If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
— Herodotus
· Relaxation
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n. 消遣，放松;松懈，松弛;放寬;[生理]馳松;
?? relax放松+ation表名詞 →休息；娛樂
"Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation."
盡量保持工作與休閑均衡。
近義：interlude, laxation, letup, recess, relaxedness, relaxing
反義：overexertion, strain, weariness, fatigue
unstable
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adj. 不穩(wěn)固的;不堅定的;易變的;反復(fù)無常的;
?? un不+stable穩(wěn)定, 具有某種性質(zhì)的 → 不牢固的, 不穩(wěn)定的
"The political situation remains highly unstable."
政局仍然十分動蕩。
近義：astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
反義：poised, balanced, sensible, stalwart, steadfast, steady
vi. 變?yōu)椋蔀?變得;變成;
vt. 適合，適宜;相稱，相當(dāng);變成;發(fā)生;
?? be(upon)+come→變?yōu)椋怀蔀?=to come upon）
"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：turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反義：remain, keep, stay, get
adj. 嚴(yán)肅的，嚴(yán)重的;認真的，莊重的;重要的;危險的;
?? 射(se)日(ri)用藉絲(ous) 嚴(yán)肅的問題
"Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character."
她卷入了這次欺詐案，在她的品格上留下了一個很大的污點。
近義：reliable, responsible, sedate, staid, trustworthy, trusty
反義：undependable, untrustworthy, feckless, slight, trifling, unimportant
pron. （反身代詞）他自己;（用以加強語氣）他親自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他總是覺得自己一無是處, 便企圖自殺.
近義：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself
a. 博學(xué)的, 聰穎的, 精明的
近義：hip, informed, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, mindful
反義：silly, stupid, tomfool, unaware, uneducated, unenlightened