Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.

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people ['pipl] 詞頻1 詞根: 公眾
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族; vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養(yǎng)在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
security [s?'kj?r?ti] 詞頻2 詞根: se
n. 安全;保證,擔(dān)保;保護,防護;有價證券; adj. 安全的,保安的,保密的;
?? se分開+cur關(guān)心+ity抽象名詞,性質(zhì)狀態(tài) → 安全;證券
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里,他是她唯一的守護神。
近義:prevention, safety, care, protection, safeguard, safeness
opportunity [?ɑp??tun?ti, -?tju-] 詞根: port
n. 機會;適當(dāng)?shù)臅r機良機;有利的環(huán)境,條件;
?? op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名詞 → 向港口靠近 →機會
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借機再次冷落我們.
近義:instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening 反義:hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
death [d?θ] 詞頻1
n. 死亡;(某種)死法,死亡方式;病危;死神;
?? dead(死)+th(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁決
近義:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end 反義:inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
thinking ['θi?ki?] 詞頻1
n. 思考;想法,思想;意見;見解; adj. 有思想的;有理性的; v. “think”的現(xiàn)在分詞;
"She's thinking about a career in banking."
她正在考慮從事銀行業(yè)。
近義:approach, judgement, judgment, notion, opinion, sentiment
instead [?n'st?d] 詞頻1 詞根: 站立
adv. 代替,頂替;反而;反倒;
?? 在(in)三杯(s)茶(tea)里用靴子(b) 代替杯子
"Lee was ill so I went instead."
李病了,所以我去了。
近義:however, rather

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