It is cruel to discover one's mediocrity only when it is too late.
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vt. 發(fā)現(xiàn);碰見;撞見;獲得知識;
?? dis相反+cover蓋→把蓋揭開→發(fā)現(xiàn)
"We have to discover his plans and act accordingly."
我們得找出他的計劃，照著辦。
近義：locate, descry, detect, encounter, find, inquire
adj. 殘酷的，殘忍的;使人痛苦的，讓人受難的;無情的，嚴酷的;
?? 可辱爾（諧音）： 殘酷到可以污辱你
"A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural."
母親對孩子殘忍是不近人情的.
近義：heartless, inclement, inexorable, inflexible, inhuman, inhumane
反義：merciful, pietistic, prayerful, religious, saintly, theological
mediocrity
[[?mi:di'?kriti]]
n. 平常, 平庸之才
近義：trashiness, commonalty, commonness, commonplaceness
反義：predominance, primacy, remarkableness, supremacy, quality, distinction
adj. 晚的，遲到的;時間不早的;已故的;原來的，之前的;臨近終了的;
adv. 晚，遲;后期地;最近地;
?? 因丟三落(la)四而特(te)愛 遲到
"His parents won't allow him to stay out late."
他的父母不會允許他在外待得很晚。
近義：lagging, lingering, overdue, straggling, straggly, tardy
反義：prompt, timely, exact, antiquated, archaic, naff