The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.
— Leo Rosten
· Writing
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adj. 專業的;專業性的;職業的;
n. 專業人士;
?? profession職業+al...的 → 職業的
"He is over the hill as a professional athlete."
作為一名職業運動員,他的巔峰時期已過.
近義：pro, occupational, vocational
反義：neophyte, nonprofessional, novice, smatterer, tyro, uninitiate
n. 作家;作者;撰寫人;寫字…的人;
?? writ=write寫+er人 →作家
近義：literatus, author, redactor, columnist, contributor, editor
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理，思考;爭辯;辯論;向…解釋;
?? 再（re）生一個（a）兒子(son)， 理由是第一個兒子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水災是那場大雨造成的.
近義：ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反義：idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake
vt.& vi. 幫助;有助于， 有利于;
vt. 治療;避免;招待（客人）;給…盛（飯、菜）;
n. 幫助;助手;補救辦法;有用;
vi. （在餐桌旁）招待，侍應，作仆人（或店員、服務員等）;
int. [呼救語]救命！;
?? 同義詞：assist，aid
"He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us."
盡管勉強，他最后還是同意幫助我們。
近義：assist, assuage, attend, succor, succour, support
反義：leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
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"A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."
— Thomas Mann