All the taxes paid over a lifetime by the average American are spent by the government in less than a second.
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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. 一生，壽命;有生之年;存在期，有效期;
na. 終生;終身保障;[核]壽命;
?? life生命+time時(shí)間→ n.一生，終身
"His diary was not published during his lifetime."
他的日記在他生前未曾發(fā)表過。
近義：time, age, epoch, era, generation, lifelong
n. 政府;政體;治理的形式;管轄，治理;
?? govern統(tǒng)治+ment表名詞 →政府
"the government's abandonment of its new economic policy"
政府對(duì)新經(jīng)濟(jì)政策的放棄
近義：ruling, control, rule, state, governing, governmental
反義：mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, disorderliness, anarchy, lawlessness
n. 秒;瞬間;次貨;第二份食物;
adj. 第二的;次要的;居第二位的;另外的;
adv. 第二;其次;以第二位;
vt. 支持;臨時(shí)調(diào)派;附議;贊成提案;
?? sec跟隨+ond=one第一→跟隨第一個(gè)之后→第二；秒
"She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter."
她當(dāng)木工學(xué)徒已是第二年了。
近義：back, backstop, reinforce, support, advocate, endorse
反義：oppose, confront, contradict, counter, fence
adj. 有報(bào)酬的;領(lǐng)取報(bào)酬的;領(lǐng)錢的;付費(fèi)的;
v. 付給( pay的過去式);付款;有利可圖;（對(duì)…）有利;
"You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives."
你的工資可以按周以現(xiàn)金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可選其一。
近義：cancelled, canceled, salaried, salary, stipendiary
反義：outstanding, overdrawn, unexpended, unliquidated, unsettled
prep. （表示方向）越過;（部份或全部覆蓋）在…上面;由于;（表示論及）關(guān)于;
adv. 結(jié)束;再;（倒）下;從一邊至另一邊;
adj. 過去的;外面的;在上的;上級(jí)的;
n. 額外;剩余;剩余（或多余）的量;剩余物;
int. [電信學(xué)]報(bào)文完，請(qǐng)回復(fù)！;
vt. 走過，跳過;[美國(guó)方言]從…恢復(fù)過來;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府對(duì)核能的態(tài)度來了個(gè)180度的大轉(zhuǎn)變。
近義：above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反義：under, below, beneath
adj. 平常的;平均的;典型的;（價(jià)值、比率等的）平均數(shù)的;
n. 平均水平;（速度等的）平均率;平均估價(jià);
vt. [數(shù)學(xué)] 計(jì)算…的平均值;調(diào)和，拉平;分?jǐn)?按比例（或平均）分配（利潤(rùn)等）;
vi. 平均：作為或達(dá)到一個(gè)中間值;維持（有利的）平均價(jià)格;
?? aver(every每個(gè))+age(后綴):- 平均的
"a rise in average earnings"
平均收入的增加
近義：curve, mean, median, medium, middle, midpoint
反義：appreciable, memorable, notable, noted, noticeable, notorious