People travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air.
出遠門的人常常需要決定是走旱路、水路，還是坐飛機。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 44 Speed and comfort

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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
frequently ['frikw?ntli] 詞頻1 詞根: frequen
adv. 頻繁地，屢次地;往往;動;動輒;
?? frequent經常的+ly...地 → 經常地，頻繁地
"The group have frequently used bully-boy tactics."
那個團伙常常耍流氓。
近義：oft, often, oftentimes, periodically, regularly, repeatedly 反義：occasionally, rarely, seldom, sporadically
decide [d?'sa?d] 詞頻1 詞根: cis
vt. 決定;決心;解決;裁決; vi. 決定;下決心;
?? de使…成為+cide切→切下去→下決心→決定，決心
"You choose, I can't decide."
你來選吧，我拿不定主意。
近義：determine, resolve, set, settle, rule 反義：object, vary, clash, differ, disaccord, discord
prefer [pr?'f?] 詞頻1 詞根: fer
vt. 更喜歡;提升，提拔;給予（債權人）優先權;提出（控告）; vi. 更喜歡，寧愿;
?? pre預先+fer帶來，拿來→預先帶好→更喜歡
"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戲還可以, 可我仍愿讀原著.
近義：select, choose 反義：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
travelling [['tr?v?li?]]
a. 旅行的, 旅行用的, 移動的
近義：traveling, dollying, itinerant, migratory, peripatetic, roving 反義：seated, sitting

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