In all honesty, Johnny, we are often at the mercy of the White House for the news we report. Frequently, we simply repeat verbatim what the White House tells us.
— Unknown
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?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 誠實，真誠;正直;〈古〉貞潔;[植]一年生緞花;
?? hono-, honest- 表”榮譽,誠實"
"I wouldn't want to cast aspersions on your honesty."
我可不想批評你的誠信。
近義：honor, integrity, openheartedness, openness, politeness, probity
反義：improbity, thievishness, corruptness, crookedness
n. 寬容;憐憫;幸運;僥幸;
?? merc(trade)+y(名詞后綴)→慈悲
"Almighty God, have mercy on us."
全能的上主，請垂憐我們。
近義：indulgence, lenience, leniency, pity, ruth, sorriness
反義：heartlessness, inhumanity, ruthlessness, soullessness, truculence, truculency
n. 報告;成績報告單;傳聞;流言蜚語;
vt.& vi. 報道;公布;宣告;
vt. 告發(fā)，舉報;使報到;
?? re回+port拿，帶→ 把消息、情況等帶回來→ 報告，匯報
"This report is an acknowledgement of the size of the problem."
這個報告承認(rèn)了問題的嚴(yán)重性。
近義：refer, relate, tell, broadcast, communicate, convey
反義：hide, mask, occult, screen, secrete, shade
adv. 頻繁地，屢次地;往往;動;動輒;
?? frequent經(jīng)常的+ly...地 → 經(jīng)常地，頻繁地
"The group have frequently used bully-boy tactics."
那個團伙常常耍流氓。
近義：oft, often, oftentimes, periodically, regularly, repeatedly
反義：occasionally, rarely, seldom, sporadically
adv. 簡單地，樸素地;（引出概括或解釋）不過，僅僅;簡直;<非正>實在;
?? sim一次 + ply 折疊 →折一次 → ad.簡單地；樸素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
這架時鐘純屬擺設(shè)，它再也不走了。
近義：just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反義：elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
vt. 復(fù)述，背誦;重復(fù);
vi. 重做;重復(fù)投票;
n. （節(jié)目）重演;重復(fù);重復(fù)的事物;
?? re(again)+peat(to seek)→重復(fù)；跟著說；重播
"Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam."
電視體育解說員說來說去就是那么幾句話,令人厭煩.
近義：ingeminate, iterate, overemphasize, pound, reaffirm, redo