Men are the only animals that devote themselves, day in and day out, to making one another unhappy. It is an art like any other. Its virtuosi are called altruists.

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devote [d?'vot] 詞頻1 詞根: vot
vt. 把…奉獻(給),把…專用(于);奉獻;
?? de加強+vot發誓+e→拼命發誓,以命起誓→將...奉獻,致力于
"He wanted to devote himself to abstract research."
他希望獻身于抽象的理論研究。
近義:apply, apportion, assign, dedicate, sanctify, venerate
themselves [e?m's?lvz] 詞頻1
pron. 他[她,它]們自己;他們親自;“himself”的復數;“herself”的復數;
?? them他們+selves自己的復數 → 他們自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我們所有的警察都接受過自衛訓練,能夠對付持刀襲擊。
近義:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
unhappy [?n'h?pi] 詞頻2
adj. 不幸的,悲慘的;不快樂的;不恰當的;不湊巧的;
?? un不,沒有+happy快樂→不快樂的
"She had managed to exorcize these unhappy memories from her mind."
她終于把這些不愉快的記憶從頭腦中抹掉了。
近義:luckless, malcontent, mirthless, miserable, mournful, sad 反義:jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy
making ['mek??]
n. 制造;產生的過程;成功改進的手段;原料,材料; v. “make”的現在分詞;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
這位老太太忙著為孩子們做衣服.
近義:manufacture, preparation, workmanship, confection, construct, construction
another [?'n?e?] 詞頻1
adj. 又一個;再一個;另一的;其他一種; pron. 另一個,別個;再一個;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
這家公司現在已與當地一家公司合并了。
近義:other
virtuosi
n. 古玩癖, 名家
近義:virtuosos

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