They are often more industrious, useful citizens than those who are never late.
他們與那些從不遲到的人相比，常常是更勤奮有用的公民。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 60 Too early and too late

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industrious [?n'd?str??s] 詞頻3 詞根: industrial
adj. 勤勞的，勤奮的;勤懇的，刻苦的;昧旦晨興;手勤;
?? industr勤勉 + ious 有...性質的 → adj.勤勞的,勤奮的
"If the tiller is industrious, the farmland is productive."
人勤地不懶.
近義：indefatigable, laborious, assiduous, persevering, persistent, relentless 反義：idle, indolent, loafing, negligent, shiftless, slack
useful ['jusfl] 詞頻1 詞根: use
adj. 有用的，有益的，有幫助的;令人滿意的;
?? use用+ful可…的” →有用的
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
內存擴充卡是計算機很有用的附件。
近義：helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable 反義：idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
often ['?f(t?)n] 詞頻1
adv. 常常;經常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 經常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes 反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
late [let] 詞頻1
adj. 晚的，遲到的;時間不早的;已故的;原來的，之前的;臨近終了的; adv. 晚，遲;后期地;最近地;
?? 因丟三落(la)四而特(te)愛 遲到
"His parents won't allow him to stay out late."
他的父母不會允許他在外待得很晚。
近義：lagging, lingering, overdue, straggling, straggly, tardy 反義：prompt, timely, exact, antiquated, archaic, naff
citizens
n. 市民；公民（citizen的復數）
近義：townsfolk, townspeople, countrymen, citizenry, civic

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