I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness.

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sometimes ['s?mta?mz] 詞頻1 詞根: sometime
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
sort [s?rt] 詞頻1
n. 分類,類別;品質,本性;方法;一群; vt.& vi. 分類;整頓,整理;適合; vt. 挑選;把…分類;將…排順序; vi. 分類;交往;協調;
?? sort(kind)→種類;分類;整理;揀選
"You can't see in this light, but my new coat is a sort of brownish colour."
這種光線下你看不清楚,其實我的新外衣帶棕色。
近義:arrange, order, organise, organize, pigeonhole, range 反義:jumble, mess, muss, shuffle, tousle, upset
finally ['fa?n?li] 詞頻1 詞根: 邊界
adv. 最后,終于;總算;末后;結果;
?? fin 結束,范圍+ ally 表示方式、程度、狀態、“...地” → ad.最后;不可更改的
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他過了半輩子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下來.
近義:last, lastly, ultimately, definitively, eventually 反義:mainly, primarily, first, firstly, foremost
conclusion [k?n'klu?n] 詞頻2 詞根: con
n. 結論;結局;斷定,決定;推論;
?? con共同+clus關閉+ion名詞后綴 → 結論,結束
"I've come to the conclusion that he's not the right person for the job."
我斷定他不適合做這項工作。
近義:implication, inference, corollary, deduction, aftermath, finding 反義:inception, nascence, nascency, onset, rising, root
consciousness ['kɑn??sn?s] 詞頻3 詞根: con
n. 意識,觀念;知覺;覺悟;感覺;
?? con全部+sci知道+ous形容詞后綴+ness表示抽象名詞 →意識,覺悟,知覺
"I can't remember any more—I must have lost consciousness ."
我想不起來了—我當時一定是失去了知覺。
近義:perception, awareness, cognizance, conscience, alertness 反義:stupor, catalepsy, coma
used [just] 詞頻2 詞根: 使用
adj. 用過的;習慣于;二手的;舊的; v. 使用( use的過去式和過去分詞);常常,經常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
現在情況不比從前了。
近義:outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed 反義:unused, unworn

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