you have the choice of very expensive organically-grown vegetables or a steady diet of pesticides every time you think you're eating fresh salads and vegetables, or just having an innocent glass of water!
或是選用價格昂貴、有機培植的蔬菜,或是當你認為在享用新鮮色拉和新鮮蔬菜或飲用一杯無害的水的時候,實際上每次都不斷吃進殺蟲劑。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 47 Too high a price

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expensive [?k'sp?ns?v] 詞頻2 詞根: pend
adj. 昂貴的,花錢多的;豪華的;
?? ex出+pens花費+ive形容詞后綴→要花錢的→昂貴的
"The two liars asked for more expensive silk."
兩個騙子索要了很多昂貴的絲綢。
近義:pricey, costly, dear 反義:inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
steady ['st?di] 詞頻1 詞根: 站立
adj. 穩定的,不變的;鎮定的,沉著的;堅定的; vt. 使穩定,使堅定; n. 關系固定的情侶;
?? stead(stand)+y(形容詞后綴)→穩定的;沉著的;使穩定;沉著
"Her breathing became steady and she fell asleep."
她的呼吸變得均勻,便睡著了。
近義:balance, stabilise, stabilize, maintain, neutralize, offset 反義:insecure, astable, astatic, precarious, rickety, rocky
innocent ['?n?snt] 詞頻2 詞根: in
adj. 無辜的,無罪的;清白的;天真無邪的;無知的; n. 無辜者;頭腦簡單的人;天真無邪的人;
?? in無+noc傷害,毒+ent形容詞后綴→無害的
"I'm not quite so innocent as to believe that."
我還不至于簡單到相信那種事的地步.
近義:kid, bairn, tot, tyke, nipper, boy 反義:fox, malefic, maleficent, malevolent, malign, malignant
choice [t???s] 詞頻1
n. 選擇;選擇權;精選品;入選者; adj. 上等的,精選的;
?? 后綴:ice 構成抽象名詞,表示行為,情況
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看來這個隊的隊員完全是隨意選定的。
近義:option, pick, preference, selection, picking, avenue
grown [gr?un] 詞頻1
adj. 成年的,成熟的;被…長滿的;栽培的; v. 種植(grow的過去分詞);生長,變成;
"The two halves of the main branch have grown apart."
主枝的左右兩邊各向不同的方向生長.
近義:mature, adult

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