An even harder situation is to be on the platform in good time for a train and still to see it go off without you.
更難堪的情況是雖然及時趕到站臺上,卻眼睜睜地看著那趟火車啟動,把你拋下。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 60 Too early and too late

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situation [,s?t?u'e??n] 詞頻1 詞根: 坐下
n. (人的)情況;局面,形勢,處境;位置;[心理學]情境;
?? situ=site位置 + ation 名詞后綴→ 形勢,環境
"Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation."
已經采取措施以改善局面。
近義:incident, intricacy, picture, prickliness, problems, state
platform ['pl?t'f?rm] 詞頻2 詞根: plat
n. 臺;站臺;平臺;綱領; v. 把…放在臺上;為…設(平)臺;(在臺上)演講;
?? plat平坦+form形狀→形狀平的地方→平臺,月臺
"What platform does it go from?"
火車從哪個站臺發車?
近義:planking, shed, stand, footplate
train [tren] 詞頻1 詞根: tr-
n. 火車;行列;一系列相關的事情; 拖裾; v. 訓練;教育;培養;修整;
?? train(draw)→教養;訓練;列車;行列;導火線
"The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether."
火車愈來愈慢,最后完全停了。
近義:illustrate, instruct, master, prepare, qualify, raise
time [ta?m] 詞頻1
n. 時間;時刻;時代;次; vt. 為…安排時間;測定…的時間;調準(機械的)速度;撥準(鐘、表)的快慢; vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子; adj. 定時的;定期的;[美國英語]分期(付款)的; int. [體育]時間到,(一場或一局等的)比賽時限,暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個。
近義:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
still [st?l] 詞頻1
adv. 仍,仍然;更,還要;靜靜地;〈詩〉常,不斷地; adj. 不動的,靜止的;不狂暴的,溫柔的;沒有活力的,死氣沉沉的; n. 平靜,寂靜;劇照;靜止攝影;蒸餾器; vt.& vi. (使某物)平靜下來,安靜;〈古〉燒(酒),蒸餾; conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了,他還是十分活躍。
近義:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify 反義:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset

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