If a country can't save itself through the volunteer service of its own free people, then I say: Let the damned thing go down the drain!

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save [sev] 詞頻1
vt. 節(jié)省;保存;儲蓄;解救; vi. 節(jié)省;挽救;救球; prep.&conj. 除…之外; n. 救援,救援;
?? save救助 → 挽救
"It was going to take some deft political footwork to save the situation."
當(dāng)時得采取一些巧妙的政治手段以挽回局勢。
近義:liberate, rescue, salvage, emancipate, free, husband 反義:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
volunteer [,vɑl?n't?r] 詞頻3 詞根: er
n. 志愿者,志愿兵;[軍]義勇軍;[植]自生植物;[林]先鋒樹種; adj. 自愿的,志愿的; vt.&vi. 自愿去做;當(dāng)志愿兵[義勇軍]; vi. 志愿,義務(wù)服務(wù); vt. 志愿提供;
?? volunt自愿,意愿+eer表示人→志愿者
"I will volunteer my daughters for helping the church sale."
我會使自己的女兒自愿幫助教堂出售東西.
近義:enlist, advance
service ['s?v?s] 詞頻1 詞根: serv
n. 服務(wù),服侍;服務(wù)業(yè);維修服務(wù);服役; vt. 檢修,維修;向…提供服務(wù);保養(yǎng);滿足需要; adj. 服務(wù)性的;耐用的;服現(xiàn)役的;
?? serv服務(wù)+ice表名詞,行為,狀態(tài) →服務(wù)
"The service has become heavily reliant on government support."
這項服務(wù)變得高度依賴政府扶持.
近義:mend, refit, repair, fix, job, occupation 反義:hurt, impair, injure, mar, perish, ruin
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
country ['k?ntri] 詞頻1
n. 國家;國民;鄉(xiāng)下;地區(qū);
?? 數(shù)數(shù)(count) 國家有多少樹苗(ry)被亂砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游業(yè)為該國帶來的經(jīng)濟(jì)效益
近義:homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign 反義:municipal, urban, city
itself [?t's?lf] 詞頻1
pron. (it的反身形式);它自己,它本身;自身,本身;
"The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself."
人類有足夠的武器滅絕自己。
近義:herself, himself, oneself, themselves, yourself, yourselves

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