Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness. We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 完美;完善;最后加工;圓滿;
?? per全部+fect做+ion表名詞→ 全部做完 → 完全；完美
"His body was honed to perfection."
他的身體鍛煉得十全十美。
近義：ideality, appropriateness, refinement, suitability, completion, genuineness
反義：deficiency, faultiness
n. 結果;（尤指足球比賽的）勝利;[體]比分;成功實現的事;
vi. 發生，產生;歸結為，導致;后果，終結;由…而造成[產生];
?? re反問+sult跳→反回來的東西→結果
"Is personality the result of conditioning from parents and society, or are we born with it?"
個性是受父母和社會熏陶的結果，還是我們生而有之？
近義：implication, incidence, outcome, outgrowth, produce, progeny
n. 多樣;種類;雜耍;變化，多樣化;
?? vari變化+ety名詞后綴→變化，多樣化
"The test is used to diagnose a variety of diseases."
此項化驗可用于診斷多種疾病。
近義：assortment, miscellany, multiplicity, range, selection, diversity
反義：monotone, monotony, nondistinctness, regularity, sameness, uniformity
vt.& vi. 失敗，不及格;倒閉，破產;缺乏;衰退;
vi. 衰退;失敗，不及格;破產;不足;
vt. 不及格;使失望;忘記;舍棄;
n. 失敗，失誤;不及格;不及格者;[商]期貨交割失期;
?? fals, fall =err,deceive,表示”犯錯誤,欺騙”
"I will give you a present on your birthday without fail."
你生日時我一定送你一份禮物.
近義：flunk, miscarry, renege, bungle, default, fizzle
反義：qualify, prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome
adj. 不同的;各式各樣的;個別的;不平常;
?? differ相異+ent...的 →不同的
"a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes"
一大批形狀大小不一的瓶子
近義：heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical
反義：identical, indistinct, kindred, like, resembling, same
adj. 令人驚異的;
vt. 使大為吃驚，使驚奇( amaze的現在分詞);使驚異：感到非常好奇;
n. 吃驚;好奇;
?? amaz=amaze驚異+ing形容詞后綴 → 令人驚異的
"That's amazing, isn't it?"
真是令人驚嘆，是不是？
近義：incredible, arresting, marvelous, astonishing, astounding, miraculous
反義：inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average