The gentle method requires more patience in the early stages, but produces a cheerful,
溫柔法要求在最初階段保持較大的耐心,但這種方法可以訓練出性情愉快、
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Lesson 41 Training elephants
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 溫和的;文雅的;高尚的;
vt. 使溫和;使馴服;
n. 蛆;餌;
?? gen “出生,種族”#詞根助記:gen+tle→出身好的→高雅的
"a quiet and gentle man"
溫文爾雅的男士
近義:master, tame, break, domesticate, mellow, mild
反義:impolitic, inconsiderate, loutish, randy, rank, raw
n. 方法;條理;
?? meth(meta-=after)+od(way)→方法;體系;秩序(=a way after,a following after)
"a reliable method of birth control"
可靠的節育措施
近義:approach, logic, logicality, manner, means, mode
n. 耐心,耐性;忍耐;單人紙牌游戲;
?? pati忍受 + ence表示性質、狀態 → n.忍耐,容忍,耐心
"Everyone admired her patience and unfailing good humour."
人人都佩服她的耐心和永不衰減的好脾氣。
近義:resignation, accordance, acquiescence, compliance, conformance, conformity
反義:restlessness, unrest
adj. 歡樂的,高興的;令人愉快的;
?? cheer歡樂+ful表形容詞,“有…的” →快樂的
"You're not your usual cheerful self today."
你今天不像往常那么快快樂樂的。
近義:lively, happy, jaunty, jocular, jolly, jovial
反義:heartbroken, heartsick, hopeless, inconsolable, melancholic, melancholy
adj. 早的;早期的;早日的;(果實等)早熟的;
adv. 早;在初期;先前;提早;
?? 三十“而立”(諧音),人生 早期
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他們申請早日審理他們的案子.
近義:onetime, back, previous, prior, old, earlier
反義:hind, hindmost, back, postern, puisne, retral