There are times when one would like to end the whole human race, and finish the farce.

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human ['hjum?n] 詞頻1 詞根: hum
n. 人,人類; adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴,屬于...的,傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻,把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義:mortal
finish ['f?n??] 詞頻1 詞根: fin
vt.& vi. 完成;結束;吃光;使筋疲力盡; n. 結尾;結束;最后階段;拋光;
?? fin結束,范圍+ish單詞后綴 →完成,結束
"He made a concentrated effort to finish the work on time."
他全力以赴以按時完成這項工作。
近義:artisanship, polish, refinement, style, finesse, gentility 反義:initiate, start, commence, open, enrich, inauguration
farce [fɑrs] 詞頻5
n. 笑劇,鬧劇;滑稽劇; vt. 用笑話補充、描述;〈古〉填充;
?? farc 表示滑稽,胡鬧
"They played a shameful [ despicable ] role in this farce."
他們在這場鬧劇中扮演了可恥 [ 鄙 ] 的角色.
近義:humbug, lie, play, show, travesty, vignette 反義:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
whole [hol] 詞頻1
adj. 全部的,所有的;完整的; n. 整體,整個;全部;
?? who(誰)+le(樂): 整個的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就變成 整個的了嗎?
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義:totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral 反義:quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished
race [res] 詞頻1
n. 賽跑;人種;競爭;民族; v. 參加比賽;快速移動;空轉;
?? 比賽跑(r=run)第一(ace,撲克a)
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大為懊惱的是他賽跑沒獲勝.
近義:hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint 反義:pace
times [taimz]
n. 時代;有時;總是;落后于時代;時間( time的名詞復數 );時機;時代;所需時間; prep. 乘,乘以;
"I called several times, but only got the answering machine."
我打了幾次電話,但只有電話答錄機答話。
近義:epochs

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