;
?? like可能 + ly...的\/地 → a.可能的 ad.很可能
"Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble."
這種糕餅用米粉做不那么容易碎。
近義:inclined, apt, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible 反義:imaginary, implausible, improbable, unbelievable, uncertain, utopical
theirs [e?rz] 詞頻3
pron. 他們的;他的或她的;
"Theirs are the children with very fair hair."
他們的孩子是那些長著滿頭金發的。
近義:hers, his
ours [ɑrz] 詞頻2
pron. 我們的;
"It is interesting to compare their situation and ours."
把他們的狀況與我們的相比很有意思。

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