Such extreme cases must probably be taken with a grain of salt,
這種極端的事例雖不可全信，
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 41 Training elephants
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 大概;或許;很可能;備不住;
?? probab=probable可能的+ly表副詞 →可能性
"Most of the story about his private life was probably apocryphal."
有關他私生活的事可能大部分都是虛構的.
近義：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
反義：assuredly, absolutely, positively, quite, surely, thoroughly
n. 鹽;風趣;機智，諷刺;藥用鹽，瀉鹽;
vt. 撒鹽;用鹽漬;加鹽以調味;為…增加趣味;
adj. 含鹽的;有咸味的;鹽漬的;
?? salt(salt)→鹽；食鹽；提神物；刺激；咸的；食鹽的；加鹽；用鹽腌
"He employs an irreverent humour to salt his observation."
他運用玩世不恭的幽默使他的評論更加有趣.
近義：pepper, season, spice, brighten, enliven, flavor
反義：unsalt, desalinate, desalinize
adj. 極端的，過激的;極限的，非常的;末端的;（政治上）急進的;
n. 極端;困境;[數]極限值;[常用復數]在兩末端的事物;
?? 外面(ex)打傘(t)的阿姨(re)對我(me)是 極端的
"You should exercise extreme caution when driving in fog."
在霧中開車要極為小心.
近義：ultimate, terminal, end, plethora, surplus, exaggeration
反義：lean, levelheaded, measured, modest, abstemious, abstentious
aux. 必須;必然要;（做出邏輯推斷）;（表示堅持）;
n. 必須做的事，必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. （表示必要或很重要）必須;（提出建議）應該;得;（表示很可能或符合邏輯）一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干這項工作你得會說法語。
近義：ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite
n. 谷物，糧食;（沙，金，鹽等的）顆粒;谷粒，籽粒;（木材，大理石等的）紋理;
vt. 把…作成細粒;把…漆[畫]成木紋;染透;刮去（皮上的）毛;
vi. 成谷粒;
?? g(哥哥)+rain(雨):哥哥下雨收 谷物 谷類（諧音）： 谷類
"The soup was a mash of grain and vegetables."
那是用糧食和蔬菜做成的濃湯。
近義：cereal, corn, marble, streak, kibble, granulate