Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence,
有時，把一頭已馴服的象拴在旁邊能給野象以信心。
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. 有時，間或;時而;
?? sometime某一時間的+s表副詞 →有時
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有時也有分歧。
近義：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反義：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
nearby
[,n?r'ba?]
adj. 在附近的，位于附近的;
adv. 附近地，不遠地;
?? near附近+by旁邊 → a.附近的 ad.在附近
"Police evacuated nearby buildings."
警方已將附近大樓的居民疏散。
近義：hither, immediate, approximal, joined, near, nearest
反義：isolated, outlying, remote, removed, retired, secluded
n. 信心;信任;秘密;
adj. 騙得信任的;欺詐的;
?? con全部+fid相信，信念+ence名詞后綴 →自信，信任
"She always has an aura of confidence."
她總是滿有信心的樣子。
近義：hope, reliance, trust, trustfulness, expectation, expectations
反義：misgiving, mistrust, suspicion, suspiciousness, disbelief, doubtfulness
adj. 馴服的;平淡的;無精打采的;
v. 馴服;抑制;
?? 他(ta)在我(me)面前很 溫順的 tam(天安門，拼音)+e(鵝):天安門上有許多被 馴服的鵝，向游客點頭致意
"You'll find life here pretty tame after New York."
這里的生活相當枯燥，與紐約形成對比。
近義：master, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, pacify, subdue
反義：incense, infuriate, irritate, peeve, rankle, rile
n. 象，大象;
?? 大象尾巴上有螞蟻(ant)
"The new office block has become an expensive white elephant."
這座新辦公大樓成了昂貴的擺設。
近義：jumbo