Another patient might equally well complain that her neighbours were combining to slander her and persecute her,
另有一位病人可能同樣有理由抱怨說，她的鄰居們正在聯合起來對她進行誹謗和迫害，
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 25 Non-auditory effects of noise
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 有耐性的;能容忍的;
n. 患者;病人;病號;
?? pati病+ent表示人→病人
"a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep"
使病人想睡覺的藥
近義：sufferer, tolerant, inactive, indifferent, passive, submissive
反義：anxious, exasperated, annoyed
adv. 相等地;平等地;公正地;平均;
?? equ 相等 + ally ...地 → adv. 同樣地；相等地
"Diet and exercise are equally important."
飲食和鍛煉同樣重要。
近義：likewise, similarly, too, alike, equitably, evenly
反義：unequally, disproportionately
vi. 抱怨，訴苦;申訴，控訴，抗議;
vt. 訴說，申訴，控告[后面常跟從句];
?? com 共同 + plain 抱怨→ 抱怨，訴苦；控告
"I'm going to complain to the manager about this."
我要就這件事向經理投訴。
近義：lament, moan, murmur, protest, rue, snivel
反義：rejoice
vt. （尤指宗教或政治信仰的）迫害;煩擾，困擾;強求，死纏著要;
?? per始終+secute跟隨→從頭跟到尾→迫害
"They persecute those who do not conform to their ideas."
他們迫害那些不信奉他們思想的人.
近義：hound, irritate, nag, pester, pursue, accost
adj. 又一個;再一個;另一的;其他一種;
pron. 另一個，別個;再一個;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
這家公司現在已與當地一家公司合并了。
近義：other