Greatness is not in were we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind, and somtimes agaisnt it - but sail we must. And not drift, nor lie at anchor.

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direction [d?'r?k?n] 詞頻1 詞根: rect
n. 方向;趨勢;方面;用法說明;
?? di使...變成+rect直+ion名詞后綴 →指示,指引,說明,指導;[批引的方位] 方向,方位
"She cast a welcoming smile in his direction."
她向他微笑以示歡迎。
近義:heading, line, orientation, path, route, tack
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
greatness ['gretn?s] 詞頻3
n. 偉大;崇高;著名;大;
"A man's deed is the touchstone of his greatness or littleness."
行動是一個人偉大或者渺小的試金石.
近義:immensity, magnitude, majesty, stateliness, vastness, grandeur 反義:nonissue, pinhead, smallness, trifle, insignificancy
stand [st?nd] 詞頻1 詞根: 站立
n. 臺,看臺;立場;停止;抵抗; vi. 站立,起立;豎直放置;保持看法;停滯; vt. 使站立;忍受;抵御;承擔責任; vt.& vi. 站立,(使)直立,站著;
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障礙物后面。
近義:suffer, take, tolerate, bear, stick, endure 反義:placate, quit, remit, soften, subside, yield
must [m?st] 詞頻1
aux. 必須;必然要;(做出邏輯推斷);(表示堅持); n. 必須做的事,必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香; vt.& vi. (表示必要或很重要)必須;(提出建議)應該;得;(表示很可能或符合邏輯)一定; adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干這項工作你得會說法語。
近義:ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite
sail [sel] 詞頻1
vi. 航行;起航;駕駛帆船; vt. 航行;開船;(水禽)游泳;駕駛(船); n. 帆船;航行;帆狀物;航行距離;
"The ship was given the all-clear to sail."
這艘船獲得了航行許可。
近義:navigate, cruise, launch, pilot, ride

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