When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once.

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anyone ['?n?'w?n] 詞頻1
pron. 任何人;任何一個;誰;
?? any任何+one一個→任何一個
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
較年長的工人的適應能力和學習速度有時并不亞于其他任何人。
近義:any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
legacy ['l?g?si] 詞頻5 詞根: leg
n. 遺產;遺贈;
?? leg腿,遺留之意+acy構成抽象名詞,行為 → 遺贈(物), 遺產(祖先傳下來)
"They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left."
它們是我們祖先留下來的最寶貴的文化遺產.
近義:heritage, inheritance, patrimony, bequeathal, bequeathment, bequest
decent ['disnt] 詞頻3
adj. 正派的;得體的;(服裝等)相稱的,合宜的;相當好的;
?? de 強調+cent錢→ 錢多才體面
"And then he was awfully decent about giving me this job."
當時他特別寬厚,將這件工作交給了我.
近義:honest, honorable, honourable, just, kind, modest 反義:immodest, immoral, impudent, lewd, nasty, obscene
once [w?ns] 詞頻1
adv. 一次,一趟;一倍;曾經;一旦; conj. 一旦…就…;一經; n. 一次,一回;
?? on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
細菌一進入血液里,就附著在紅細胞表面上。
近義:heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
left [l?ft] 詞頻1
adj. 左邊的,左側的;左派的; n. 左,左面;[軍]左翼;左派,激進分子; adv. 向左;在左邊; v. 離開( leave的過去式和過去分詞);
"He left school at the age of 18."
他18歲讀完中學。
近義:nigh, leftover, pending, remaining, remanent, residual 反義:lacking, short
thing [θi?] 詞頻1
n. 事件,形勢;東西,事物;家伙;事業;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob

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